- Blogger introduces a new (and slightly confusing) dashboard as a step towards a “better Blogger”
- The totally rebuilt Google Sites lets you create websites as easily as a doc
- Telegram launches Telegraph an anonymous long-form blogging platform
- You can now get a .blog domain for your blog
- Instagram launches live video in Instagram Stories and Snapchat-like disappearing photos and videos in Instagram Direct
The post-Thanksgiving pre-Christma shopping season has brought great shopping deals, including great prices on the Google Pixel, Home and Chromecast, try Google Play Music + YouTube Red free for 4 months and Chromecast purchases include three months of HBO Now. And there are more "Cyber Monday" deals at Amazon.com and other online retailers.
Image: Edited cover of Radio Listeners’ Guide and Call Book (Nov 1928) with articles about “Television of Tomorrow”
Upcoming
- 29 November Google Webmaster Central Office Hours
- 1 December Google+ Collections 101 Panel Event
- 1 December Google My Business live stream: Boost your online presence with 360 photos (RSVP)
- 1 December #AskAdSense every Thursday 9:30 AM PST on Google+ and Twitter
- 2 December Google Webmaster Central Office Hours
YouTube and Video Creation
- The new YouTube Video Progress bar lets you see where you left off (YouTube)
- OK Go's new video "The One Moment": made with high speed cameras, robotic arms and massive spreadsheets (OK GO)
Go Live
- Instagram launches live video on Instagram Stories (Instagram blog)
- The rules for using Facebook Reactions in your live stream (Krishna De)
- Periscope 1.8.1 adds app shortcuts for Android 7.1, new options for broadcasting (Android Police)
- You rarely livestream, but 1M people livechill on Houseparty (TechCrunch)
Google+ and Spaces
- Google+ Collections 101 Panel December 1st (Faith Tan)
Other social media
- 'They Treated Us Like Garbage': Former Trending News Writer Slams Facebook (Gizmodo)
- Deleting the Facebook App Could Save Up to 20 Percent of Your Android's Battery Life (Gizmodo)
- Developer Policies to Protect People’s Voices on Twitter (Twitter blog)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Google acquires tech for instant image recognition on devices (John Nack)
- Tips for great family photos this Thanksgiving (or any holiday) (NYIP)
Google for businesses
- Business owners: make sure your holiday hours are up to date on Google! (Google Partners)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Towards a better Blogger: a new simplified dashboard and account design tweaks (Blogger)
- Check out the new Google Sites: websites as easy to create as a document (Google Blog)
- .blog domains are now available to everyone! (Wordpress.com blog)
- Your Site, Now in Other Languages: Introducing the Google Translate Widget (Wordpress.com blog)
- Telegram launches Telegraph, an anonymous blogging platform (The Verge)
- Telegram launches Telegraph, a long-form publishing platform (Venture Beat)
AdSense and advertising
- How to earn money blogging with AdSense (Inside AdSense blog)
Hangouts and Messaging
- New animated stickers in Google Allo by +BuzzFeed illustrator Kevin Valente (Google Blog)
- WhatsApp adds video streaming to Android app (AdWeek)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
- The limitations of Android N Encryption (Cryptography Engineering blog)
Productivity
- Getting through the holidays with Google Maps: real time traffic and business crowd info (Google Blog)
- Google Team Drives Early Adopter Program for G Suite Admins (G Suite Updates)
Privacy and Security
- Set up two-step verification on your Google Account today - really, seriously!
- Google warns journalists and professors: Your account is under attack (Ars Technica)
More around the web
- US kids and teens: create art that shows what you see for the future, and it may be featured on the Google home page (Google)
- Social Media Acronyms That All Marketers Should Know
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