I love websites with multimedia experiences, but there's nothing worse than clicking through to read an article and having an auto-play video start blasting out of your computer's speakers, especially when you weren't expecting it. Thankfully, Google has a solution for you! It has finally brought its popular Live Caption feature from Android to … [Read more...] about Google’s Live Caption feature lets you read audio from the Chrome browser
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How to use Google’s new Threadit tool
You can send a short & sweet video message to your friends or colleagues to celebrate their success. The good part is you do not need a video maker to impress them. Google’s new Threadit tool helps you create short video recordings to share your work or connect with your team. Google Threadit lets you record yourself and your screen Video … [Read more...] about How to use Google’s new Threadit tool
Google’s Live Caption feature prepares to support transcribing more languages
Google’s Live Caption feature will soon support transcribing for more languages. Currently, the accessibility feature only supports transcribing English on Android and Chrome. According to Android Police, which release a report saying Live Caption is coming to Chrome OS, Google’s feature could soon add support for transcribing French, German, … [Read more...] about Google’s Live Caption feature prepares to support transcribing more languages
Page Experience: Google’s Major New Ranking Factor for 2021
Google has announced that a new raking signal – Page Experience – will become a major part of their core ranking algorithm starting May 2021. It is a strategy to improve the quality of content in Google search index pages for a more meaningful user experience. The new page experience is a set of signals that will determine the user experience of … [Read more...] about Page Experience: Google’s Major New Ranking Factor for 2021
Having everything in Google’s cloud is great — until it goes down
Google is a great place to store your whole digital life, but the way it all works means if one thing goes dark, you might not have access to your other things. Even when you buy the very best Android phone available, the real engine that powers it comes from Google's servers. And that fun new phone is significantly less fun when that server … [Read more...] about Having everything in Google’s cloud is great — until it goes down
Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV will offer the Apple TV app soon
Google’s newest Chromecast streaming device, the Chromecast with Google TV, will finally offer the Apple TV app starting in early 2021. Google announced the news in a blog post on 16 December 2020, saying: "You’ll be able to see Apple Originals in your personalised recommendations and search results, making it even easier to find your favorite … [Read more...] about Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV will offer the Apple TV app soon
Google’s Nearby Share feature will soon let you transfer apps as well
Google released its own peer-to-peer file transfer system – Nearby Share – back in August for all devices running Android 6+ or a later build. The file transfer feature allows users to share files, pictures, and even links securely over a wireless bridge that can be driven by Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Web RTC, even if users are offline. Today, Google … [Read more...] about Google’s Nearby Share feature will soon let you transfer apps as well
SEO: Google’s Product Knowledge Panels Drive Impressions (but Not for Amazon)
Every merchant wants to beat Amazon in Google’s organic search listings. The easiest way? Upload data for placement in Google’s product knowledge panel. Product knowledge panels contain information you’d typically find on a product detail page, such as a product description, images, and reviews. Most importantly for ecommerce sites, these … [Read more...] about SEO: Google’s Product Knowledge Panels Drive Impressions (but Not for Amazon)
SEO: What Google’s New Passage Indexing Means for Ecommerce
In its never-ending quest to improve search results, Google is extending natural language processing to “passage indexing,” ranking individual sentences or phrases within a page. Google addressed this latest update in an October 15 blog post. The update will impact an estimated 7 percent of its search queries worldwide. It centers around … [Read more...] about SEO: What Google’s New Passage Indexing Means for Ecommerce
Google’s Project Zero reveals details of ‘high severity’ security flaw with Microsoft’s GitHub
Security issues are frequently exposed by Google's Project Zero; just days ago, security researchers revealed details of an actively exploited Windows Kernel Cryptography Driver security flaw. Now Project Zero has released details of a serious security flaw in another Microsoft venture -- GitHub. The bug relates to GitHub Actions' workflow … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Zero reveals details of ‘high severity’ security flaw with Microsoft’s GitHub