Peggy K's Creator News

Tasty treats in this Halloween edition of the Weekly Update! YouTube launched the YouTube Red subscription service in the United States, with benefits for both subscribers (ad free, offline videos, much music) and creators (potentially higher earnings). Google Photos expanded face grouping (and hiding!) to more countries, and Snapseed can now edit RAW format files. And Google+ announced their November #FeatureFriday themes, so get your Google+ Collections ready! Photo: Spooky Halloween Androids, by me, all rights reserved.

Google Photos lets you easily back up your photos and videos, and share them to Google+, Facebook, Twitter or to anyone who has the link. But sometimes you want to post your videos on your blog or website. You can import your Google Photos videos to the YouTube channel associated with your account, then embed the YouTube video .  But before you do that first consider YouTube's content policies - if your video doesn't comply, don't import it! So how can you embed your Google Photos video on your own website without uploading it to YouTube? Google does not offer a direct way to do that, but you can access your Google Photos video in Google Drive and embed it from there. Note: this only works to embed your own Google Photos videos or videos shared with you via Google Drive.  As of July 10, 2019,  Google Photos will no longer automatically sync photos and videos with Google Drive . Any images that were synced from Google Photos before that date will remain in Drive.

This week Google Top Contributors converged on San Francisco for the biennial Top Contributor Summit. It was a time to learn about Google products and projects, talk to Googlers, renew friendships, and have a good time. Check out the photos and videos posted by Google Top Contributor Program Page and with the #tcsummit hashtag on Google+ and Twitter . What else happened this week? YouTube announced the YouTube Red subscription service, Google Photos celebrated 100 million active users, the Nexus 5x shipped and more. Photo: Sunset over San Francisco from Alameda by me, all rights reserved (ask me if you want to use it)

This week YouTube Gaming had a big update, introducing live streaming (and screen recording) from Android devices, creator sponsorship and more. YouTube also launched local versions (including the Partner Program) in seven countries. Hangouts 5 for Android rolled out, bringing animated GIFs and the ability to compose group MMS for Google Voice and Project Fi users. Plus there are tutorials for creating a Google+ Local or Brand Page in the new Google My Business dashboard, tips for new Nexus owners and more!

May 30, 2019: The YouTube Gaming app has been shut down . While you can live stream in the official YouTube mobile app if your channel has at least 1000 subscribers, it uses your phone's camera. There is no "Mobile Capture" option. You can record and share game play for some games using the YouTube Gaming ap p, otherwise you will need to use a third party app to record demos or tutorials on your phone. -- Original article -- The latest version of the Android YouTube Gaming app offers Mobile Capture, which lets you either record or live stream what you see on your screen.  It's designed for gamers, but the recording option is a simple way to create a tutorial or demo in almost any Android app. What's required: An Android device running Lollipop or higher, the YouTube Gaming app, the YouTube app and a YouTube channel How to record a demo or tutorial with the YouTube Gaming app (details below) Install the Gaming app and   YouTube app  on your Android

Google+ Brand Pages represent brands, organizations, bands, YouTube channels, online-only businesses, and even people who want to be able to manage their identity from multiple accounts. The recent update of the Google My Business dashboard has changed the Google+ Brand Page creation process. You can create a new Google+ Brand Page starting from several places on Google: 1. Start from Google My Business (business.google.com/manage/) 2. Start from Google+ (click the "Pages" option in the left menu plus.google.com/dashboard ) 3. Start from your  YouTube All my channels  page to create a channel and Page together   ( www.youtube.com/channel_switcher ) 4. On mobile devices, use the Google My Business app Or, you can jump right to  business.google.com/create/brand I've outlined the process below - if you would like more detailed instructions, read on! How to create a Google+ Brand Page at Google My Business ( detailed instructions ) Sign in at business.goo

This week Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) became available for Nexus devices, the Google+ Activity Log page was updated (much more useful!), Google Domains started offering new top level domains and email, applying for AdSense got easier, YouTube videos are offered higher quality thumbnails, and more. Photo: Marshmallows by John Morgan on Flickr shared under a CC-BY-2.0 license

This week Google announced new hardware, updated services and sites, and fabulous features! This week Google held a press event to announce new Nexus phones, a convertible tablet, new Chromecast, and some sweet updates to Google Photos (including chromecast support and (future) shared albums). The new Nexii will work on Google's Project Fi network. You can get your questions about Project Fi answered in the new official Project Fi Help Forum ! This week was also PubCon in Las Vegas . AdWords announced new ad types on YouTube, Gmail and search, and AdSense launched the Certified Partner Program. Plus HTTPS is now available for Blogger blogs, there is a new Google My Business dashboard for Local and Brand Pages, you can post to the top of Google+ Collections, Google Profile blue heads are going away and more! Watch the full September Google Press Event (Google on YouTube)  Image: from the NASA Project Apollo photo archive on Flickr