Great to see everyone at the last event. Summary notes for reference.
- Make sure you claim your free SSL certificates before January to avoid being penalised by Google – https://www.contradodigital.com/2016/09/01/claim-your-free-ssl-certificates-for-https/
- Here’s what caused the massive internet outage last month at Dyn DNS with a sophisticated DDoS attack using the Mirai software on hacked Internet of Things devices – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/
- Google has been experimenting with style transfers on images to imitate popular works of art – https://research.googleblog.com/2016/10/supercharging-style-transfer.html
- Google has launched Jamboard to enable colleagues to collaborate on a whiteboard remotely – https://blog.google/products/g-suite/jamboard-whiteboard-reimagined-collaboration-cloud/
- Android Pay partners with Visa and MasterCard – https://blog.google/topics/shopping-payments/android-pay-partners-visa-checkout-and-masterpass/
- Lots of really interesting Facebook statistics collated by HootSuite – https://blog.hootsuite.com/facebook-statistics/
- Google to begin distrusting SSL certificates provided by WoSign and StartCom – https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/distrusting-wosign-and-startcom.html
- Google has disclosed a serious vulnerability on Windows which remains unpatched by Microsoft – https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
- It was Europe Code Week last month – http://codeweek.eu/
- Google brings virtual expeditions to classrooms – https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/bringing-virtual-expeditions-classrooms-spain/ and https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/
- WordPress 4.7 is now in Beta and is expected to launch on 6th December – https://wordpress.org/news/2016/10/wordpress-4-7-beta-1/
- Google Cast app has been rebranded as Google Home – https://blog.google/products/chromecast/meet-new-google-home-app/
- Android Pay launches in Hong Kong – https://blog.google/topics/shopping-payments/android-pay-says-nei-hou-hong-kong/
- Facebook launches new features to help you get recommendations from your friends when you need them – https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/getting-things-done-with-the-help-of-your-friends/
- Google shopping partners with key ecommerce platforms – https://adwords.googleblog.com/2016/10/google-shopping-partners-with-ecommerce.html
- Google upgrades their open source course builder technology – https://blog.google/topics/education/course-builder-now-supports-scheduling-easier-customization-and-more/
- Google launches new Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) testing tool within Google Webmaster Tools – https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2016/10/using-amp-try-our-new-webpage-tester.html
- Google starts labelling articles that have been ‘Fact Checked’ in Google News – https://blog.google/topics/journalism-news/labeling-fact-check-articles-google-news/
- Facebook launches ability to cast videos from Facebook to your Apple TV or through the Google Chromecast – http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/a-new-way-to-watch-videos-from-facebook-on-your-tv/
- Google updates the Transparency Report after receiving almost 45,000 requests from governments in the first half of 2016 regarding account information of users – https://blog.google/topics/public-policy/building-surveillance-reform/
- Facebook launches Workplace, the platform for professional networking within your organisation – https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/introducing-workplace-by-facebook/
- Google Analytics has updated their desktop dashboard to improve usability – https://analytics.googleblog.com/2016/10/improvements-coming-to-google-analytics.html
- Facebook launches the Events from Facebook App on iOS to help people find events near to them – https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/introducing-the-events-from-facebook-app/
- Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is now officially 1 years old – https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/celebrating-amp-year-review/
- See how easy it is to build a barbers website using the latest WordPress as a service platform CreoPressto – https://www.creopressto.com/websites/barbers-websites/
Hope to see you at the next event – https://www.contradodigital.com/event/digital-forum-7th-december-2016/ Book now to avoid disappointment.
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Michael Cropper
Founder & Managing Director at Contrado Digital Ltd
Michael founded Contrado Digital in 2013. He has experience working with national and multi-national brands in a wide range of industries, helping them achieve awesome results. Michael regularly speaks at local universities and industry events while keeping up with the latest trends in the digital industry.