Here’s what’s new this week:
- Google Photos photo books are now available in Germany. And you can now add captions to your photo books (assuming you are in a country where they are available).
- A redesigned Google Voice app is available for iOS devices, with Google Calendar and Contacts-linked “Do Not Disturb” for G Suite users. This appears to be the related to the enterprise version of Google Voice for G Suite announced at Google Cloud Next.
- The new Gmail “confidential mode” is now available on mobile devices. This lets you set an expiration date and passcode for the messages you send.
- In the YouTube Android app you will be able to mention someone when you reply to their comment. This should “improve readability” and the person you mentioned will get a notification, which should help “keep the conversation going.”
- It’s now possible to sign up for Google One in the United States, which includes additional Google Drive storage and 24/7 support for many Google products.
- Why do people volunteer in the Google Top Contributor Program? Hear from Google Docs, Chrome and Google Maps Top Contributors about why they contribute.
- Google helps you stay up to speed with the 2018 Asian Games
Image: "Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris", plate 30 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin (1825, Public Domain)
Upcoming:
- 21 August: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout
- 22 August: YouTube Enhancements (other than Blur and Trim) removed
- 22 August: AdSense on Air: Monetization for eCommerce
- 22 August: Google Photos Editing while on the road (Geeks on Tour with Michael Daniels)
- 24 August: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout
- 31 August: Deadline to submit application for YouTube Nextup in Bangkok, Thailand
YouTube and Video Creation
- YouTube main app comment reply, explore tab expansion and more updates (Creator Insider Newsflash)
- The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views: Plays can be bought for pennies and delivered in bulk, inflating videos’ popularity and making the social media giant vulnerable to manipulation (New York Times)
- How to move to YouTube channel to a Brand Account (The Lady From UNCLE)
- YouTube adds fact-checking links to controversial videos (Daily Dot)
- Facebook buys Vidpresso’s team and tech to make video interactive (TechCrunch)
Go Live
- YouTube reportedly is paying top creators to promote its new Twitch-style features (The Verge)
- A glitch in Twitch may have exposed streamers’ private messages (PC Gamer)
- Twitch Unveils “Several Big Discovery Changes,” Nixes Playlist-Like ‘Communities’ Feature (Tubefilter)
- Amazon has YouTube envy (Bloomberg)
- Ninja’s unwillingness to stream with women is a problem that points to a larger problem (The Verge)
Google+
- Google+ Community moderator tip: lead by example (Google+ Moderators Community)
Other social media
- How social media took us from Tahrir Square to Donald Trump (Technology Review)
- Twitter finally draws a line on extremism (The Verge)
- Twitter company email addresses why it’s #BreakingMyTwitter (TechCrunch)
- Facebook kills friend list feeds, the best feature ever stolen from Google+ (How-to Geek)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- You can now add captions to your Google Photos photo books (Google Photos)
- Google Photos photo books are now available in Germany (Google Deutschland)
Google for businesses
- Google Adds Posts to Local Branded Search Results (Mike Blumenthal)
- Learn Google My Business basics with William Rock (Michael Daniels)
- How to Report & Remove Duplicate Google Business Listing (Online Ownership)
Bloggers and Webmasters
- Google Webmaster Search Console updated with new features (Google Webmasters)
- Google Data Studio visualizations can now be embedded across the web, and show rich snippets when shared on social networks (Google Blog)
- Create better looking sites more quickly with section layouts in new Google Sites (G Suite Updates)
AdSense and Advertising
- Tip for AdSense Publishers: block unwanted ads from appearing on your site by category, website, or ad network (John Brown)
- Google introduces a new transparency report for political ads in the US (Google Transparency Report)
Hangouts and Messaging
- Google Duo v37.2 rolling out with new call setup optimizations to improve connectivity in the MENA region (Justin Uberti)
- Hangouts Meet Hardware Update (Chrome Releases blog)
- Google Voice redesigned w/ new icon, Contacts tab, & Calendar-set DND, rolling out now to iOS (9to5Google)
- Google's redesigned Voice app is better at juggling your calls (Engadget)
- Google Duo turns two years old today (Android Police)
- WhatsApp backups to stop counting against your Google Drive storage allowance (Android Police)
Made by Google, Android, Project Fi
- Project Fi will turn off automatic text forwarding September 12 (Android Police)
- Android 9 Pie (Go edition): New features and more options this fall (Google Blog)
- Updating Wear OS Google Play Store policy to increase app quality (Android Developers blog)
- Baked for you: Android Pie is coming to Motorola phones (Motorola Blog)
Productivity
- US users can now upgrade to Google One: additional Drive storage, 24/7 support and other perks (Google Blog)
- Google helps you find useful information fast on Search with new information panels (Google Blog)
- Gmail Confidential Mode is now available in the mobile app (Gmail)
- Pump up the jams: New music streaming services now available on Google Home (Google Blog)
Privacy and Security
- How to Stop Google From Tracking Your Location (Wired)
- An 11-year-old hacked a mock Florida election site at DefCon (Quartz)
- Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped on Users (Bleeping Computer)
More around the web
- Farewell to Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul (1942-2018)
- Caesars Palace not-so-Praetorian guards intimidate DEF CON goers with searches (Ars Technica)
- Video Shows Hotel Security at DEF CON Joking About Posting Photos of Guests' Belongings to Snapchat (Motherboard)
- Search, Trends and fact checking during the Mexican elections (Google Blog)
- How Algorithms Can Learn to Discredit the Media (Guillaume Chaslot)
Updated March 2019 to remove Google+ links
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