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2/28/25: Google Search Losing Utility, Skype is Gone & YouTube Hits a Podcast Milestone

Writer: HK DigitalHK Digital
Feb 281 min read

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Platform News

 

42% Say Google Search is Becoming Less Useful

  • Google continues to lose ground among younger generations, with 61% of Gen Z and 53% of Millennials using AI tools instead of Google or other traditional search engines. That’s according to a new Vox Media survey.

TikTok Launches Refreshed Desktop App

  • TikTok’s updated web design is more modular, essentially recreating the full-screen mobile look within the parameters of your PC screen.

YouTube Reaches 1B Monthly Podcast Listeners

  • YouTube has announced that podcasts now see over a billion monthly active viewers in the app every month, which is a huge amount of engagement for a primarily audio format.

 

In Other News

 

  • Pour one out for Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s will “no longer be available” to use starting in May. On a more personal note, HKD's co-founder Travis Herndon is one of the last humans who is still an active user. Our thoughts to him and his.

 

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That's All Folks!

That’s it for this edition of First Impression, hopefully you found some valuable nuggets in here. Feel free to send any feedback and suggestions for future topics our way.

 

 
 
 

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