While most of this week's updates are related to that, Google+ also changed the default post sort order in Communities, YouTube makes it easier to disclose paid promotion, and more for webmasters, business owners, Docs users and more!
Plus check out the Google+ Top Contributors and Rising Star at the #TCMeetup2016 in Mountain View and An overview video of the main day of #TCMeetups2016 in Mountain View
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Upcoming (and past)
- 4 October #MadebyGoogle event!
- 4 October Google Webmasters office hours
- 7 October Google Webmasters office hours
- 17 October Everyone updated to the new Hangouts Chrome Extension experience
- 19 October Deadline to submit your Fashion Google+ Collection to the #FeatureFriday contest
#madebygoogle
- Watch the #madebyGoogle event live stream (Google on YouTube)
- Google Assistant: a personal Google just for you (official Google blog)
- Google is moving from Mobile First to AI First, starting with Google Assistant (Sundar Pichai, official Google Blog)
- Introducing Pixel the new phone made by Google (official Google blog)
- Chatting with Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer about Pixel, Android OEMs, and more (Ars Technica)
- The new Pixel phones by the numbers (Google on Twitter)
- [LAUNCH] Introducing Pixel, our new phone made by Google (Project Fi forum)
- The new Pixel phones will be available through Project Fi & exclusive carrier partner Verizon
- Why the Pixel phone might be the ultimate camera (The Next Web)
- Google Pixel- The First Google Phone with Active USB Power Delivery over Type-C (GTrusted, see also Benson Leung’s post)
- Make yourself at home with Google Home (official Google blog)
- The Google Cast app is getting a new name and purpose (The Next web)
- Daydream View: bringing high quality VR to everyone (official Google blog)
- Google Store on Twitter: "Pre-order #Pixel and get a promo code for the Daydream View VR headset - on us. #madebygoogle " (Google Store)
- Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system (official Google blog)
- The fastest Chromecast yet, with 4K and HDR support (official Google blog)
YouTube and Video Creation
- YouTube makes paid promotion disclosure easier (YouTube Creator blog)
- YouTube Kids now available on Malaysia and the Philippines (Google Asia)
- iOS Quick Actions Menu for the YouTube app (YouTube Forum)
- Introducing spatial audio for 360-degree videos on Facebook (Facebook Media blog)
- What is the maximum number of views YouTube can count on a single video? (CHM Tech)
Go Live
- Add your Periscope account to your Twitter Profile (The Next Web)
Google+ and Spaces
- Google is now sorting community posts by "relevance" by default, rather than chronologically (Danielle Buckley)
- Google+ web update: turn off comment animation in your Stream, view poll results before you vote (Luke Wroblewski)
Other Social Media
- Introducing the Events from Facebook App (Facebook Newsroom)
- Facebook launches Marketplace, where you can sell your stuff (Facebook Newsroom)
- The second life of Ello (Backchannel)
- How to save your Instagram posts as drafts to edit and publish later (Krishna De, Instagram)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Why the Pixel phone might be the ultimate camera (The Next Web)
- I got to preview Mrs. Geeks Guide to Learning Google Photos
Google for businesses
- Google Review Link Generator Tool – Encouraging Reviews Just Got Easier! (Whitespark)
- Posts with Google allows brands to publish content directly onto their branded search results pages (Steady Demand)
- Google Testing Advanced Verification Process for Plumbers & Locksmiths (Mike Blumenthal)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Celebrating AMP: A Year in Review (Google in Europe blog)
- English Google Webmaster Central office-hours hangout: October 4 (Google Webmasters on YouTube)
- English Google Webmaster Central office-hours hangout: October 7 (Google Webmasters on YouTube)
AdSense and advertising
- Teenager confuses Google AdWords with AdSense, ends up owing Google $120,000 (The Merkle)
- Amazon now prohibits reviews in exchange for products (TechCrunch)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Hangouts demoted to "optional" in Google Apps package for Android, replaced by Duo (Android Police)
- Facebook introduces Messenger Lite for Android (Facebook Newsroom)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
(see the #madebyGoogle links above for all this week’s special announcements)- The Nexus 6 is finally getting Android Nougat (Android Central)
- Google pushes Android Wear 2.0 back to 2017, issues third developer beta (Ars Technica)
Productivity
- How to enable the Emoji Keyboard on your Chromebook (Nicholas Conrad)
- Page numbers now in Table of Contents in Google Docs (G Suite updates blog)
- Integrated search now available in Gmail, Google Calendar, Groups, and Drive on the web (G Suite Updates blog)
- View deleted files with the latest Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides Android apps (G Suite updates blog)
- Introducing G Suite for Education (Google for Education blog)
Privacy and Security
More around the web
- Google and Monotype launch Noto, an open-source typeface family for all the world’s languages (It’s Nice That)
- This is what happens when you reply to scam emails (James Veitch)
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