- The previously announced YouTube Super Chat tip jar is now available to creators in 20 countries. And the YouTube mobile apps got a nice little update.
- Google Photos for Android has a redesigned Albums tab and the Snapseed photo editor now lets you edit using curves.
- Google has cooked up improved recipe search (Google blog)
Dominating the news:
- Alphabet (including Google), Facebook, Apple and other tech companies announced their 4th quarter 2016 earnings
- The Trump administration’s immigration restrictions caused turmoil and pushback within the tech industry (and elsewhere)
There are also tips and updates for Google Plussers, YouTubers, live streamers, Bloggers, Webmasters, AdSense Publishers, Hangouts chatters and more.
Wondering what happened last month? Check out my overview of the top updates for YouTubers, Plussers and Bloggers in January 2017
The Super Bowl - this Sunday - is an unofficial holiday in the US, where Americans gather with friends to eat snacks, drink beer and watch commercials. Also there may be football.
Wondering what happened last month? Check out my overview of the top updates for YouTubers, Plussers and Bloggers in January 2017
The Super Bowl - this Sunday - is an unofficial holiday in the US, where Americans gather with friends to eat snacks, drink beer and watch commercials. Also there may be football.
- Celebrating 10 years of Super Bowl ads on YouTube
- Preview the Super Bowl ads on YouTube’s AdBlitz channel
- How to watch the Super Bowl without cable
- Follow the Super Bowl on Twitter
- Puppy Bowl XIII
Upcoming
- 8 February: Google Partners Event: Learn how online advertising can help your business grow
- 9 February: #AskAdSense office hours
- 10 February Google Webmasters Office Hours Hangout
- 16 February: Google Partners Event: Make a professional video for your business with YouTube Director Onsite
- 28 February: YouTube Fan Funding retired
- 25 April: Most Hangouts video call apps will be retired
YouTube and Video Creation
- Double tap to skip 10 seconds on mobile (YouTube Help)
- YouTube for iOS gets Chromecast lock screen controls (Engadget)
- Add an End Screen to your videos to promote your channel, videos, or playlist (YouTube Help)
- Is your YouTube channel eligible for Super Chat live stream tip jar?
- Great deal on Apple Pro video & music production apps for students and teachers
- Is your YouTube channel eligible for Super Chat live stream tip jar?
- In Earnings Call, Facebook Reminds Us Short-Form Video Is “Primary Focus” (Tubefilter)
- Is Facebook's Rights Manager protecting video creators? Sort of (VideoInk)
Go Live
- Super Chat is NOW Available - How to turn it on! (Barbara MacDonald)
- Is your YouTube channel eligible for Super Chat live stream tip jar?
- YouTube Live with Google Events (Ileane Smith)
- How to create a Google+ Event for your Hangout on Air (re-post)
- Here’s What Facebook’s Live Video Filter Bubble Looks Like (Buzzfeed)
Google+ and Spaces
- What was new in January on Google+ (Google+)
- New features for Brand Account management. (Robert Wallis)
- Google+ and business: using Google+ Collections (David Kutcher)
- Businesses using G Suite + Google+ to collaborate (Google blog)
- How to create a Google+ Event for your Hangout on Air (ICYMI)
Other social media
- Ex-Twitter CEO: I'm sorry I didn’t do more to stop abuse on the platform (Axios)
- Making Twitter a safer place is our primary focus and we are now moving with more urgency than ever. (Ed Ho)
- Inside Instagram’s Reinvention (Recode)
- News Feed FYI: New Signals to Show You More Authentic and Timely Stories (Facebook Newsroom)
- LinkedIn Gets a Design Update, Suggests Ways to Boost Your Profile (Lifehacker)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Google Photos on Android gets a redesigned Albums tab (The Verge)
- Snapseed update: Curves for precise control, and more (Snapseed)
- Free Google Photos webinar with Russ Buchmann (archived) (Michael Daniels)
- Facebook’s AI now lets you search for photos by describing them (The Verge)
- 3 styling tips for food photography (Mango Street)
Google for businesses
- Updated: how to contact Google Business Support (Online Ownership)
- Event: Make a professional video for your business with YouTube Director Onsite (Google Partners Events)
- Google Partners Event: Learn how online advertising can help your business grow (Molly Youngblood Geiger)
- Google Starting to Support Temporary Business Closings (Mike Blumenthal)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Blogger tip: How to add a link to any blog post image, no HTML editing required (video, blog post)
- Update - New Google Sites - Image pasting and backgrounds (Steegle)
- How to Recognize a Compromised Website | Online Safety Series Live Q&A (Google Advertiser Community)
- 5 Answers to frequently asked questions about Google Analytics (Digital Marketing Institute)
AdSense and advertising
- AdSense tip: grow revenue by improving ad visibility on mobile (Inside AdSense blog)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Don't want people on Hangouts to know when you are online? Turn off the "Last Seen" setting (How to Geek)
- After reading this, I'm convinced anyone on Android should just stop using Snapchat… (Michael)
- Interesting look at how Snapchat is trying to justify its valuation: user engagement (Roberto Boyardo, Bloomberg)
- How WhatsApp is fighting spam after its encryption rollout (TechCrunch)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
- Android N 7.1.2 rolling out starting today (Nexus 6 not included) (Android Developers)
- Android version visualization 2009-2017 (Viktor Bohush)
Productivity
- Google cooks up improved recipe search (Google blog)
- Gmail no longer supporting Chrome Browser version 53 and below (G Suite Updates)
- After years of careful refactoring, all of the code for Chrome for iOS is rejoining Chromium and being moved into the open-source repository (François Beaufort)
- Inside Dropbox’s Identity Overhaul (Backchannel)
- 7 Podcast Communities to join and why you need them (Forbes)
- Chrome 56 adds official Web Bluetooth API support, New Tab page changes, experimental WebVR, and more (Android Police)
- Google is shutting down the Hands Free pilot test on February 8 (Android Police)
Privacy and Security
More around the web
- re:Work - The Roofshot Manifesto (re:Work)
- Mozilla gives up on Firefox OS, lays off 50 (Ars Technica)
- Shh! Don’t Tell Them There’s No Magic In Design Thinking – UX Immersion: Interactions (jmspool)
Tech company fourth quarter earnings reports
- Facebook reports $8.81 billion in revenue as monthly users jump 17% to 1.86 billion (Venture Beat)
- Alphabet had a massive quarter—but Wall Street is still not sold on its future (Quartz)
- Apple sets a new record for iPhone sales (The Verge)
Tech companies vs the US immigration ban
- Tech Had to Lash Out Against Trump’s Ban. It’s Personal (Wired)
- Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook oppose Trump's immigration ban in letter (The Next Web)
- Elon Musk is betting big on Donald Trump (Atlantic)
- More Than 200,000 People Deleted the Uber App Leading to CEO's Departure From Trump's Economic Council (Jezebel)
- Lyft and Uber's Public-Relations Battle Over the Immigration Ban (The Atlantic)
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cites personal experience in response to Trump's immigration ban (The Verge)
- Microsoft asks for exemptions to Trump’s immigration order for visa holders (TechCrunch)
- Apple CEO Tim Cook on Immigration Executive Order: 'It is Not a Policy We Support' (MacRumors)
- Periscope: Proudly Made By Immigrants (Periscope Blog)
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged to fight Trump's immigration ban in court and on Capitol Hill (Recode)
- Exclusive: Google creates $4 million crisis fund for immigration cause (USA Today)
- Google employees staged a protest over Trump’s immigration ban (more pics from Life at Google)
- Trump’s immigration ban is already having a chilling effect on science (Vox)
Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links
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