Peggy Ks Tips & Tricks

When you block someone in Google+, Google Photos, Hangouts or YouTube Contacts, you block them across Google. You can view and remove blocked users in your Google Account settings (myaccount.google.com).

Get detailed instructions on how to manage your Google Blocked Users

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If someone is harassing you, spamming you or you otherwise don't want them to contact you or see your content you can block them on Google+, Google Photos, Hangouts or YouTube Contacts. Blocking them in one product will block them across Google.

What happens in Google Photos when you block someone You won't be able to see each others photos, videos, or comments in Google Photos.If you own the album and you block a contributor, any content they’ve added will be removed from the album.If you block the owner of an album, any content you've added will be removed from the album.If you block someone from an album you don’t own, you and the person you block won’t be able to see each other’s content.
Read on for detailed instructions how to block (or unblock) someone in Google Photos

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If someone is harassing you, spamming you or you otherwise don't want them to contact you or see your content you can block them on Google+, Google Photos, Hangouts or YouTube Contacts. Blocking them in one product will block them across Google.

When you block someone in Google Hangouts:

Individual conversation:
you cannot send or receive Hangout chat messagesGroup conversation:
you can join a group chat with the person you blockedthe person you blocked can join group chats you are inyou will be able to see each others messagesVideo calls: 
you cannot join a video call with someone you blocked and vice versaNote: if you use Hangouts for Project Fi or Google Voices calls and SMS, those services may be affected.




Read on to get detailed instructions on How to block (or unblock) someone in Hangouts
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If someone is harassing you, spamming you or you otherwise don't want them to contact you or see your content you can block them on Google+, Google Photos, Hangouts or YouTube Contacts. Blocking them in one product will block them across Google.

If you block someone on Google+:
you are removed from their Circles, and can't add you backthey cannot see your posts made after blocking them (while signed in to their account)they cannot comment on your poststhey cannot see your commentsthey cannot plus mention youyou cannot see the content they postif they post in a Community you own or moderate, you will be able to see your post if you post in a Community they own or moderate, they will be able to see your post Blocking someone on Google+ also blocks them in Hangouts, Google Photos, and YouTube Contacts.


Read on to get detailed instructions on how to block (or unblock) a person or page on Google+
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Lots new in the Googleverse this week!
Blogger introduced 4 new modern template themes. I used the Notable theme to give this blog a new look. If you want to give one of them a try, it’s easy to switch!Google continued to be under fire from advertisers whose ads appeared with “extremist” content. Despite assurances from Google and YouTube that practices would be improved, big advertisers in the UK and US pulled millions of advertising dollars. And it’s not clear how much the changes will affect Creators.Google continues to refine its messaging strategy. SMS will be removed from Google Hangouts (except for Google Voice and Project Fi) and Google Talk will finally be completely retired. Google Photo was updated for faster backup and sharing, especially when you have a poor internet connection Snapseed got some nice new features, including Double Exposure and Face PoseReal-time location sharing is coming back to Google Maps. Plus there are tips and updates for Webmasters, Live Streamer…

Hey there reader! You may have noticed the blog's new name and layout. This is no longer the "YouTube - Google+ Integration" blog. Instead it's "Peggy K's Tips & Tricks (for Creators, Collectors and Curators)".

It was longlong overdue for a change. My posts haven't been exclusively about YouTube integration with Google+ for a long long time, and now that integration has largely been undone.


What's different? 

A new header that better reflects the content of the blog.
A new template. I'm using a customized version of the new Blogger "Notable" theme. It's designed to "adjust to any screen" and load quickly.


Gadget spring cleaning. My old sidebar had gotten a bit cluttered with gadgets that were out of date.

Blogger comments only.  I had been using comment code from blogger xpertise that let you choose between standard Blogger Comments and Google+ Comments. However, I get few comments overall, and almost all of them are …

The top stories in the Googleverse this week:
The new Google Family Link app helps you control what your kids can access on their phoneGoogle was “under fire for posting UK government ads on YouTube hate videos”. In a quick response, Google announced they will be giving advertisers more control over where ads appear on YouTube and the Google Display NetworkYouTube announced the Annotations editor will be retired May 2Google Voice got a nice update on Android and web Plus there are updates and tips for webmasters, bloggers, live streamers, Google+ers, YouTubers and more.

Image: Four leaf clover by KEBman on Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

This week was Google Cloud Next ‘17, with presentations and announcements for both Google Cloud Platform and G Suite. While the focus is on updates for businesses, many of the updates will apply to us regular consumers as well.

Check out 100 Announcements from Google Cloud Next ‘17 and Powering enterprise productivity and secure collaboration with major updates to G suite.

My top updates this week:

Introducing the new Hangouts Meet and Hangouts ChatTransforming company culture with Google+ for G Suite: 2017 Road mapGoogle+ gets a new notification bellGoogle+ Create Turns OneYouTube Community Contributions lets viewers help translate your video titles and descriptions
And a bonus for college basketball fans:

March Madness 2017 in Google Sheets!
Plus updates and tips for YouTube, Google+, GBoard, Google Photos, Webmasters and more.

Image: March Hares: Rabbits on a Log by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1897) (Public Domain)

This week’s big news is YouTube TV. It will offer live television on all the major networks, regional sports and many other cable network channels. Put that together with unlimited cloud DVR and availability on all your devices, and it sounds like a winner. US only though.

My top updates this week:
YouTube TV: live TV wherever you are, plus cloud DVR with no storage limits (US only)Google Keep integration with Google Docs G+ Android version 9.6.0: Support for GBoard Animated GIFsHangouts update: Jump right back into the conversation with redesigned unread messages indicators Plus updates and tips for YouTube, Blogger, AdSense, Google+, Photos and more.

Did you miss the last few updates? Get a quick overview of the February updates for creators - Bloggers, YouTubers and Google Plussers.


Image: Composite with Hungarian televison set. ORION AT 602 - 1959 by Takkk - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link,