Spring has sprung! Lots of updates this week, along with articles and tips for YouTube, Google+, Photos, Hangouts, Blogger, AdSense and more. Subscribe to PeggyK's Weekly Update by Email
YouTube
- New! Beyond annotations: YouTube introduces Cards
> Add Cards to your YouTube Live Stream or Hangout on Air (Bern Rexer)
> Creating, managing and optimizing YouTube Cards (ReelSEO)
(also see Ronnie Bincer's HOA with Cards demo video) - New! New! Move your YouTube channel to a different Google+ Profile or Page (G+ discussion of my post. Also see The Lady from UNCLE's video)
- YouTube now unofficially supports uncompressed video & Apple animation codec (gbcali)
- Rock on YouTube musicians! Check out the resources on the new YouTube for Artists page (YouTube Creators)
Google+
- Are you an (inadvertent) notifications spammer on Google+?
- How to leave a Google+ Community using a mobile device (Jaana Nyström)
- The ins and outs of sharing with Public (John Skeats)
- Shared circles: think twice before getting involved (John Skeats)
Photos
- The Google+ "Photos from Posts" album: what it is and how to manage it (Jaana Nyström)
- Having trouble changing your Google+ Profile Photo or YouTube Channel Avatar? Try this trick (Jaana Nyström)
- Google's image recognition technology lets you find photos by searching for the subject! (Jaana Nyström)
- Unsplash: free high resolution images you can use for anything
Hangouts
- Update: OK Google: send a Hangouts message
- Update: Hangouts app for iOS : Copy and paste images, bug fixes, and performance improvements Have you tried a Google Plus Hangout Video Call as an Alternative to Skype? (Melinda Samson)
- Hangout on Air tip: Using Comment Tracker & the Lower Third Together (Ronnie Bincer)
- Hangout on Air tip: YouTube Card visible during HOA broadcast - a demonstration (Ronnie Bincer)
- Hangout on Air tip: Turn the special HOA Apps on or off before you start your show (Ronnie Bincer)
Blogger and websites
- Updated: Blogger Pages gadget: add a menu to your blog with both internal and external links
- Do strange websites appear to be visiting your blog? Don't click the links! It's probably referer spam
- How Much Will the Google Mobile Armageddon Affect Your Site Traffic? (David Kutcher offers an easy-to-install dashboard for Google Analytics)
AdSense
- Connect your YouTube channel or Blogger blog to AdSense, even if your original AdSense application was disapproved (Helpful Information for Newbies)
- Is someone else's ad code on your website? Check for malicious plugins or widgets, then report them.
More Google tips
- Is your Google account secure? Take a few minutes today to review Google's security recommendations (Alex Garcia)
- Google Summer of Code now open for student applications
- Google Data tools - Download your data with Google Takeout (Google+ Top Contributors)
- Check your Google Storage: Photos, Gmail, Google Drive (Jaana Nyström)
- A guide to Google Tools: Hacks and tips for Google Search, Google Drive, Google Calendar and Gmail (Google+ Top Contributors)
Life Online
- The Network Time Protocol provides a foundation to modern computing. So why does NTP's support hinge so much on the shaky finances of one 59-year-old developer? (Information Week)
- Twitter makes it easier to report threats to Law Enforcement
- Apple CEO Tim Cook: focus on making the best, rather than chasing big numbers (Fast Company)
- How Matt Stopera became a minor celebrity in China (After his stolen phone ended up there) (Buzzfeed)
- Visual Language Lab: the language of sequential art
- How Matt Stopera became a minor internet celebrity in China (after his iPhone was stolen) (Buzzfeed)
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