YouTube Introduces Image Posts and Carousels to the Shorts Feed Plus a Co-Viewing Metric

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May 20, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 1484

About this episode

This episode discusses YouTube's new features including carousel posts in Shorts and a co-viewing metric, along with an interview with Daniel Wall about hiring a team.

Today's episode is focused on YouTube - they're rolling out carousel posts in YouTube Shorts, plus a new co-viewing metric for YouTube TV watchers. There's also an interview with Daniel Wall of YouTube's Behind the Wall channel, talking about how to know when it's time to hire a team and who to look for. At the end I do Wednesday Waffle where I make a prediction about the item of the summer.

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Wall

Topics covered

YouTube Shorts
carousel posts
co-viewing metric
interview
social media trends
content creation

Keywords

YouTube
Shorts
carousel posts
co-viewing metric
Daniel Wall
social media
content creation
hiring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouTube, YouTube TV, YouTube's Behind the Wall channel