First off, the new Google+ is now the default web experience, with the option to switch back to Classic Google+ for the time being. To sweeten the deal there are several new features: images and links in comments, web notification center, and community moderators can now choose to hold posts for review.
Meanwhile, YouTube started notifying Partners with videos that are not “advertiser-friendly”. Despite the fact that this only affects the ability to monetize those videos videos, and the cited policies are well over a year old, YouTubers were upset by this “new” policy.
Also this week: YouTube Gaming turned one, Google Brand Accounts for YouTube and Google+ can have multiple owners, you can schedule in YouTube Live Stream Now, Twitter offers a monetization program, Snapseed got more editing tools, and more.
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Meanwhile, YouTube started notifying Partners with videos that are not “advertiser-friendly”. Despite the fact that this only affects the ability to monetize those videos videos, and the cited policies are well over a year old, YouTubers were upset by this “new” policy.
Also this week: YouTube Gaming turned one, Google Brand Accounts for YouTube and Google+ can have multiple owners, you can schedule in YouTube Live Stream Now, Twitter offers a monetization program, Snapseed got more editing tools, and more.
About Me: Why I’m a Google Top Contributor
Image: Welcome to the new Google+!
Upcoming:
- 6 September: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English
- 7 September: Google+ Collections #FeatureFriday contest deadline: Connect with nature
- 9 September: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English
- 12 September: Hangouts on Air move from Google+ to YouTube
- 19 September: Deadline to enter YouTube NextUp Contest Mumbai
- 24 October: Deadline to enter YouTube NextUp Contest Paris
YouTube and Video Creation
- Update YouTube monetization policy hasn't changed - the notifications are just better now (YouTube Help forum)
- New YouTube Creators: YouTube Space LA and New York has US election-themed sets (YouTube Creators)
- YouTube Gaming turns 1 (YouTube Gaming)
- Update Reminder: Comments on Private YouTube videos going away August 29!
- New Twitter unveils ad-sharing program for creators (Tubefilter)
- Tip YouTube Partners: Would you make more money with Vimeo on Demand? (Vimeo)
- Tip The new HTML5 WeVideo video editor (Paolo Amoroso)
Go Live
- Update YouTube Live Stream Now update: Metrics, Analytics, Scheduling (YouTube Creators)
- Update YouTube’s Live Streaming Viewership Has Gone Up 80% In The Past Year (Tubefilter)
- New Twitter lets brands sponsor Periscope livestreams, starting with Chase and Grey Goose (Mashable)
- YouTube Gaming turns 1 (YouTube Gaming)
- New DeepStream adds context to live streaming news and events (Fast Company)
Google+ and Spaces
- Update Business pages and Brand accounts can now have more than one owner (Online Ownership)
- New The new Google+ is now the default experience - plus some goodies (Danielle Buckley)
- New Google+ Update: links and images in comments (Luke Wroblewski)
- New New Google+ Notifications Center (Luke Wroblewski)
- New Google+ Communities update: hold posts for review (Luke Wroblewski)
- Tip Circle Streams in the new Google+ web experience (Luke Wroblewski)
Other social media
- Instagram photo zoom is starting to roll out on Android (Android Police)
- Instagram FINALLY lets you zoom in on photos (The Next Web)
- Twitter monetization, now at your fingertips (Twitter Blog)
- We looked at 137,052 tweets and learned hashtags were worthless (The Next Web)
- Here's what you missed in today's Snapchat's update (The Next Web)
- Facebook Recommended That This Psychiatrist's Patients Friend Each Other (Fusion)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Update Snapseed update: new Face tool, RAW support, and more (Snapseed)
- Update Google Photos now handles burst photos correctly on desktop (Android Police)
- Facebook’s new skunkworks photo team wants to bring virtual reality to the masses (recode)
Google for businesses
- Update Google My Business Adds Maps View (Joy Hawkins)
- Update Business pages and Brand accounts can now have more than one owner (Online Ownership)
AdSense and advertising
- New AdSense Per Page Ad Limits (Helpful Information for Newbies)
- Tip #AskAdSense answers your questions (AdSense)
- Congrats to Turbo Rocket Games, winners of the AdMob Student App Challenge (Inside AdMob)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Tip Find your Hangouts after switching to the new Google+
- New Cast your screen to a Hangouts video call (Google Apps Updates)
- New Facebook Messenger gets Instant Video (Facebook Newsroom)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
- New Anker recalls defective USB-C cables (Android Police)
- Tip Why isn't your phone getting Android Nougat? Your phone maker, its chipmaker, and Google all share responsibility (Ars Technica)
- Update Google confirms suspension of Ara modular smartphone project (Venture Beat)
- Why smartphones still blow up (Wired)
- The end of Nest as we know it is a sign of a new beginning for Android (Business Insider)
Productivity
- New New "In Apps" search mode lets you find data in installed apps on your Android phone (Inside Search)
- New Idle time? Search for "solitaire" on Google (Official Google Blog)
- Update Updates to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Android apps (Android Police)
- New Google Cast is now built in to Chrome (Chrome Blog)
- New Google Maps Offers Handy Organizational Lists, but Only For Local Guides (Lifehacker)
- New Google Takes on Uber With New Ride-Share Service (Wall Street Journal)
Updated March 2019 to remove links to Google+
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