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Practical guides and news for growing businesses, from the CODE DESIGNS team.
AI video generation tools passed a major milestone this month. Here's what the VideoGen news means for your video content strategy and which numbers to ignore.
TikTok voice comments, polls, and photo carousels are rolling out now. Here's what the new comment tools mean for your brand's TikTok strategy.
Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber finds and patches software vulnerabilities on its own. Here's what the new Fairwind Program means for your business today.
YouTube just doubled the YouTube Partner Program requirements for watch hours and Shorts views, effective Feb 2027. Here's what changes for your channel.
Google's August 17 Ads bidding change now reaches ad group targets too. Here's exactly which campaigns are affected and what to check before Monday.
Lovable just raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation, doubling its worth in months. Here's what the AI website builders boom means for your business site today.
Google's new Search Console platform properties track how your Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube content performs in Google Search. Here's how to set it up.
CapCut's new EditPilot lets you edit video by typing instructions. Here's how AI conversational editing works and what it means for your workflow.
Instagram shared the video editing tips its top creators use on the Edits app. Here's the 5-step framework and how to apply it to your small business Reels.
Small business WordPress owners use AI daily, but 41% can't get usable results. Here is why more WordPress AI plugins aren't the real fix, and what works.
Meta retired the Reach metric and replaced it with Page Viewer. Here's what the change means for how you track Facebook and Instagram performance now.
Meta launched Muse Code, its first AI coding agent, on August 5, 2026. Here is what it does, how it prices against Claude Code, and what it means for you.
