By JR Raphael July 28, 2022 Keyboard shortcuts are pure geek gold. And if there’s one company that’s filled with efficiency-appreciating eggheads, it’s Google. So it’s no surprise that Google’s browser-based apps are absolutely overflowing with ways to accomplish tasks by pressing a key or two. And beyond the most broadly known keystrokes … Continue reading The ultimate guide to Google’s time-saving keyboard shortcuts
How to get the most out of Google Drive For anyone who needs an overview of one of the most potent free productivity tools around. S. Rutherford @samrutherford Storage and pricing Uploading, support files, and organization Collaboration Accessing files offline Google Drive is an incredibly powerful tool for storing and organizing all sorts of … Continue reading How to get the most out of Google Drive
Google New Ranking Signal To Support Skin Tones In Image Search by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 12, 2022 Google plans to incorporate a new signal into image ranking, as well as introduce a new type of schema to help make its image search results more racially inclusive and diverse. The scale will represent … Continue reading Google New Ranking Signal To Support Skin Tones In Image Search
By Doug Aamoth April 19, 2022 If you’ve got an Android phone and you haven’t yet tried Google Messages as your texting go-to, give it a whirl. It’s got a great mix of features without feeling overly bloated. It’s simple enough to use right out of the gate: Sending and receiving messages is about … Continue reading 5 time-saving Google Messages features you should be using
Google Builds On Web Search For Retail Websites by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 4, 2022 Google Cloud Retail Search, now available to all retailers, provides the ability to integrate Google-like search features on digital properties without the need to preprocess data, train or tune machine learning models. It is part of Product Discovery Solutions for … Continue reading Google Builds On Web Search For Retail Websites
Google Launches Automated Automotive Ad Unit by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 11, 2022 Google vehicle ads now provides a new ad format on Search that shows nearby cars for sale. The advertising unit, announced Friday at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show, aims to help more consumers who turn to the web to look for … Continue reading Google Launches Automated Automotive Ad Unit
Google To Limit Cross-Device Tracking On Android Phones by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 16, 2022 Google today announced a multi-year initiative to curtail cross-device tracking on Android phones. The initiative is part of the company’s Privacy Sandbox program that will introduce new, more private advertising solutions. The changes will limit sharing of user data with third … Continue reading Google To Limit Cross-Device Tracking On Phones Running Android Operating System
By Connie Lin February 01, 2022 Xin nian kuai le—today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and billions across Asia are celebrating the prospects of happiness, good fortune, and prosperity. It’s the biggest holiday of the year in many countries, with festivities in China, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia, Tibet, and Vietnam lasting … Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year: Here’s the cultural meaning behind Google’s Year of the Tiger doodle
Chrome for Android will ask if you really want to close every tab at once The warning might prevent a huge mistake. J. Fingas @jonfingas January 29th, 2022 Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images If you’re the sort to leave web browser tabs open on your phone (you know who you are), you’ve probably had … Continue reading Chrome for Android will ask if you really want to close every tab at once
Some praise Google’s replacement for FLoC while others are quick to point out its limitations. George Nguyen on January 26, 2022 Earlier this week, Google announced the Topics API, its latest ad targeting proposal aimed at replacing third-party cookies. This leaves Federated Learning of Cohorts dead in the water while marketing and adtech platforms and advertisers … Continue reading Google’s Topics API provokes a range of reactions
