- New Google Mac Screensaver and Android Wallpapers feature photos from Google+
- YouTube now supports 4k live streaming for standard and 360-degree videos
- Google removed Content Keywords and feature phone tools from Search Console, and retired the feature phone Googlebot
- Earth across space and time: Google Timelapse lets you see how the Earth changed over the past 32 years in detail
There’s news about new leadership, updates and troubles at Twitter, Facebook and Reddit, reports about Android malware and hackers, and advances using AI to fight disease, flag inappropriate content, and improve search..
Plus there are updates and tips for video creators, live streamers, bloggers, webmasters, business owners and much much more.
Plus it’s beginning to look a lot like … Santa's Village is now open! (Google Blog)
Image: Detail from The Sawmill, December sun by Ester Almqvisit (1914) (public domain)
Upcoming
- 7 December Getting Started with the New Google+ (details to come!)
- 8 December #AskAdSense every Thursday 9:30 AM PST on Google+ and Twitter
- 14 December Special Google Webmaster Central AMP & PWA office hours
YouTube and Video Creation
- YouTube wants your feedback if you believe you've been automatically unsubscribed from a channel (YouTube)
- Businesses: do you have a YouTube channel? Google Knowledge panel showing "Videos from the web" (Mike Blumenthal)
- CBS Sues YouTuber for Posting Episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show' (The Hollywood Reporter)
- CNN acquires Beme: Beme is Shutting Down, But Our Work Is Just Starting (Matt Hackett)
- Facebook starts to roll out a video tab on mobile (Krishna De)
- Netflix now allows downloads for offline viewing on mobile devices (Netflix)
Go Live
- YouTube now supports 4K live streaming for 360-degree and standard videos (YouTube blog)
- YouTube now distributes live streaming at a remarkable 51Mbps (Bern Rexer)
- Update: YouTube Live Chat 2.0 - shiny! (YouTube Gaming)
- Introducing SureStream: for a Better Video Ad Experience on Twitch (Twitch blog)
- Increase the audience of your Facebook Live Replays With This NEW Feature for Facebook Pages (Krishna De)
- Facebook is testing new AI to flag 'inappropriate' livestreams (Mashable)
Google+ and Spaces
- New Google+ Featured Photos Mac screensaver and Android Wallpaper (Niel Inala)
- Google+ Collections 101 panel with Nina Trankova, Shane Dallas and Azlin Bloor (Nina Trakova @ YouTube)
- Your Brand & G+: Using Communities to Promote, Engage, and Influence (Spencer Wade)
Other social media
- It's now easier than ever to see the buzz around your Tweet with reply counts and organized conversations (Twitter)
- Twitter has a new head of product who barely uses the product (The Verge)
- Twitter suspended CEO Jack Dorsey’s account by mistake (The Next Web)
- Discover how you can create your own Moment. (Twitter)
- Reddit lost an adult CEO and installed a child (The Verge)
- Reddit Is Tearing Itself Apart (Gizmodo)
- How to become an Instagram influencer: hashtags, bots and stock photos (Bloomberg)
- Is It Time To Get Serious About Cracking Down On Stealth Instagram Ads? (Consumerist)
- Facebook Runs Up Against German Hate Speech Laws (New York Times)
- This Is How You Can Stop Fake News From Spreading On Facebook (Craig Silverman @ Buzzfeed)
- Should you trust that news story you’re reading? Here’s how to check. (Washington Post)
- Mark Zuckerberg's posts about fake news were deleted from Facebook 'by mistake' (Business Insider)
- Facebook To Rely On AI To Crack Down On Fake News, Offensive Live Videos (TechTimes)
- Facebook’s Stumbles Expose Flaws in Its Plan to Rule Advertising (WIRED)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Snapseed update for Android and iOS: Improved UI for selecting parameters (Snapseed)
- Flickr wants to see your best shot of the year (Flickr)
Google for businesses
- Attributes Are Finally Coming to the Google My Business Dashboard | Imprezzio Marketing (Joy Hawkins)
- Google testing feature to let customers chat with your business from your local listing (SEO Roundtable)
- Businesses: do you have a YouTube channel? Google Knowledge panel showing "Videos from the web" (Mike Blumenthal)
- Boost your online presence with 360 photos (Google My Business)
- If Nobody in Your Area Cares about Yelp, Should You Still Bother Getting Reviews There? (Phil Rozek)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Google removed the feature-phone Googlebot and feature phone tools in Search Console (Google Webmasters Blog)
- Google removed content Keywords from Search Console (Google Webmasters Blog)
- Google and Bing Increase Sitemap File Size Limit to 50 MB (Search Engine Journal)
- Tumblr finally makes SSL connections the default for new blogs (TechCrunch)
- WordPress.Org: moving toward SSL (Wordpress.org blog)
- Google Webmasters Office Hours: December 1 (Google Webmasters)
- Why Google Direct Answers Can Drive Traffic to Your Site (Stone Temple Consulting)
- Understanding Bounce Rate (Google Analytics and Julien Coquet)
AdSense and Advertising
- Behind fake news sites: it's all about ad revenue (New York Times)
- Facebook’s Stumbles Expose Flaws in Its Plan to Rule Advertising (WIRED)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Hangouts 15.0 adds GIF image keyboards on Android 7.1+ and fixes notification bug (9to5Google)
- Google Hangouts webinar with To Contributor expert Kyle Salewski and Michael Daniels (Michael Daniels @ YouTube)
- Game On: You Can Now Play Games on Messenger (Facebook Newsroom)
Android, Project Fi, Google Phones
- How Google is protecting users against malware (including “Gooligan”) and improving the security of the Android ecosystem (Adrian Ludwig, Checkpoint)
- Why Fitbit buying Pebble makes sense — at least, in the short term (The Verge)
- Motorola won’t release a new smartwatch any time soon, which doesn’t bode well for Android Wear (TechCrunch)
Productivity
- Microsoft adds more cloud storage options to Office apps on Android (Android Police)
- How to Remove Chromecast’s New Network-Wide Android Notifications (How-To Geek)
- The only constant is change: update to Google Timelapse (Google blog)
- Vandal renames Trump Tower to 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps (Jezebel)
- Apple is reportedly using drones to beat Google Maps (The Verge)
- Google’s Hand-Fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results (Wired)
- Make your own adventure: All Your Time-Tossed Selves is interactive fiction created in Google Forms
Privacy and Security
- San Francisco MUNI hacker was hacked (Engadget)
- At least 10 million Android users imperiled by popular AirDroid app (Ars Technica)
- How Google is protecting users against malware (including “Gooligan”) and improving the security of the Android ecosystem (Adrian Ludwig, Checkpoint)
- Legal raids in five countries seize botnet servers, sinkhole 800,000+ domains (Ars Technica)
More around the web
- The Internet Archive is building a copy in Canada to keep their data safe (Internet Archive blog)
- What Happens if We Detect Extraterrestrial Intelligence? (Science Friday)
- Deep Learning for Detection of Diabetic Eye Disease (Google Research Blog)
- The UK is about to wield unprecedented surveillance powers — here’s what it means (The Verge)
- Rejoice: Image Searches Just Became More Gender-Balanced
- How Google Channels Diversity Into Creativity (Inc)
- Alexa, Tell Me Where You’re Going Next (Backchannel)
Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links
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