Short-form video from working operators: Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts craft, packaging, retention and repurposing that converts reach into growth.https://www.nbksocial.com/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-reels-translation-does-to-your-video/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-reels-translation-does-to-your-video/Instagram now translates Reels audio and captions and syncs the lips. What survives the trip, what does not, and what your packaging needs first.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/linkedin-will-now-cut-your-event-video-for-you/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/linkedin-will-now-cut-your-event-video-for-you/LinkedIn auto-generates clips and chapters from event recordings. Editing was never the bottleneck, so here is what the real one is.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/x-now-adds-text-to-video-inside-the-app/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/x-now-adds-text-to-video-inside-the-app/X added text and emoji overlays to its iOS video editor. In app text is quick, but it is unreviewable and hard to reuse, so decide where captions get made.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-snapchat-will-not-recommend-or-pay-for/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-snapchat-will-not-recommend-or-pay-for/Snapchat’s rules on reposting, repetition and AI: what disclosure buys you, what it does not, and why fully generated video is treated differently.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-snapchats-focus-on-authentic-content-affects-creators/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-snapchats-focus-on-authentic-content-affects-creators/Snapchat’s Spotlight algorithm now favours genuine human-made content, forcing creators who built on AI-generated video to change course.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-youtubes-new-thumbnail-features-impact-short-form-video/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-youtubes-new-thumbnail-features-impact-short-form-video/Custom thumbnails for YouTube Shorts are Partner Programme only, desktop only, and cannot be A/B tested. What that changes about how you choose one.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-youtube-shopping-means-for-uk-brands/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/what-youtube-shopping-means-for-uk-brands/YouTube’s affiliate programme is live in the UK with M&S, Boots, Next and Currys. What it changes for brands and creators earning from organic video.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/convert-youtube-shorts-views-into-long-form-growth/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/convert-youtube-shorts-views-into-long-form-growth/A concrete plan for moving Shorts viewers to long-form, using YouTube’s related-video link, its three viewer segments and the first ten seconds.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchats-ad-revenue-share-a-guide-for-creators/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchats-ad-revenue-share-a-guide-for-creators/Snapchat’s monetisation requirements in full: 50,000 followers, 15,000 hours of view time, the 3,000 hour Spotlight floor, and how to publish to clear them.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchat-spotlights-comment-free-strategy-what-brands-need-to-know/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchat-spotlights-comment-free-strategy-what-brands-need-to-know/Snapchat Spotlight does have comments, and they stay hidden until you approve them. How the pending queue works, and who on your team should own it.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/spotlight-vs-story-decoding-snapchats-formats/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/spotlight-vs-story-decoding-snapchats-formats/Stories go to the people who already follow you, Spotlight goes to strangers, Highlights stay on your profile. What each surface is for and what belongs where.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchat-spotlight-monetise-without-follower-milestones/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/snapchat-spotlight-monetise-without-follower-milestones/Snapchat ended Spotlight Rewards in January 2025. Here is the real monetisation bar, why view time gates you before followers do, and what to do under it.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-snapchat-spotlight-reshapes-creator-monetisation/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-snapchat-spotlight-reshapes-creator-monetisation/Snapchat Spotlight once paid over $1 million a day for viral hits. Creator payouts now sit behind invitations, follower counts and watch time targets.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/understanding-snapchats-short-form-video-payouts/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/understanding-snapchats-short-form-video-payouts/What a Snapchat payout actually is, how creators earn Creator Rewards, the $100 minimum, and how long the money takes to reach your bank.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-to-build-community-with-youtube-shorts/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-to-build-community-with-youtube-shorts/A practical read on what Shorts actually do for community, which signals matter, and how to turn a scrolling audience into one that comes back.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-facebook-decides-which-reels-to-show/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-facebook-decides-which-reels-to-show/Meta’s system card names ten predictions behind Facebook Reels, and half are negative. What a brand should change about how it makes Reels.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/the-teleprompter-removed-the-last-excuse/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/the-teleprompter-removed-the-last-excuse/Instagram put a scrolling script under the camera. The hard part of talking to camera was never the reading, it was that nobody wrote anything down first.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-to-turn-long-form-video-into-social-first-content/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-to-turn-long-form-video-into-social-first-content/Long form video can fuel stronger social output when it is repurposed properly. Learn how to turn podcasts, events and films into platform native content.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-podcast-clips-build-personal-brands-on-linkedin/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-podcast-clips-build-personal-brands-on-linkedin/Podcast clips let founders show how they think and speak, which written posts rarely can. Most clip strategies stall at content recycling.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-long-an-instagram-reel-should-actually-be/https://www.nbksocial.com/journal/how-long-an-instagram-reel-should-actually-be/Instagram lets you post a 20 minute Reel, but anything over three minutes stops being recommended to people who do not already follow you.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT