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Google Announces the End of Google+ After a Data Breach
Cybersecurity Flaws at Google+ Left Windows Open for Hackers to Infiltrate Alphabet Inc. failed to properly manage online security for their Google+ project, and now the company is planning on ending consumer operations permanently. In 2015 the bug was originally spotted. It was fixed in 2018, but Google did not inform their users until the Wall Street Journal posted an article on the topic. In an era where social networks are comprising user data, it brings up an important discussion of how much information we add to each program, website, and interaction online will provide opportunities for hackers to misuse
Updates to Google Feed Creates a More Dynamic User Experience in Comparison to Facebook
Google has recently rolled out a new update for their search within the Google app for IOS and Android users. The company has expanded and reworked some of the services within the Google Now application, and streamlined it for more news-related content. Google feed works as a personal assistant overall. In addition to tailoring the users news feed, it also connects with Google Maps to collect data for nearby locations for common purchases. It also connects with Google Translate, Gmail, and other products. One interesting piece to Google feed that caught my eye was the 'attractions' option. Users can
Google News Rolls Out a New Layout to Enhance the User Experience
Google News has updated and redesigned the layout to their website. Take a look at the new layout on the main website with Google News. Customize your news to have the publications and topics that you prefer display in the content feed. One of the new features is known as Story Cards. These help readers explore different perspectives to gain a well-rounded understanding of different issues. The introduction view offers a quick glance into a story. If readers want to read more from a selected source, they can go deeper and read articles with different points of view. When
Explore Virtual Reality Online with WebVR Experiments by Google
Google has launched a website titled WebVR Experiments to help manage and showcase the latest open source virtual reality projects on the Internet with JavaScript. In an era of decentralized products and technology, producing interactive projects on the Web can be difficult with the limitations set by browsers and digital devices. Google has launched a platform that uses JavaScript as the core coding language. WebVR Experiments has a selection of games, interactive media, and film projects to review. The Musical Forest is an interactive music-based VR project. Google Creative Lab produced this project, but I had seen a project
Microsoft, Oracle and Google Compete with Amazon Web Services for Cloud Computing Services
Four of the largest tech companies, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon continue to expand their cloud computing services and products. The competition is so intense, Google has a calculator on their cloud service website to compare prices with Amazon Web Services. It is smart business, as well as giving AWS an indirect plug. I suggest a company develop a website, like Orbitz for cloud computing, that displays the different companies, services, products, and prices in an organizable fashion. The website RightScale, is currently doing something similar to this idea. RightScale has a breakdown of their top four companies including: AWS,
Accelerate the Mobile Web with a Live Stream from AMP Conf 2017
The Google AMP Conference is live streaming on YouTube with informative tips on producing effective Web content with the AMP platform. The tech conference kicked off yesterday, and is continuing today with lectures and insight from Yamini Gupta and Vamsee Jasti at Google. Day 1 provided talks featuring: Paul Bakaus at Google, Jeremy Keith at Clearleft, Nicole Sullivan at Salesforce, Sarah Saltrick Meyer with Buzzfeed, Gina Trapani at Postlight and Mike Adler with Esty. AMP Conf 2017 is an excellent way to find out the latest trends and upcoming methods Web publishers are connecting with audiences online. One of
Google AMP 2017 Rolls Out Updates and Announces New York City Conference
Google AMP is also known as the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. The platform allows websites to connect with users at a rapid speed with a slimmed down look and feel. During their first year anniversary, Google has announced a series of updates for AMP: Google will be hosting a two day conference in New York City on March 7 and 8. The conference will have live streams, 14 presentations, and 5 panels. Producers can now host carousels in search. This update will provide publishers the ability to display multiple stories within one topic. Google Search Analytics now has a new
The Google for Entrepreneurs Network Helps Startups Develop their Brand
The Google for Entrepreneurs Network is comprised of a group of campuses and communities that foster and help startups grow to meet new customers. Google for Entrepreneurs is a hub for business leaders to connect to share ideas. Major cities around the world have dozens of businesses that are looking to make an impact. With this platform by Google, users can plug into workshops to build new partnerships, as well as learning more about different startups. A brilliant piece to the campus section of Google for Entrepreneurs is the classes and workshops available to give guidance in the startup community.
Google Presents: Local Guides Challenge 2016
Google Local Guides is hosting a challenge to capture and record local businesses via photography and written reviews. During October 2016, Google is opening up Local Guides to encourage users to add informed, clearly written reviews to Google Maps. 'The 5 cities that contribute the most reviews and photos in October will be invited to an epic event in their hometown.' MegS - Google Moderator I've been working as a contributor on Google Maps. After researching this event, I noticed that users need to sign up as a 'Local Guide' to contribute information to be recorded for the Local
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) New Features in Google Search
Google has been working on delivering Web articles to consumers at a faster rate with their Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) program. The Washington Post has recently published a case study on their interaction with AMP. They note that the platform has built a stronger and larger audience, as well as delivering content at a faster speed. “We have seen load times average 400 milliseconds, an 88% improvement over our traditional mobile website. This has made readers more likely to tap on Washington Post stories because they know our articles will load consistently fast.” - David Merrell, Senior Product Manager at The Washington
Cybersecurity Flaws at Google+ Left Windows Open for Hackers to Infiltrate Alphabet
Google has recently rolled out a new update for their search
Google News has updated and redesigned the layout to their website.
Google has launched a website titled WebVR Experiments to help manage
Four of the largest tech companies, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon continue
The Google AMP Conference is live streaming on YouTube with informative
Google AMP is also known as the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. The
The Google for Entrepreneurs Network is comprised of a group of
Google Local Guides is hosting a challenge to capture and record
Google has been working on delivering Web articles to consumers at