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The big news this week: Android 7.0 Nougat started rolling out. Plus Nexus devices will get WiFi Assistant - formerly a Project Fi-only feature. Plus there are tips and updates for YouTube video watchers, live streamers, photographers, business owners, webmasters, Hangouts chatters, Project Fi-ers and more. Image: Happy 100th birthday US National Park Service ! Check out the 360-degree views of National Parks at Google Arts & Culture . The post image is from a United Airlines poster (no known copyright restrictions) uploaded to Flickr by the San Diego Air & Space Museum.

Why isn't my video eligible for monetization? Why was ad serving disabled to my blog? Why can't I show ads on my content? Whether you are monetizing your YouTube channel, or using AdSense on your website or blog, you need to make sure you keep your content in compliance with the AdSense and YouTube content policies. It's easy to run ads - you choose the ad types and place the ad units, and Google decides which ads display, collects money from the advertisers and pays you your share. The system is largely automated, with an ad auction that selects the best paying and most relevant ads for your website  or YouTube videos . Since advertisers aren't usually selecting which websites or videos their ads will appear on, Google has to be able to assure them that their ads will not appear with content that is not "advertiser-friendly". As a YouTube Partner or AdSense Publisher, it's your responsibility to understand the policies and make sure your content c...

It's all about communication: This week Google’s new 1:1 mobile video calling app launched, and Google explained that Hangouts will focus on collaboration and business. Google also announced that Hangouts on Air would be moving from Google+ to YouTube Live. There are a bunch of tips for broadcasters to get ready for the move (and no, Google is not “killing” HOAs). The Google+ apps for Android and iOS got an updated and Collection searches have been improved all platforms. YouTube Gaming is now available in Germany, YouTube Red is available in Mexico, and YouTube Space London got a new bigger home. Outside the Googleverse: Tsu and Blab are dead, Facebook launched a new app for teens and Twitter now lets you choose who can notify you. Plus there are tips and updates for Google Forms, Street View, Chrome, Blogger, AdSense and more. Image: From the cover of the Electrical Experimenter (May 1918) . It illustrated an article by the magazine’s publisher - and notable sci...

When consumer Google+ shuts down on April 2, 2019, all Events will be deleted. Google+ Events have not been available to G Suite accounts since 2016. - original article -  Starting September 12, 2016 Hangouts on Air are moving from Google+ to YouTube Live. That means it will no longer be possible to set up a Hangout on Air in Google+ Events. But if your audience is on Google+, you will still be able to create a Google+ Event for your Hangout on Air in just a few easy steps. 1. Set up your Hangout on Air at YouTube Live Events ( www.youtube.com/my_live_events ) 2. Copy the video URL from the live event's video watch page 3. Set up a new Google+ Event at plus.google.com/events with the date and time of your Hangout on Air 4. Under Event Options  > Advanced > Show more options  paste the YouTube URL of your Live event The video will be displayed at the top of the Google+ Event page and attendees will be notified when the Event begins. If ...

Note: This was originally posted on Google+ on August 15, 2016. A few of the links have been changed to the Internet Archive version or unlinked if no longer available. The image is also updated. Hangouts on Air was completely shut down on August 1, 2019.  Hangouts on Air is moving from Google+ to YouTube Live Events Hangouts On Air will move from Google+ to YouTube Live on September 12, 2016. Events cannot be scheduled on Google+ after that date and you will need to move existing events scheduled to happen after September 12 to YouTube Live. Learn more about the move in the YouTube Help Center https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152442/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7083786 Set up a Hangout on Air in YouTube Live Events (Note your already-scheduled HOAs should already be listed in YouTube Live Events - check it out!) 1. Go to Live Streaming Events in Creator Studio. ( https://www.youtube.com/my_live_events ) 2. Click New live event. 3. Select Quick (using ...

This week's top updates: Google My Business stops showing Google+ data in Insights for local businesses YouTube limits live stream embeds to established or monetized accounts Facebook does battle with AdBlock Plus. Plus updates and tips for video creators, live streamers, Google+ posters, Gmail emailers, Google Maps users and much more! Image: Browse the first website, created 25 years ago (August 6, 1991)

This week chat came back to Hangout video calls, Picasa Web Albums is truly retired (and replaced with Album Archive), and Google pushes Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). Plus there are tips and updates for YouTube viewers, webmasters and bloggers, local business owners, map users and more. Image: Emoji via emojipedia Follow the 2016 Olympics in Rio on social media Rio 2016 Celebrations on YouTube Let Google be your guide to Rio de Janeiro Google Maps goes for the win with Rio updates Follow the Rio 2016 @Olympics on Twitter, Vine and Periscope Bringing the World to Rio: How to Experience the Olympic Games on Facebook and Instagram   Go bananas for the 2016 Doodle Fruit Games Upcoming: 9 August: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English 10 August: Pokéfans: submit your Pokémon Collection to the Google+ #FeatureFriday contest 12 August: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English 16 August: Google for Work Android N Hangout on Air 29 August:...