- If you have a phone running Android 8 (Oreo), Google+ 9.20 has new notification options. The catch: unless you are familiar with Oreo’s new notification options, they are a bit hard to find. The Google+ iOS app also got an update with bug fixes.
- Google News added Community Updates so you can easily find out what's happening locally
- YouTube TV is available in 8 more US metro areas
- YouTube is making HDR playback available on select Android devices
- ProPublica discovered that Facebook enabled advertisers to target anti-Semitic ad categories. These were algorithmically created based on self-reported profile information. Facebook is implementing changes to help prevent this from happening in the future. The Google AdWords keywords planner also allowed anti-Semitic ad targeting - but according to Google such queries would be filtered so no ads would appear. They have turned off the offensive suggestions and, like Facebook, are working on preventing this from happening again.
- This week Apple had a live event at the new Steve Jobs theater. They announced two new iPhones, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are like the iPhone 7, but with a faster processor and better camera. No big excitement there. It’s the sleek new iPhone X that people are talking about: “stunning” edge-to-edge OLED screen, “Portrait Lighting” mode for photographing faces, wireless charging, Face ID (which has prompted some security concerns), animoji (animated emoji), and a hefty price tag.
- But what if you are an Android, rather than an Apple? Mark your calendar for the Made By Google event on October 4th.
More Help from Google for folks in Hurricane-affected areas
- UBreakiFix & Google Offer Free Pixel Repairs To Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey
- Project Fi customers in areas impacted by Hurricane Irma: look for email re: service credit
- Google matched $1 million in donations for Hurricane Irma relief
Upcoming:
- 19 September: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout
- 20 September:YouTube Video Editor and Photo Slideshows retired
- 21 September: Google Partners Academy on Air: Useful tips for the holiday season - search and shopping campaigns
- 22 September: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout
- 27 September: YouTube NextUp applications deadline for Berlin, Moscow, Dubai, and Rio de Janiero
- 28 September: Google Partners Academy on Air: Dashboards to show off holiday data
- 29 September: Digital Transformation: Mobile Brand Strategy with Google Partners
YouTube and Video Creation
- YouTube TV available in 8 more US metro areas: Portland, Sacramento, Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville, Norfolk, Albuquerque, Austin, Birmingham, Raleigh (YouTube TV)
- YouTube is rolling out HDR playback option for Galaxy S8/S8+, Note8, XZ Premium, Pixel and LG V30 users (Android Police)
- Comcast Launches YouTube Across X1 Cable Set-Tops Nationwide (Variety)
- YouTube brings "On the Rise" creators in India and Australia to the Trending tab (YouTube)
- YouTube Creators: Create a community with your viewers in the comments (YouTube Creator Academy)
- Journalist Nearly Banned from YouTube and Gmail For Posting Al-Qaeda Videos From Chelsea Manning Trial (Gizmodo)
- Researchers dismayed after YouTube blocks North Korea channel (Mashable)
Go Live
- Live streamers: Want money for Hurricane Relief? Play games, get cash for you + charity (@jpallan)
- Introducing Gear on Amazon — Now, buying computer parts, shoes, and snacks that your favorite streamers love is easier than ever (Twitch Blog)
Google+
- Google+ 9.20 adds new notification options on Android 8 devices
- iOS update: Google+ 6.17 (Rupert Wood)
Other social media
- Feds Warn Lindsay Lohan, Sofia Vergara & Other Instagram Celebs To Stop Their Stealth Social Advertising (Consumerist)
- More ways to reply with a photo in Instagram Direct (Instagram Blog)
- New Ways to Share Instagram Stories (Instagram Blog)
- A New Center for Crisis Response on Facebook (Facebook Newsroom)
- Standards and Guidelines for Earning Money from Your Content on Facebook (Facebook Media Blog)
- Introducing Active Status on LinkedIn Messaging: See When Your Connections are Available (LinkedIn blog)
- The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate Speech (Georgia Tech)
- The Immortal Myths About Online Abuse (Anil Dash)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Google Photos 3.5.0.168271220 APK Download by Google Inc. (APK Mirror)
- Apple's new "Portrait Lighting" to change the lighting contours over the face (engadget)
Google for businesses
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Embed websites as iframes in the new Google Sites (G Suite Updated blog)
- Webmasters: How to switch from separate mobile URLs to response web design in a googlebot-friendly way (Google Webmasters blog)
- Webmasters: replace Symantec-issued certificates before Chrome 66 is released in March 2018 (Google Security blog)
- The Man Behind Plugin Spam: Mason Soiza (Wordfence)
AdSense and advertising
- Google AdSense Redesigns Ad Review Center? (SEO Roundtable)
- Get a panoramic view of your data with AdWords dashboards (Inside AdWords)
- Google Partners Academy on Air: Audience strategies for the holiday season (Google Partners)
- Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ (Pro Publica)
- Google Also Allows Advertisers To Reach Jew Haters (SEO Roundtable)
- Facebook: Updates to Our Ad Targeting (Facebook newsroom)
- Advertisers are furious with Apple for new tracking restrictions in Safari 11 (The Verge)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Google Allo for web update: search for GIFs, stickers, emoji (9to5Google)
- Facebook quietly released their Bonfire group video chat app in Denmark – and we found it (The Next Web)
Made by Google, Android, Project Fi
- Thinking about changing phones? Stay tuned for more on October 4th (Google)
- September security patch for Oreo rolling out to Pixel/Nexus, factory images and OTAs live (9to5Google)
- Google confirms all new Chromebooks will support Android apps (CNET)
- iOS 11 and Android Spearhead Universal Support For Opus Audio Codec, MP3's Overdue Successor (xda developers)
- YouTube is rolling out HDR playback option for Galaxy S8/S8+, Note8, XZ Premium, Pixel and LG V30 users (Android Police)
Productivity
- Google News adds Community Updates so you can see what's happening locally (Google Blog)
- Let the Chrome team know what they could do to make your video & audio experience even more delightful (François Beaufort)
- Chrome will be blocking auto-playing video with audio (Chromium Blog)
- Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS (Chrome 60) (Chrome Releases)
- Stable Channel Update for Desktop (Chrome 61) (Chrome Releases)
- Google Play expands Family Library to more countries in Africa, Europe, and South America (Google Play)
- Box: Bringing image recognition and OCR to cloud content management (Google Blog)
- Making Google Translate better—and more magical—for seven Indian languages (Google India blog)
- Once The Most Powerful Person In Search, Srinija Srinivasan Leaves Yahoo (Search Engine Land)
- Bing adds Fact Check label in SERP to support the ClaimReview markup (Bing blog)
Privacy and Security
- Safe Browsing: Protecting more than 3 billion devices worldwide, automatically (Google Blog)
- The Equifax Breach Was Entirely Preventable (Wired)
- Massive Equifax breach caused by failure to patch two-month-old bug (Ars Technica)
- Welp, Vevo Just Got Hacked (Gizmodo)
More around the web
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Google Alleges 'Systematic' Gender Discrimination (Jezebel)
- Comments from people who think Google's Facebook page is the search engine - in a catchy song.
- Google Brain team answered questions in a Reddit AMA (Research at Google)
- 5 Demos where code meets music (Nat & Friends)
- ‘South Park’ Screws With Viewers’ Google Home, Echo Devices (Consumerist)
Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links
*My goodness Peggy & Wow is the only appropriate way I can put it* 😉🤓
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