Peggy Ks Tips and Tricks

If you have a Blogger blog, you can easily verify your blog in Google Search Console with just a few clicks. The Google Webmasters has made a video showing how you can do that as part of their new Google Search Console training series. 
I've also written up the step-by-step instructions below. 
Google Search Console is a useful tool to monitor and manage how your website or blog appears in the Google Search results.
View and fix indexing problemsRequest re-indexing of new or updated content.View Google Search traffic data for your site, including how often your site appears in Google Search results, which Google search queries show your site, and how often searchers click your site in the Search results.Receive alerts when there are indexing, spam, or other issues on your site.See which sites link to your site.AdSense recommends using Search Console tools to improve your site visibility and (hopefully) increase traffic to your site. You will also need to verify your website or blo…

YouTube has updated their policy against harassment, threats and personal attacks, with broader definitions and stronger enforcement.

YouTube has never allowed harassment, doxxing or bullying, and its hate speech policy was expanded earlier this year to include supremacist content. With this update, YouTube will no longer allow content with "veiled or implied threats" or content that maliciously insults someone based on protected attributes such as their race, gender expression, or sexual orientation."

YouTube says they have consulted with a number of creators, experts and free speech advocates "from all sides of the political spectrum" to develop this policy.
There are also new stronger penalties. Channels that "repeatedly brush up against" the new policy will be removed from the YouTube Partner Program. Violating videos may be removed, resulting in a Community Guidelines strike or even channel termination.

And - importantly - YouTube has explicitly…

All content posted to Yahoo Groups will be permanently removed after December 14th.  After that date public Yahoo Groups will be made private, and group communications will only be by email. That means you only have a few days to download your content, photos and files from the Groups you belong to.

That means you should download your Yahoo Groups content now!

Update December 10: Yahoo just announced that the deadline to download your content has been extended to January 31, 2020. However, content will become inaccessible starting 11:59 PM PT on December 14. There is alo email support for assistance with Groups exports.


This year Verizon has continued to rid itself various services acquired with its purchase of Yahoo! in 2017. Unlike Tumblr and Flickr, which found new homes, Yahoo Groups is still owned by Verizon, but will have most content deleted.

Yahoo Groups will continue on as mailing lists, but content on the web will be deleted:
FilesPollsLinksPhotosFoldersCalendarDatabaseAttac…

As 2019 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the year, on YouTube and beyond. It’s also the last chance for app updates before the holidays. This week there are updates for YouTube Creators, webmasters, business owners, and a whole lot more.
Coming up this week:: YouTube new Terms of Service go into effect (some clarification on the terms) and Yahoo Groups data will be deleted. It’s once again time for YouTube Rewind - 2019. Taking to heart the overwhelmingly negative reactions to last year’s “cringy” Rewind, this year YouTube simply shows the top videos and creators from around the world, both in general and for music, dance, gaming and beauty content. I like it. Also check out the top videos of the year in the US, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Brazil, and Mexico. YouTube has updated its policy on violent video game content, so that it’s treated the same as scripted or simulated violence in TV shows or movies.If your YouTube channel has at least 1000 subscribers you…

The YouTube Community Guidelines have been updated, so now "scripted or simulated violent content found in video games will be treated the same as other types of scripted content". That means video game violence will be evaluated the same way as violence in TV shows or movies.

This change was originally announced in YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's November letter to creators: For gaming creators, we’ve heard loud and clear that our policies need to differentiate between real-world violence and gaming violence. We have a policy update coming soon that will do just that. The new policy will have fewer restrictions for violence in gaming, but maintain our high bar to protect audiences from real-world violence. If you are a Gaming Creator, this means future video game uploads with simulated or scripted violence are less likely to be age-restricted.

However, YouTube's violent and graphic content policies still apply. That means they may still age-restrict the video game con…