It’s that time of the year...
- Jingle all the way to Santa's Village (Google Blog)
- Celebrating what you created, watched and shared in 2015 with #YouTubeRewind
- And the top ads of 2015 on YouTube are...
- YouTube Rewind
Image: Purple Finch from The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories (1840) by : Audubon, John James and Bowen, John T.,
Google+
- Update Google+ web preview update: Animated GIFs, pin posts in Collections, clearer indication of notifications, visible Community categories and more! (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google+ Android app update: bug fixes, full screen notifications, and more (Luke Wroblewski)
- Tip New Google+ Tip: Don't Share to Communities by Mistake (John Skeats)
- Tip Don't let this happen to you: deleting a Collection deletes all posts in that Collection (Alex Garcia)
- Article Facebook Kills Creative Labs and the Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff apps (Eli Fennell)
YouTube
- Update YouTube Gaming update: easier setup for new users, improved search, explore and navigation, improved mobile capture and more! (r/youtubegaming)
- New! Meet the YouTube Trending tab (YouTube Trends blog)
- New! Google Play Music - and YouTube Red - family plan!
- Tip Use YouTube Restricted Mode as a parental control setting (YouTube Help channel)
- Tip Marketers and small businesses: Moderate comments on your Instagram videos to protect your brand's image (ReelSEO)
Live Streaming and Hangouts on Air
- Tip Promote scheduled live broadcasts with an Upcoming Live Streams Section on your YouTube channel
- Tip Create a custom post that automatically shares to social media when your YouTube Live Event or Hangout on Air goes live
Google Photos
- New! Shared memories made easy with Google Photos (Google Blog)
- Update Google Photos update for iOS: shared albums, Chromecast support, free up space, improved backups (Google Photos)
- Update Snapseed 2.2 rolling out for Android and iOS with improvements and bug fixes (Snapseed)
- Article Google Photos’ new shared albums aren’t designed for a social world - Google’s product lead for Photos, Dave Lieb says that comments and likes will be added to shared albums, but in a staged, thoughtful approach. (The Verge)
Blogger
- New! The Featured Post gadget lets you highlight a post anywhere on you blog's layout (Blogger Buzz)
- Tip Did you inadvertently delete your Blogger blog post? There's no recycle bin, but you might be able to recover the text (The Real Blogger Status)
AdSense
- New AdSense gives mobile text ads a new look (Inside AdSense blog)
- Tip AdSense disabled? Five tips for a successful appeal: understand the violation, check your entire site, tell AdSense what changes you will make, include a URL with ad code examples, and understand the big picture (Inside AdSense blog)
- Tip Get answers to AdSense policy questions from #AskTheAdSenseGuy John Brown (Search Engine Journal)
Android, Nexus, Project Fi
- Update Android Marshmallow update for Nexus 5X and 6P with Band 12 support (Project Fi Help Forum)
- New! Android 6.0.1 has a ton of new emoji and gives old emoji a new look (Ars Technica)
- Tip 5 things you should know about the improved Nexus camera (Nexus)
- New! Meet the Pixel C, our take on the tablet (Google Blog)
- Article The Pixel C was probably never supposed to run Android (ArsTechnica)
- Pixel Team’s Reddit AMA (Reddit)
- I did a little Fi building.
Security and Privacy
- Update A new version of Authenticator for Android (Google Online Security blog)
- New! Safe Browsing Client Comes to Android (Google Online Security blog)
Google Play and Chromecast
- New! Google Play Music: Now playing for your family (Official Android Blog)
- New! Chromecast Audio gets multi-room casting and hi-res audio (Chrome blog)
- Update Google Play Movies & TV app for iOS: stream in HD on any network and on Apple TV (Google Play)
Productivity - Email, Search, Maps and more
- New! Google Search for Android makes it easier to find music, TV and movie info (Google Inside Search)
- Update Better search in Google Drive desktop and mobile (Google Drive Blog)
- New! Add to-dos to your Google Calendar using Reminders in Gmail, Inbox, Google Keep and Google Now (Official Gmail Blog)
- Update Google Calendar for Android makes it easier to see if your accounts are synced (Gmail)
- Update Google app update for iPad and iPhone: local business holiday hours and busy times, 3D touch and iPad multitasking support (Google)
- Tip Going to miss Dropbox Carousel and Mailbox? Now is the time to try Google Photos and Inbox (Ian Tang)
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