This week YouTube made a creator-friendly change to strike penalties: now they only last 3 months and your channel (mostly) won’t be penalized. They also redesigned the channel Status and Features page.
Google+ Web Preview got a nice update, with Related Collections displayed on post pages and a redesign of the format of reshared posts. Google+ Create India also launched, and is looking for Indian creators to apply.
Google+ Web Preview got a nice update, with Related Collections displayed on post pages and a redesign of the format of reshared posts. Google+ Create India also launched, and is looking for Indian creators to apply.
And just in time for Comic-Con, Google Play Books made it easier to read comics with the new Zoom Bubble feature
Plus there are more updates and tips for YouTube, live broadcasters, Google+, Google Photos, Local Businesses, Blogger, AdSense and more.
Image: Toy balloons red and blue, by B. Weber on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
The image is in honor of the Republican National Convention last week and Democratic National Convention this week, both of which could and can be watched on YouTube and Twitch.
Plus there are more updates and tips for YouTube, live broadcasters, Google+, Google Photos, Local Businesses, Blogger, AdSense and more.
Image: Toy balloons red and blue, by B. Weber on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
The image is in honor of the Republican National Convention last week and Democratic National Convention this week, both of which could and can be watched on YouTube and Twitch.
- Republican National Convention on YouTube and Twitch
- Democratic National Convention on YouTube and Twitch
Upcoming:
- 24 July: YouTube NextUp London entry deadline
- 27 July: Graphic designers: Submit your Google+ graphic design Collection to the #FeatureFriday contest
- 26 & 29 July: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English
YouTube and Video Creation
- Update YouTube updates strike penalties and feature status page
- Help YouTube build a better YouTube Analytics (Ted Hamilton)
- Tip YouTubers: add a Subscribe button to your website or blog! (Mike Downes)
- New British Politician Oona King To Leave House Of Lords To Join YouTube As Head Of Diversity (TubeFilter)
- New Facebook's Android app can now save offline videos (Android Police)
Go Live
- Update Facebook Live now lets you hide comments, stream longer, broadcast full screen (The Next Web)
- Update Periscope update: Replay Highlights, Periscope Tweet Embeds and Live Autoplay (Periscope blog)
- Tip Check out the current live Hangout on Air Events! (Michael Daniels)
Google+ and Google Spaces
- Indian Google+ers: check out the new Google+ Create India (Sooraj Wadhwa)
- Update Google+ Android app update 8.2 and 8.3: focus on fixing issues (Luke Wroblewski)
- Update Google+ Web Preview update: related Collections, new format for re-shared posts and more (Luke Wroblewski)
- Tip Get notified when someone in a specific Google+ Circle posts (Daniel Börresen)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Update Google Photos Android app update 1.24 : improved cropping and album sorting (Android Police)
Google for businesses
- Tip How to get the Knowledge Panel to show for Business Name in search (Online Ownership)
- Update Google MyBusiness Email Verification Now Confirmed (Mike Blumenthal)
- Update New Knowledge Panel Direct Edit Layout in Search Results (Online Ownership)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Tip Blogger post editor toolbar cheat sheet (Ms Drasby)
- Tip YouTubers: add a Subscribe button to your website or blog! (Mike Downes)
AdSense and Advertising
- Tip Are native ads right for your website? (Inside AdSense blog)
- Update Adblock Plus and (a little) more: The lonely bully: China issues edict to ban ad blockers (AdBlock Plus blog)
Hangouts and Mobile Messaging
- Tip Hangouts 11 for Android removed merged conversations. What does that mean?
- Update Skype finalizes its move to the cloud, ignores the elephant in the room (Ars Technica)
- Update Skype drops support for Windows Phone and old versions of Android (The Verge)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
- Update Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5 - the final preview - is available for download (Android Police)
- Update Google explains how Chrome will become WebView in Android 7.0 (Android Police)
Productivity
- Update Now it's easier to add places or suggest edits to Google Maps (Google Maps)
- New Google Play Books makes it easier to read comics with Bubble Zoom (Official Android blog)
- Update Google Play Books v3.9 adds smarter search suggestions, badges for series with new content, and more [APK Download + Teardown] (Android Police)
- Update Firefox phasing out Flash support (Mozilla Blog and TechCrunch)
- Update Choose a file's folder location when you make a copy in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides (Google Apps Updates)
- New Microsoft debuts Bookings, a new Office 365 service for online appointment scheduling (TechCrunch)
More around the web
- Twitter announces an Application Process for Verified Accounts (Twitter blog)
- Internet from the air: Facebook's internet-beaming plane (KQED Science and Facebook)
- Google Cuts Its Giant Electricity Bill With DeepMind-Powered AI (Bloomberg News)
- Google Sprints Ahead in AI Building Blocks, Leaving Rivals Wary (Bloomberg News)
- There are fewer Pokemon Go locations in black neighborhoods, but why? (Belleville News-Democrat)
Google has taught me so much even before I wanted to learn they was always close by me. <3
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