YouTube’s trying to assist customers add extra context to their Shorts clips, with the addition of location tagging throughout the add movement within the app.
As you may see, YouTube’s now rolling out a brand new ‘Location’ area within the Shorts add course of, which is able to make it simpler for customers so as to add location to their Shorts clips.
As per YouTube:
“Currently, location tagging is simply obtainable on the Shorts metadata editor post-upload, that means that creators can retroactively edit their Shorts metadata and add location to it. Now, we’re experimenting giving creators the power so as to add a location to their Shorts throughout the add course of on cell.”
Location information can add vital contextual information to uploads, and higher allow YouTube’s methods to focus on extra related clips to every consumer. TikTok, for instance, makes use of location information to indicate you extra localized clips and updates, which frequently show to be extra partaking, particularly these inside your fast native space.
YouTube’s successfully trying to catch-up, and whereas as YouTube notes, it’s doable so as to add location to your Shorts uploads now, I’d hazard a guess that much more folks will achieve this as soon as it’s extra available.
And for companies trying to make use of Shorts, that would additionally assist you get your content material in entrance of extra folks in your space.
The replace is at the moment in testing with chosen YouTube customers – we’ll maintain you up to date on any progress.