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Week in Review - June 13, 2015: Tips for YouTube Creators, Photographers, Bloggers and more

This week's big announcement: YouTube Gaming with better live streaming for gamers will launch this summer. We've also got tips and information for YouTube Creators and users of Google Photos, Google+, Hangouts, Blogger, AdSense, and more.

Image:  Un dimanche après-midi à l'ÃŽle de la Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat
(Long ago, before Call of Duty live streams, people had to find ways to entertain themselves on sunny Sunday afternoons)

YouTube

  • YouTube announces YouTube Gaming with a redesigned live streaming system to be launched "in coming weeks"
  • Video creators: If you use CyberLink PowerDirector install the latest patch to sign into YouTube to upload your videos
  • Balls: the visible difference between 24fps and 60fps

Google+

  • Google+ sends reminder emails for a "Post you might have missed"

Google and your Photos

Blogger

AdSense

  • AdSense Publishers and YouTube Partners: don't use other people's content without permission!

Security and Privacy

  • Opt out of interest-based advertising across advertising networks with the Protect My Choices Chrome Extension
  • What's your dog's name? Why secret questions don't make for good account security

Hangouts

  • Full-view screen sharing in Google Hangouts video calls and Hangouts on Air

Mobile Communications

  • Do you use Google Voice? Google wants to hear from you!

Productivity

  • Share your slides on the big screen: Google Slides now supports Chromecast and AirPlay
  • Improved security for Yahoo and Microsoft accounts on the Gmail app for Android
  • What's the difference between Gmail and Inbox? 
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Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links

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