There were also some nice updates from Google this week: Google Sites got a major facelift, Google+ got several updates,YouTube lets you appoint comment moderators, and Google Photos now supports slideshows.
Plus there are more tips and updates for webmasters, bloggers, AdSense publishers, YouTube creators, small business owners and much more.
Upcoming Events
- June 18: Google Local Guides Meetup Day
- June 23-25: VidCon, streamed live
- June 23 4:45 PM: YouTube VidCon Keynote: CEO Susan Wojcicki’s talks about the company’s latest innovations and programming initiatives
- June 23 3pm ET: Small Businesses Tweet your questions with #AskAMobilePro
- June 25/26: #GooglePlus5Global meetups to celebrate Google+ turning 5
- Upcoming Google Webmaster Central Office Hours
Apple WWDC 2016 Overviews
- The 13 biggest announcements from Apple WWDC 2016 (The Verge)
- Everything Apple Announced at WWDC That Actually Matters (Lifehacker)
- The Best and Worst from WWDC 2016 (Gizmodo)
- 5 Things Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2016 (Gizmodo)
YouTube and Video Creation
- New How to add comment Moderators to your YouTube channel (blog post here)
- New The new YouTube Director for business app makes it easy to create a video ad (YouTube blog)
- Tip Get your fashion or beauty YouTube channel started (YouTube Creator Academy)
- Tip Change your channel icon on YouTube's iOS app (YouTube Help on YouTube)
- Article Whatever happened to MCNs? (Tech Crunch)
- Article Why Facebook Could Be 'All Video' in 5 Years (Fortune)
- Tip Best Chrome extensions for watching video (Android Central)
Go Live
- Update Ready to go live? Now everyone can tap a new button on iOS & Android to easily broadcast on #Periscope from Twitter! (Twitter)
Google+
- Update Google+ iOS app update 5.7.0 : record videos, easier photo sharing, inline YT video playback and more (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google+ Android app update 8.1.0: speed improvements and bug fixes (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google+ Web Preview update: find related Collections, Community owner options and more (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google+ now shows you "what you missed" (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google Apps admins: create or delete Google+ profile for multiple employees at once (Google Apps Updates)
- Tip How to share a private message on Google+ (Daniel Börresen)
- Update Google Spaces Android app update 1.1 (Luke Wroblewski)
- Article Why is Microsoft buying LinkedIn? A "unified professional profile", at least in part. (Consumerist)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Update Play a slideshow from a Google Photos album (Google Photos)
- Tip How to get your pictures out of Facebook and into Google Photos (Android Central)
- New Apple "Memories" is trying to do what Google Photos already does - but on your device, rather than in the cloud (Gizmodo)
- New Apple is Bringing RAW Photo Editing to iOS 10 (PetaPixel)
- Article Taking photos may help you engage more fully in an experience (Mental Floss)
Google for Businesses
- New The new YouTube Director for business app makes it easy to create a video ad (YouTube blog)
- Tip The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Spam on Google Maps (Joy Hawkins)
- Update Google My Business Adds Guidelines for Seasonal Businesses (Imprezzio Marketing)
- Tip Google Field Operations Workers May Visit & Scan Your Premises (SEO Roundtable)
- Update Google Has A New UI For Suggesting Place Attributes In Maps (Android Police)
- Article Developer Access to iMessage, Siri and Maps: the Local Angle (LSA Insider)
- Tip How to Remove Duplicate Listings from Business Directories? - (Synup blog)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- New Google Sites gets a major makeover (Google Apps Updates)
- Tip Apply to test the new Google Sites if you have a Google Apps account
- Tip The new Google Sites lets you create a website from Google Drive (Steegle.com)
- Update Google Fonts Directory Gets a Redesign (Google Design)
- Update Typography nerds will love the revamped Google Fonts site (The Next Web)
- Tip Embed a Google Calendar or Slides on your Blogger blog (Ms Drasby)
- Tip Google Webmaster Central Office Hours (HOA on YouTube)
- Tip Google Webmaster Central AMP Office Hours (HOA on YouTube)
AdSense
- Tip Earn more on mobile by following these AdSense best practices (Inside AdSense)
- Tip Understanding AdSense Performance Reports (AdSense on YouTube)
Hangouts and Mobile Messaging
- Article Why Silicon Valley is in a Race to Change the Text Message (TIME)
- New Facebook officially adds SMS support to Messenger (Android Police)
- Update Facebook Messenger Makes It Even Easier to Start Conversations (Facebook Newsroom)
- Update Facebook wants Messenger to 'reinvent the inbox' with a new Home screen (The Verge)
- New Apple overhauls Messages with new emoji features and app drawer (The Verge)
- Update Telegram 3.10 Introduces Message Drafts, A New Video Player, Unread Message Counter, And More (Android Police)
Android
- Update Android N Developer Preview 4 Is Out, Build NPD56N (Android Police)
Privacy and Security
- Tip Search for yourself and get a shortcut to your Google account settings (Google)
- Article Is Apple's New Privacy Feature Safe? (Gizmodo)
- Tip Google on “differential privacy”: open-sourced repository of related code (Amber Yust)
- Tip PSA: You Need To Update Your Facebook Privacy Settings Again To Opt Out Of New Targeted Ads (Consumerist)
Productivity
- New Google Springboard helps you find the right information at the right time (Google Apps Updates)
- Update New editing features in the Google Docs and Sheets mobile apps (Google Apps Updates)
- Update Chrome OS update: play the same audio through all speakers (mono audio) (Francois Beaufort)
- Article Anatomy of a Chrome Crash (for the layman!) (Peter Kasting)
- Update Gboard for iOS is now available in Canada Australia UK and Ireland (Google)
- Tip Nine Google Search tricks for finding your own info (Gizmodo)
- Update Google is rolling out a brand-new Now On Tap bar layout with nearby places and quick actions (Android Police)
- Tip View Calendar in Gmail (Scott Greenstone)
- Tip Syncing and Sharing Drive files (The Apps Show on YouTube)
- New Siri is opening up to all third-party apps (the Next Web)
- Update Apple Maps is finally useable for everyone (because it's more like Google Maps) (The Next Web)
Elsewhere on the internet
- Good news for net neutrality! (Vimeo Blog)
- Net neutrality wins in court (Ars Technica)
- Twitter aims to keep the trolls at bay with improved 'block' feature (The Next Web)
- “Spam King,” who defied nearly $1B in default judgments, sentenced to 2.5 years (Ars Technica)
- Tony Fadell, Nest, and the Failure of a Middle Ground (The New Yorker)
- Amazon’s Alexa May Soon Know How Irritated You Are (MIT Technology Review)
Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links
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