Week in Review - September 26, 2015: First Week of Fall

This week Hangouts made it easier to invite people into a video call or Hangout on Air, Gmail introduced email address blocking and Google voice search got better. Plus tips and tutorials for Google+ collectors, YouTube creators, bloggers, webmasters and AdSense publishers.

Image: Philippe Robert: Farbtafel aus Feuilles d'automne. Neuchatel, Delachaux et Niestle (1909)

Google+

• Tip: Tips for creating a Google+ Collection that's eligible to be featured (Sophie Bonnet)
• Article: Will Google win the war for user attention by making it's services more open? (Eli Fennell)
• New: Google just added "Claim this Business" button to the Knowledge Panel for unclaimed listings (Joy Hawkins @ Imprezzio Marketing)

YouTube and Video Creators

• Tutorials: YouTube Creators: there's still time to sign up for the Foundations of Success Boot Camp!
• Tips: Make great videos on a limited budget (YouTube Creator Academy)
• New: New! Facebook introduces 360-degree video (Facebook)

Google Photos

• Update: Better photo editing on the go: Snapseed introduces a new "Healing" tool, more languages and other improvements (Niels Bendig)
• Tip: Find fab photos and magical memories for Throwback Thursday in Google Photos (Google Photos)
• Article: How does the Google Photos app pick out the photos of your cat or feet or a beach? Machine learning and deep neural networks! (Nat and Lo)

Hangouts and Hangouts on Air

• Update: Now it's easier to invite a person or page into your Hangout video call or Hangout on Air
• Tip: How to invite the public to a Hangout in Air run by your organization or business (Adafruit Industries)

Bloggers and Webmasters

• Update: Was your site hacked? Google wants to help you fix it (Google Webmasters)
• New: Google adds site URL in Knowledge Graph box for brands (Search Engine Land)
• Tutorial: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics ( Kristi Hines at Moz.com )
• Update: Facebook turns Notes into a blogging platform - blog posts only your friends see? (The Next Web, Facebook)

AdSense

• Update: Are you an AdMob publisher? Now it's easier to find help inside your AdMob account (AdMob)
• Tip: Google Contributor: see fewer ads while still supporting the websites you read! (Matt Cutts)
• Article: AdSense Publishers and YouTube Partners: monitor traffic on your ads, and don't purchase views! and The Fake Traffic Schemes That Are Rotting the Internet (Bloomberg News)

And more:

• New: Gmail update: now you can block email addresses to make messages from that sender go straight to your spam folder (Gmail)
• New: Google Keep available for iOS devices (Google Docs)
• Update: Google voice search: faster and more accurate (Google Research blog)
• Update: My Maps from Google Maps has been given a facelift (Robert Wallis)

Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links