Google For Creators
Google For Creators
Episode 364 – October 23, 2021
Topics:
- Google Creator Guides
- LinkedIn Closes The Chapter On Stories
- Instagram’s Desktop Uploads & Collabs
- Journalists Like Zoom Interviews
- Pitching Chris Hemsworth
- Sign Language Metallica
- Facebook By Another Name
- Apple Ads
- Walmart ATMs
- Cookie Acceptance
During episode 364, BL and David discuss Google’s push to court creators; LinkedIn closes the chapter on Stories; Instagram allows desktop uploads; Journalists prefer Zoom interviews; Australia pitches Chris Helmsworth; A sign language Metallica video; Facebook by another name; Apple’s privacy protection posing; Walmart’s crypto ATMs; and much, much more.
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Google For Creators
Guides include how to create good content, how to make it search-friendly, creator business basics and lots more.
LinkedIn Closes The Chapter On Stories
If you hadn’t noticed (and why would you?), LinkedIn has shut down its Stories feature.
Desktop Instragram Uploads
At last! You can easily post to Instagram from your desktop.
- Instagram Will Enable Users to Upload Photos and Videos via Desktop from This Week
- Instagram is adding “Collabs,” new music features for Reels, desktop posting and more
Journalists Say Zoom Interviews Are Here To Stay
More than 85% of the local TV reporters and producers said that they will continue to use Zoom for interviews with brand spokespeople after the pandemic.
Pitching Chris Hemsworth
‘Give your Thor muscles a break from the hustle and bustle’ – This small Australian town went viral with their campaign to get actor Chris Hemsworth to visit.
‘Give your Thor muscles a break from the hustle and bustle’ – This small Australian town went viral with their campaign to get actor Chris Hemsworth to visit pic.twitter.com/SYKvxGa4R5— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 22, 2021
Seeing Sound
An Amazon project to create an online experience to promote the movie premiere of Sound Of Metal.
Worst Practices
Facebook By Another Name
Would Facebook by another name smell as rank?
Apple: Privacy Protection Poser
New research reveals Apple has tripled its market share of the mobile app advertising market this year by blocking rivals from using targeted ads on iPhones – something Apple says it did, of course, for user protection.
- Apple Tripled Its Ad Market Share After Blocking Competitors from Targeting Consumers
- Apple must face Siri voice assistant privacy lawsuit -U.S. judge
Walmart’s Crypto ATMs
Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, is letting customers buy bitcoin at dozens of its U.S. stores.
Smiles
Shiny New Stuff
B.L.’s Finds
- PhotoPad – Easy to use design platform that helps businesses create interactive, authentic and memorable visual content and brand images
David’s Finds
- Freesound – A collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
Politics
Halloweenish – Right Wingnut Rudy Giuliani Dons Abe Lincoln Filter to Attack a Democrat
Someone throw some Pez into this tricker’s bag.
He’s managed to find one last scrap of dignity to lose with an incomprehensible attack video. https://t.co/uRcreRqqd2 pic.twitter.com/J7j7s2YfQk— Dane B. McFadhen (@DaneMcFadhen) October 20, 2021
Pro Tips
Google’s SEO Title Changes
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This is already enabled for all Revue writers on desktop and mobile web, with iOS and Android to follow soon. ✨ pic.twitter.com/6eBxvGWyxH— Revue (@revue) October 22, 2021
Weekly Numbers
Cookie Acceptance
At a time when about 3 in 10 US adults feel like they have less control over their data than they did a year ago, it appears many are taking control where they can.
