Google Buys Private Photo/Video Backup And Sharing App Odysee
Google has acquired Odysee, an iOS and Android app that lets you automatically back up photos and videos taken on your camera or tablet to your home computer. That means Google+ Photo service will soon be having more offline and private sharing features. The app which also lets you set up private, automatic sharing with others, will be effectively shut down by February 23, while the team behind the app will be joining Google+ to...
Google+ Launches Video Auto Enhance Feature
Do you often use Google+ to post videos? There is good news for you as the service has launched new and exciting tools as videos posted on Google+ will be flagged by its automated system that can be enhanced with improved stability, colour correction, and lighting enhancements. You may however, have to wait for a future date to see improvements made on the voice quality. “We’re all taking more videos than ever before, thanks to...
Google Opens Up More Options For People To Describe Their Gender On Google+
Google+ users now have more options to describe their gender according to Google. Users will no longer be restricted to “male,” “female,” and “other;” but will instead be allowed to type in their preference into a text field provided by Google. Users can also provide Google with a designated pronoun, which the company would use to refer them on their profile, to customize phrases Google+ automatically generates, such as “in her...
Google Plus Introduces Option That Lets You Pin Updates To Your Profile Page
Courtesy of Engadget, it is being reported that Google plus now gives you option to pin a post to the top of your profile, which ensures that will see your posts no matter how old it is. While this might not be a major addition, it is still a handy tool for users who may wish to run a poll for a long time. It will also ensure that your friends see old pictures or provide information to new followers about what you are up to at the...
Google Hangouts Now Allows You To Make Free One Minute International Calls
Google has announced that users of Hangouts app will be able to make one minute free international calls. Users in 25 countries listed by Google will get the first minute free on international calls they make via the app. Before this announcement, Google’s Hangouts app designed for both desktops and mobiles provided instant access to video, instant messaging, and chat calls to phone numbers with the use of an internet connection. Free...
Google Ends Authorship Markup In Google SERPS
June’s end brought the first big change for Google’s authorship feature, as the profile photos and circle count were removed from search results. Why? There are rumors about the search giant figuring out whether this improves the CTR in organic results, while the clicks for AdWords ads were less and less. Ok, we could live with this, but August 29 brought another change… This time, things are more serious. Mr. John Mueller, Webmaster...