Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Twelvemonth Inwards Review 2015: Google For Content Creators, Collectors In Addition To Consumers

2015 was a busy yr at Google. Alphabet became the novel nurture fellowship alongside Google only ane of its subsidiaries, in addition to naturally that was followed yesteryear a novel Google logo. There were retirements (Helpouts), major launches (Google Photos, YouTube Gaming) in addition to large changes (Google+, Hangouts).

If y'all desire the large picture, read on in addition to depository fiscal establishment check out the 2015 timeline. I've also pose together to a greater extent than detailed overviews of the changes to Google+, Photos, Local Businesses in addition to Pages, YouTube for viewers, YouTube Creators in addition to Partners, live streaming, Hangouts, Blogger in addition to AdSense.

What happened inwards the Google universe inwards 2015? 

 announced that Google+ is no longer the "social layer" across Google products in addition to services. Instead it's going it alone, alongside a to a greater extent than "focused experience" in addition to an emphasis on content. To that end, 2015 saw the launch of Collections in addition to the ongoing separation of Photos, Hangouts, Local Businesses and YouTube from Google+. The yr is ending alongside a create novel Google+ user interface, withal nether development.
While Local Businesses are withal represented yesteryear Google+ Local Pages, at that spot has been an ongoing separation from Google+. In Oct the novel Google My Business dashboard (business.google.com/manage/) replaced the Google+ Pages dashboard. The novel Google+ profiles no longer display local concern reviews - those conduct hold moved to Google Maps.
launched equally a stand-alone service that doesn't require a Google+ profile. Since thus at that spot conduct hold been a number of improvements in addition to updates, such equally shared albums. The old Picasa Web Albums is non only withal around, but is currently the only identify to access albums created yesteryear other Google products such equally Google+ Photos from Posts, Blogger blogs, in addition to Hangouts.
YouTube Kids, YouTube Gaming (with an emphasis on alive broadcasting), YouTube Music in addition to the ad-free YouTube Red subscription service. And to a greater extent than sorts of videos are at nowadays supported: high frame charge per unit of measurement videos, 360-degree videos, in addition to VR video. And watching video on mobile got better, alongside a redesigned YouTube mobile app. Some of the improvements were smaller, but rattling welcome, similar the render of subscription grid sentiment on desktop.
separation of YouTube from Google+, starting alongside comments, thus Google+ Profile-connected channels. That procedure is ongoing.

YouTube Analytics got novel tools for analyzing views in addition to engagement, in addition to mobile-friendly Cards were introduced to eventually supercede Annotations. YouTube Spaces for creators opened inwards Berlin and Mumbai. Plus novel video options shape 360 videos to improved alive streaming, in addition to potentially higher earnings shape YouTube Red subscribers.
2015 was also the yr Live Streaming came to the masses. Mobile streaming apps Periscope in addition to Meerkat launched, YouTube offered slow broadcasting for gamers from both the desktop in addition to mobile devices, Twitch.tv expanded beyond gaming, Blab permit y'all flow your conversations in addition to fifty-fifty Facebook has gotten into the act. Alas, Hangouts on Air didn't larn whatever major updates.
Hangouts got a habitation of its ain at hangouts.google.com but was removed from the novel Google+ desktop interface. The Chrome Hangouts app for desktop got a major update alongside Mac support. And non-event video calls were streamlined, alongside the removal of most apps. The mobile Hangouts app for Android in addition to iOS got a number of updates in addition to improvements, including - finally! - grouping MMS.
Blogger added slow integration alongside Google Domains, banned - for a curt fourth dimension - nudity in addition to porn, introduced novel layout in addition to template options in addition to HTTPS security.
AdSense made it easier to apply for an account, introduced novel ways to earn (Consumer Surveys in addition to Matched Content), redesigned Performance Reports in addition to offers to a greater extent than transparency nigh Payments. And y'all tin #AskTheAdSenseGuy policy questions!
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became the novel nurture fellowship alongside Google only ane of its subsidiaries The Year inwards Review 2015: Google for Content Creators, Collectors in addition to Consumers

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2015 Timeline: Out alongside the old, inwards alongside the new


 The listing below gives an overview of some of the major events inwards the Google universe inwards 2015 for both creators in addition to consumers of content.


2015 Review: Google+ 


Google+ is neither dead, nor dying. But it's also no longer the "social layer" across Google products. If y'all were watching closely y'all may conduct hold seen this alter coming.

In an became clear: Google+ would no longer render an identity across Google products (especially YouTube). Instead, Google+ would go to a greater extent than focused on "shared interests" in addition to content. Bradley Horowitz explained how was a goodness thing:
What does this hateful for Google+ the product? Relieved of the notion of integrating alongside every other production at Google, Google+ tin at nowadays focus on doing what it’s already doing quite well: helping millions of users around the footing connect around the involvement they love. Aspects of the production that don’t serve this agenda conduct hold been, or volition be, retired. But you’ll also run across a slew of improvements that create this role illustration shine (like the recent launch of Collections -plus.google.com/collections/featured).
There is fifty-fifty an official Google+ Collections Community meant to assist users create featurable Collections.

And inwards Nov Google+ launched an entirely novel spider web interface that "puts Collections in addition to Communities front end in addition to center". It's withal a preview, in addition to Google+ is gathering user feedback, but it's clear it's much simpler than "classic" Google+.

Will the novel Google+ live a success? Only fourth dimension volition tell.

My 2015 Google+ Tips in addition to Articles

Also recommended:  Miss the link to Google Photos in addition to Google+ Photos inwards the Google+ Menu? The Plus for Google+ Chrome extension adds dorsum those links, in addition to more (by Olivier Jobert)


Google+ 2015 Timeline
  • February: Forbes interviews Sundar Pichai: Future administration for Google+, Photos in addition to Hangouts
  • February: New in addition to improved Google+ sense for mobile spider web (Danielle Buckley) 
  • April: Your Google+ Photos are at nowadays available inwards Google Drive
  • April: Google+ Communities larn a novel appear on Android devices (Danielle Buckley) 
  • May: Google+ introduces Collections (Dmitry Shapiro) 
  • May: Google streamlines concern reviews, focuses on Google Maps, removes Local search from Google+ (Google Local Guides) 
  • May: Google+ is at nowadays on Twitter
  • May: Google+ retires Ripples (Google+) 
  • May: Google+ retires Circle sharing (CircleCount) 
  • May: Autohashtags Are 'Disappearing' But Not 'Retiring' (Eli Fennell) 
  • May: The novel Google Photos launches for Android, iOS in addition to Desktop (Google Blog) 
  • May: Bradley Horowitz Says That Google Photos is Gmail for Your Images. And That Google Plus Is Not Dead…
  • June: The share-to-Google+ box has been removed from the top toolbar across Google products
  • June: Control which notifications y'all run across nether the bell icon - Google+, YouTube, or Google Photos
  • June: Learn to a greater extent than nigh creating in addition to managing Collections inwards the novel official Google+ Collections community
  • July: Google+ announces a alter inwards focus (Google) 
  • July: What the changes hateful for Google+ (Bradley Horowitz) 
  • July: Google+ Collections update: number of posts displayed (Google+) 
  • August: Google+ Photos to live retired starting August 1st (Google+) 
  • August: Google+ introduces search for Collections (Peter Zheng) 
  • September: The Google+ Logo gets a novel appear likewise
  • September: Introducing Google+ Collections on iOS (John Kilcline) 
  • September: Google+ Android App: novel "Share link" selection for posts (Robert Wallis) 
  • September: The foremost official Google+ Collections #FeatureFriday competitor - bring together the official G+ Creators in addition to Curators Community to discovery out what adjacent week's theme is 
  • September: Branded search results no longer demo links to a business's URL or Google+ Page (Jenny F) 
  • September: Google+ Links (to Local Pages) & Reviews Stripped from the Branded SERPs Now Too (Linda Buquet) 
  • October: Pin a post to the top of a Google+ Collection inwards the Google+ Android App (John Elstone) 
  • October: The novel Google My Business Dashboard for Brand in addition to Local Pages (Google+ news of my post here) 
  • October: View Insights nigh your Google+ Page anywhere alongside the updated Google My Business app (Google Business) 
  • October: Google profile "blue heads" going away? The Google Bar volition start showing an initial instead of a blueish caput for users alongside Google+ starting this week. It volition live reflected across Google Products inwards the coming months (Google Apps updates - the reply is "no", at that spot are withal blueish heads) 
  • October: Find your Google+ posts, comments, votes & +1s inwards the updated Google+ Activity Log (Jaana Nystom) 
  • November Introducing the novel Google+ (Official Google Blog) 
  • November Dive into the novel Google+ (Official post on Google+ yesteryear Luke Wroblewski) 
  • November Improvements to Sign-In alongside Google Play services 8.3: Sign inwards alongside Google+ becomes Sign inwards alongside Google (no Profile required) (Android Developers blog) 
  • November Updates to the novel Google+ on desktop: 3 column view, reply to comments inwards context, unlimited number of Circle streams (LukeWroblewski) 
  • November : Google+ to a greater extent than pop than y'all think, especially inwards Asia, Latin America in addition to the Middle East & Africa (globalwebindex.net) 
  • November Create a YouTube channel unconnected to Google+ (G+ news of my post here)
  • December Google+ update: Pin a post to the top of a Collection inwards the novel Google+
  • December Fixes in addition to improvements inwards the updated iOS Google+ app (LukeWroblewski) 
  • December Google+ spider web preview update: Animated GIFs, pivot posts inwards Collections, clearer indication of notifications, visible Community categories in addition to more! (Luke Wroblewski)
  • December Google+ Android app update: põrnikas fixes, total hide notifications, in addition to more(Luke Wroblewski)
  • December Google+ iOS update alongside improved comments, Circle streams, notifications, follower count in addition to more. Keep sending feedback! (Luke Wroblewski)
  • December Google+ Web Preview update: unmarried click to +1, engagement stamps, to a greater extent than post reporting options (Luke Wroblewski)
Jump to the detailed overview for Google+, Photos, Local Businesses in addition to Pages, YouTube for viewers, YouTube Creators in addition to Partners, live streaming, Hangouts, Blogger, AdSense.

2015 Review: Google for Local Businesses in addition to Brand Pages


Google+ is no longer the identify for customers in addition to clients to discovery in addition to review businesses. Google+ local search was retired, in addition to the options for finding in addition to reviewing local businesses conduct hold moved to Google Maps in addition to Google Search.

The changes don't only behave upon Local Pages. The novel Google My Business dashboard (business.google.com/manage/) replaced the Google+ Pages dashboard (plus.google.com/dashboard) for both Brand Pages in addition to Local Pages. If y'all conduct hold a number of Pages that agency having to switch betwixt GMB in addition to Google+.

The novel Google+ hasn't been fully implemented for Pages yet, but the focus has clearly changed. Currently the novel profiles don't display links or a description, in addition to Local Pages don't conduct hold a Reviews tab. That may change, but it's clear the focus volition live content posted on Google+.

Will businesses require a Local Google+ Page inwards the future? Google hasn't said, but I wouldn't live surprised if they don't.


Google My Business/Google Pages 2015 Timeline 

(note that I don't closely follow Google Local updates that don't relate to Google+, thus this listing is incomplete!)
  • January: Google City Experts becomes Google Local Guides
  • February New photograph tools to demo off your concern on Google (Google in addition to Your Business) 
  • March: See a concern on Google Maps that is closed, at the incorrect address or doesn't genuinely exist? Now it's easier to report (Colan Nielsen @ Imprezzio Marketing) 
  • March: Local concern owner? Get your concern on the map! (Google+ Your Business) 
  • April: The newly updated Google My Business mobile app makes it easier to deal Google+ Pages on the go (Google+ Your Business) 
  • May: Google streamlines concern reviews, focuses on Google Maps, removes Local search from Google+ (Google Local Guides) 
  • May: Google+ Knowledge Panel Messaging Gone from Google Search (Mike Blumenthal) 
  • May: Links to Google+ Local concern Pages removed from Google Maps in addition to Google Search Knowledge Panel (Mike Blumenthal​ ) 
  • July: Google Maps alerts users if a concern volition live closed yesteryear the fourth dimension they create it (Google Maps) 
  • July: my post here) 
  • October: View Insights nigh your Google+ Page anywhere alongside the updated Google My Business app (Google Business) 
  • November Small concern owners: Get assist alongside your Local Business, AdWords ads in addition to website Analytics inwards the novel Google Advertiser Community. (Yes, fifty-fifty if your query isn't nigh advertising)
  • November Holiday hours has come upwards to Google search in addition to maps! If y'all conduct hold a business, create certain your vacation hours are upwards to date! (Google Maps, Priya Chandra) 
  • November Google Maps tin at nowadays give y'all turn-by-turn directions in addition to Local concern information without an cyberspace connector (Google Maps) 
  • November Are y'all an adept inwards your local area? Join the Google Local Guides community in addition to earn points in addition to badges yesteryear sharing reviews, photos, or improving Google Maps(Google Local Guides) 
  • November Get vacation shopping deals in addition to offers texted to your telephone - if y'all conduct hold a pocket-size concern laid upwards your ads! (US only) (AdWords) 
  • November Small businesses: give your customers the direct link to your Google Business page reviews (Online Ownership) Also: Automated review link creation tool (Pleper) 
  • November Review local businesses, upload photos, right Google Maps - Google Local Guides tin flat upwards to larn to a greater extent than storage! (Google Local Guides) 
  • November Get your photos on the map! Now y'all tin portion photos straight from Google Photos to Google Maps (Google Local Guides) 
  • November How to restore a deleted Google+ Page (and its YouTube channel) at Google My Business (G+ portion of this post) 
  • November Free Tools for Generating Google Review Links at nowadays that G+ Reviews are Gone (Local Search Forum) 
  • November Business owners: add together in addition to deal photos for your Google local concern listing inwards Google My Business (Google Small Business) 

2015 Review: Google Photos in addition to Picasa Web Albums

Google+ Photos conduct hold been retired, in addition to photos tin at nowadays live found inwards iii places: Google Photos (autobackups in addition to most albums), Picasa Web Albums (autobackups in addition to all albums) in addition to Google Drive (all photos, but no albums).

Photos began the displace out of Google+ inwards March, when Google Photos became available inwards Google Drive.

Google Photos was introduced at Google i/o at the terminate of May alongside it's ain site (photos.google.com) in addition to no Google+ Profile required. Since thus Google Photos has has been updated to back upwards Google+ Pages in addition to added novel features similar collaborative photograph albums.

Picasa Web Albums hasn't been updated, but it remains the identify to discovery your albums created yesteryear Google services: your Google+ Photos from Posts album, Blogger spider web log albums, in addition to Hangouts albums.

My promise is that this volition live simplified inwards 2016, alongside all our photos available inwards ane place.

Google also released several novel photo-related mobile apps: Google released a create novel version of the Snapseed mobile photograph editing app, Google Maps Views was replaced yesteryear a novel "Street View" app (with photograph sphere creation in addition to management), in addition to a Google Cardboard Camera app to conduct hold 360-degree images.

My 2015 Photos Articles in addition to Tips

Googe Photos 2015 Updates
  • March: Your Google+ Photos are at nowadays available inwards Google Drive (Google Drive) 
  • April: Get the novel updated Snapseed photograph editing app! (Nils Kokemohr) 
  • May: The novel Google Photos launches for Android, iOS in addition to Desktop (Google Blog) 
  • May: Google Photos is at nowadays on Twitter
  • June: Your photos on Google Maps: Views volition live retired, y'all volition live able to deal your photos through Google Maps in addition to a novel Street View app volition live launched (Google Maps) 
  • July: Google+ Photos Chrome app volition halt working July 21 (Jaana Nyström ) 
  • July: Google Photos Android app update: photograph descriptions, amend album administration options, select all photos on a solar daytime alongside a unmarried tap (Google Photos) 
  • July: The novel Google Maps Timeline non only lets y'all rediscover your go routes - it also helps y'all rediscover your photos from that day! 
  • July: Your Timeline: Revisit the places you've explored (Google Maps) 
  • August: Google+ Photos to live retired starting August 1st (Google+)
  • August: Official Google Photos assist forum launches 
  • August: Google Photos for Android at nowadays supports Google+ concern Pages, offers to a greater extent than Movie editing options, lets y'all reorder content inwards albums in addition to more! (Google Photos) 
  • August: Google Photos novel feature: rediscover photos from the yesteryear (Google Photos) 
  • August: Google Photos for iOS update: alter the encompass photo, salvage animations equally videos, rediscover this solar daytime in addition to to a greater extent than (Google Photos) 
  • August: Google Maps Views is retired - discovery your photos inwards Google Maps "Contributions" (Google Maps) 
  • September: The novel Street View app lets y'all conduct hold photograph spheres in addition to portion them to Google Maps, in addition to explore Street Views in addition to others' shared images (Google Maps blog) 
  • September: Google Photos for iOS update (Google Photos) 
  • September: Google Photos at nowadays supports Google+ Brand Pages on desktop (Robert Wallis) 
  • September: Better photograph editing on the go: Snapseed introduces a novel "Healing" tool, to a greater extent than languages in addition to other improvements (Niels Bendig) 
  • October: People Labeling, Chromecast back upwards in addition to (eventually) shared albums (Google Photos) 
  • October: Google Photos for Android: Chromecast support, label in addition to merge people groupings, portion animations straight to WhatsApp in addition to more!
  • October: Google Photos for iOS: human face upwards labeling, portion animated GIFs to WhatsApp in addition to Facebook Messenger, but no Chromecast back upwards yet
  • October Paris, food, dogs in addition to babies - that's what Google Photos is made of! Learn eleven things nigh Google Photos in addition to its 100 ane K 1000 active users. (Official Google Blog) 
  • October Google Photos for Android update: human face upwards grouping inwards to a greater extent than countries, people hiding, pinch to zoom search results, functioning improvements in addition to põrnikas fixes (Google Photos) 
  • November Take VR photos alongside the novel Cardboard Camera app for Android (Google Blog)
  • December Shared memories made slow alongside Google Photos (Google Blog)
  • December Google Photos update for iOS: shared albums, Chromecast support, gratis upwards space, improved backups (Google Photos)
  • December Snapseed 2.2 rolling out for Android in addition to iOS alongside improvements in addition to põrnikas fixes(Snapseed)

2015 Review: YouTube Video Technology in addition to Viewer Options


The foremost YouTube video was uploaded inwards May 2005. Over the last 10 years YouTube has continued to improve it's video technology. Flash is on its way out, replaced yesteryear HTML5. And inwards the yesteryear yr YouTube introduced 360-degree in addition to VR videos, an experimental characteristic that lets viewers switch cameras during a broadcast, in addition to  high frame charge per unit of measurement videos.

YouTube has also launched several novel ways to sentry for specific audiences:  YouTube Kids, YouTube Gaming (with an emphasis on alive broadcasting), YouTube Music, plus the ad-free YouTube Red subscription service.

YouTube also made it easier to sentiment your subscriptions, alongside a redesigned YouTube mobile app and the return of subscription grid view on desktop.

What did nosotros lose? Subscription Collections were retired (RIP) and the YouTube app is no longer supported on older smart TVs, iOS devices in addition to game consoles.

What volition come upwards next? I'm hoping for amend ways to discovery interesting videos, both from my subscriptions in addition to equally recommended videos.

YouTube 2015 updates for viewers 
  • January: YouTube at nowadays defaults to HTML five <video> (YouTube Engineering in addition to Developers Blog) 
  • February: YouTube Interactive Experience: sentry videos from different angles
  • February: YouTube Kids app is launched
  • March: Watch the footing go round: sentry in addition to upload 360 grade videos on YouTube (see the playlist at the terminate of the post) 
  • April: YouTube retires Data API v. 2 - afterward Apr 2015 the YouTube app volition no longer live supported on older iOS devices, smart TVs in addition to game consoles
  • May: Ten years of YouTube video tech inwards 10 videos (YouTube Engineering in addition to Developers Blog) 
  • May: YouTube Subscription Collections retired
  • May: 60fps alive streaming on YouTube inwards HTML5
  • May: Capture the footing inwards 360 degrees: immersive YouTube 360-degree videos are available on Android or iOS devices, in addition to viewable alongside Google Cardboard
  • June: See the hereafter of YouTube - endeavour the redesigned video thespian
  • June: YouTube announces YouTube Gaming alongside a redesigned alive streaming scheme to live launched "in coming weeks"
  • June: High Frame Rate video available inwards the Android in addition to iOS YouTube app
  • July: updated Android app alongside novel focus on subscriptions
  • July: novel subscription notifications 
  • July: YouTube announces it volition split from Google+, showtime alongside YouTube comments 
  • August The novel YouTube video thespian launches ! (YouTube Creators) 
  • August: YouTube Gaming launches
  • August: YouTube Gaming is alive in addition to alive is better! (YouTube) 
  • September: : YouTube Kids update: Chromecast support, laid a custom overstep code for parental controls
  • October: YouTube Red: subscribe for promotion gratis videos, salvage videos offline in addition to to a greater extent than (YouTube) 
  • November: YouTube at nowadays supports Virtual Reality video - a measurement beyond ‎360° Video - in addition to y'all tin role Google Cardboard to sentiment whatever video (even your own!) on your Android phone(YouTube) 
  • November:  The YouTube Music app is designed for music lovers - including a gratis fourteen solar daytime lawsuit of YouTube Red, no credit carte du jour required (US only) 
  • November: YouTube listens: Subscription grid sentiment is back! (YouTube) 
  • November YouTube Kids app at nowadays available inwards the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand in addition to Canada (YouTube) 
  • November: Project Butter: smoother YouTube video playback inwards Chrome
  • December: YouTube Gaming update: easier setup for novel users, improved search, explore in addition to navigation, improved mobile capture in addition to more! (r/youtubegaming)
  • December: Meet the YouTube Trending tab (YouTube Trends blog)
  • December: Google Play Music - in addition to YouTube Red - identify unit of measurement plan!

2015 Review: Updates for YouTube Creators


In outflow 2012 YouTube began offering novel users the selection to create a channel connected to Google+. That was the showtime of the long procedure of integrating YouTube alongside Google+. In July, after several years of annoyance in addition to confusion, Google announced the separation of YouTube from Google+.

Bradley Horowitz acknowledged that the procedure had non gone well:
Four years agone when nosotros conceived of the “Google+ Project”, nosotros made it clear that our goals were ever two-fold: Google+ aspired to live both a “platform layer that unified Google’s sharing models”, in addition to a production / flow / app inwards its ain right. 
This was a well-intentioned goal, but equally realized it led to some production experiences that users sometimes found confusing. For instance, in addition to possibly most controversially, integration alongside YouTube implied that leaving a comment on YouTube (something users had patently been doing successfully for years) of a abrupt in addition to unexpectedly required “joining Google+.”
The foremost alter was to YouTube comments, which has gotten a mixed response - it turns out some users liked sharing their comments to Google+, especially equally that allowed collecting your ain comments inwards ane place.

Since thus the dis-integration procedure has been dull but steady, in addition to it's now possible to conduct hold a full-featured channel that is non connected to Google+.  But the procedure is non consummate - Google+ Pages are withal needed for channels alongside a concern or other name. And custom URLs, notifications nether the bell in addition to  other features are withal subject on Google+.

It's been a dull process, but 2016 should run across YouTube channels gratis of Google+, hopefully alongside some improvements inwards comment, PM in addition to channel management.

Beyond that, YouTube Analytics got novel tools for analyzing views (realtime data!), engagement, in addition to earnings. Mobile-friendly Cards were introduced equally an eventual replacement for mobile-unfriendly annotations. Plus Creator Credits to admit collaborations in addition to translation tools to widen your audience.

And all the novel video options for viewers are opportunities for creators, including 360-degree videos, high frame charge per unit of measurement videos, in addition to improved alive streaming for both gamers in addition to other broadcasters.

Even the novel YouTube Red could live a boon, alongside potentially higher earnings shape YouTube Red subscribers.

YouTube has also been working to assist Creators around the world. YouTube Spaces for creators opened in Berlin and Mumbai and volition live coming presently to Rio. An launched local versions for Adriatics, Baltics, Bulgaria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Kazakhstan in addition to Belarus, pregnant Creators from those countries tin at nowadays bring together the YouTube Partner Program.

And fifty-fifty if y'all aren't able to see a YouTube Space inwards person, y'all tin larn assist improving your videos in addition to channel alongside totallyavailable inwards xx languages.

And inwards the US YouTube is giving legal back upwards to selected Creators to struggle for fair use.

Hopefully at that spot volition live to a greater extent than to come upwards inwards 2016.

See also: 2015 YouTube Analytics Updates (Ted Hamilton)

My 2015 YouTube articles in addition to tips

YouTube 2015 updates for Creators 
  • February: YouTube Creator Studio iOS app update: moderate comments!
  • February: YouTube Creators: credit your collaborator (Creator Credits available to channels alongside at to the lowest degree 5000 subs)
  • February: Want to maintain your Branding Intros? Check your settings earlier March 31
  • February YouTube Partners: YouTube Analytics volition at nowadays display estimated earnings inwards whatever currency (plus novel YTA settings)
  • February: YouTube Partners: clarification of the production placement in addition to sponsored content policies (no logos!)
  • February: Shorthand vanity URLs for YouTube channels: at nowadays based on new-style custom URLs
  • February: Android YouTube app update: exactly reduce your videos in addition to depository fiscal establishment check out the novel inline video preview
  • February iOS YouTube app update: run across what y'all are typing
  • March: Beyond annotations: YouTube introduces Cards
  • April: YouTube Partner Update: novel damage encompass paid subscriptions for an ad-free experience
  • April: YouTube Analytics update: at nowadays segment information yesteryear subscribers vs non-subscribers
  • April: YouTube Space Berlin opens inwards partnership alongside MET celluloid school
  • June: YouTube announces YouTube Gaming alongside a redesigned alive streaming scheme to live launched "in coming weeks"
  • June: 10 Things Coming Soon for Creators
  • July: YouTube launches Channel Cards: give thank y'all a channel for their contribution to your video or for a full general recommendation
  • July: YouTube updates the Live streaming interface (beta)
  • August: Goodbye videos frozen at 301 views! (YouTube Creators) 
  • August The novel YouTube video thespian launches ! (YouTube Creators) 
  • August: YouTube Gaming launches
  • August: YouTube Gaming is alive in addition to alive is better! (YouTube)
  • September : Something for your wishing list? Google's 360-degree video scheme that tin role GoPro cameras (John Blossom
  • September: Use YouTube Live "Stream Now" to archive upwards to 12 hours (vs 8 hours for "Events") (Craig Long)
  • September: : It's easier to upload inwards the Android YouTube app alongside the habitation hide upload icon (YouTube Creators)
  • September: YouTube Space Rio De Janeiro announced 
  • September: official Hindi YouTube Help Forum launches
  • October: Shopping carte du jour ads, app promotion ads, in addition to to a greater extent than updates to advertising on YouTube videos (AdWords)
  • October: AdWords advertisers tin at nowadays target ads on YouTube, Search in addition to Gmail yesteryear e-mail address (AdWords blog)
  • October: the updated iOS Creator Studio app gives y'all to a greater extent than Analytics information for your channel in addition to videos (YouTube Creators)
  • October: YouTube Creators)
  • November: YouTube fights for fair use (Google Public Policy blog)
  • November: Create a YouTube channel unconnected to Google+ (G+ news of my post here)
  • December: YouTube Space Bombay opened today - if y'all are a YouTube Creator inwards the area, sign upwards for orientation in addition to upcoming events in addition to workshops (YouTube Creator Blog) 
  • December: YouTube Gaming update: easier setup for novel users, improved search, explore in addition to navigation, improved mobile capture in addition to more! (r/youtubegaming)
  • December: YouTube for Good: USA Creators tin back upwards nonprofits alongside donation cards (YouTube)

2015 Review: Go Live!


2015 was the yr that alive streaming - peculiarly mobile alive streaming - came to the masses. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 number of mobile apps were introduced that allow alive streaming alongside only a few taps - YouTube Live Streaming API makes it easier for tertiary parties to create apps in addition to services that assist y'all deal your YouTube streams.

And piece at that spot weren't whatever major updates to Hangouts on Air this year, HOAs should exercise goodness from improvements made to the alive streaming scheme dorsum terminate too.

My promise is that inwards 2016 either Google volition innovate a mobile alive streaming app or a tertiary political party (like Telestream) volition develop a mobile streaming for Android that is integrated alongside YouTube.

 My 2015 Live Broadcasting Articles

Google Live Broadcasting 2015

Hangouts 2015 Updates 

Blogger 2015 Updates 
  • January: Blogger integration alongside Google Domains makes it easier to larn your concern online
    • February: Blogger bans porn in addition to graphic nudity thus reverses the policy change. 
    • April: Google expands "mobile-friendliness" equally a ranking signal on Apr 21
    • May: Adding novel expressions to Blogger templates (Blogger Buzz) 
    • June: Private Blogger blogs: your readers must conduct hold a Google concern human relationship
    • June: Even to a greater extent than expansion to the Blogger template language (Blogger Buzz) 
    • August: Blogger in addition to Cookies notification inwards European Union countries (Blogger Help Forum) 
    • September: Blogger adds 28 novel country-specific blogspot domains (Blogger assist forum) 
    • October: HTTPS coming to Blogger .blogspot. blogs (Blogger Buzz) 
    • October: Bloggers in addition to Webmasters: Google Domains at nowadays offers to a greater extent than top flat domains to select from, in addition to custom e-mail through Google Apps for Work (Google Domains) 
    • November How to discovery your Blogger spider web log images at nowadays that Google+ Photos is no longer accessible (updated G+ Post) 
    • November Updating the Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines (Webmaster Central Blog)
    • December Drag in addition to drib images into your Blogger spider web log post drafts 
    • December The Featured Post gadget lets y'all highlight a post anywhere on y'all blog's layout (Blogger Buzz)
    • December Use Windows Live Writer to blog? Open Live Writer at nowadays has Blogger support! (Scott Hanselman)
    • December: Missing Blogger spider web log followers? Google Friend Connect at nowadays requires a Google concern human relationship sign-in. Let your blog's followers know!

    2015 Review: AdSense


    Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large alter for AdSense this yr is a novel spirit of transparency. John Brown, caput of AdSense Publisher Policy Communications has been posting on the official AdSense blog in addition to fifty-fifty an  #AskTheAdSenseGuy column at Search Engine Journal. This is the novel philosophy:
    We realize that nosotros tin improve our communications, especially around warnings, suspensions, in addition to concern human relationship disablement.  My accuse is to exercise this. I conduct hold many people working alongside me on amend education, along alongside improving the linguistic communication in addition to instructions around warnings or messages received from Google. I believe that publishers sympathise much amend where they stand upwards at all times when our policies are clear in addition to when nosotros communicate them effectively, in addition to enforce consistently.
    Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 measurement inwards that direction: AdSense Payment History at nowadays displays invalid activeness deductions.

    For potential Publishers they have simplified the application process.

    For established Publishers at that spot are novel ways to earn - Consumer Surveys, Matched Content, Google Contributor - addition novel richer text ads in addition to updated mobile text ads.

    There are also improved functioning in addition to revenue profile reports, in addition to a redesigned mobile app.

    Too complicated? Hire a Certified Publishing Partner to assist deal your account.

    And hopefully earnings volition ascent inwards 2016!

    AdSense 2015 Updates 
    Jump to the detailed overview for Google+, Photos, Local Businesses in addition to Pages, YouTube for viewers, YouTube Creators in addition to Partners, live streaming, Hangouts, Blogger,  AdSense.

    Updated March 2019 to take away Google+ links :( 
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