OnlineSchemaChange rebuilt in Python
The new version of OnlineSchemaChange is written in Python and has a more flexible architecture. …Read More
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Protecting you against phishing
As many email users know, phishing attacks—or emails that impersonate a trusted source to trick users into sharing information—are a pervasive problem. If you use Gmail, you can rest assured that every day, millions of phishing emails are blocked from ever reaching your inbox.
This week, we defended against an email phishing campaign that tricked some of our users into inadvertently granting access to their contact information, with the intent to spread more phishing emails. We took quick action to revoke all access granted to the attacker as well as steps to reduce and prevent harm from future …Read More
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5 Social Media Innovations That Are Changing the Retail Industry
More than 84 percent of smartphone users in the U.S. go online to look up products before purchasing. E-commerce is slowly taking over the consumer world with sales reaching $394.9 billion in 2016, up nearly 16 percent from the previous year.
To stay on top, it makes sense that go where their audience is—meshing the worlds of retail and social media.
Here are five e-commerce tools that are changing the retail industry.
Bonus: Download a free guide that teaches you how to turn Facebook traffic into sales in four simple steps using Hootsuite.
1. Pinterest Lens
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Interested in developing Africa through an innovative business? Join the Diaspora Challenge this Saturday in London
Interested in developing Africa through an innovative business? Join the Diaspora Challenge this Saturday in London
May 5th, 2017
Nigeria’s premier social innovation centre and startup incubator wants you to help connect the UK and Africa.
When Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria in August 2016, one of the places he chose to visit was the Co-Creation Hub, the country’s first social tech startup incubator, in Lagos.
Now, the Co-Creation Hub is coming to Facebook’s London headquarters to launch its latest initiative: the Diaspora Challenge. The goal? To harness the entrepreneurial talents and ideas of the diaspora community in the UK to solve social challenges in …Read More
From the Brandcast stage: New star-studded shows for audiences around the globe
Kevin Hart. Rhett and Link. Ellen DeGeneres. Katy Perry. The Slow Mo Guys. Demi Lovato. Ludacris.
These amazing stars all have something in common: They’re starring in new shows premiering exclusively on YouTube. And since these shows are ad-supported, you—and every single one of our billion-plus viewers—can watch for free.
Bringing even more can’t-miss content to audiences globally
For years, we’ve been proud …Read More
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How machine learning in G Suite makes people more productive
Email management, formatting documents, creating expense reports. These are just some of the time-sinks that can affect your productivity at work. At Google, this is referred to as “overhead”—time spent working on tasks that do not directly relate to creative output—and it happens a lot.
According to a Google study in 2015, the average worker spends only about 5% of his or her time actually coming up with the next big idea. The rest of our time is caught in the quicksand of formatting, tracking, analysis or other mundane tasks. That’s where machine learning can help.
Machine learning algorithms observe …Read More
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A Mother’s Day movie, made for you
Dear Mom,
Becoming a parent has given me a new perspective on the important role you played in my life. As a small tribute to you, and all the other mothers out there, we’re launching Mother’s Day movies—a new feature in Google Photos that makes it super easy to make a movie that celebrates a mom.
Starting today, people can go to photos.google.com/mothersday, pick a mom and kids, and then Google Photos does the rest. It automatically chooses the best photos of the mother and children, and sets it all to music to make a personalized movie.
People can …Read More
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How Nehemiah Manufacturing Co. creates jobs—and second chances
Everyone deserves a second chance. That’s what motivated Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer when they founded Nehemiah Manufacturing Company in 2009. They wanted to bring manufacturing into the inner city of their hometown of Cincinnati, OH, and their goal was to hire people with backgrounds that would typically make it difficult for them to get a job. Some employees may have no work history or a criminal record, but Nehemiah believes they need the opportunity to prove themselves. Dan and Richard turned to the web to help their business grow, expanding Nehemiah from just 10 employees to 110 …Read More
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7 Twitter Accounts That Will Make You a Better Social Media Marketer
One common challenge for social media marketers is the pace—not only is it tough to stay on top of a consistent posting schedule, but social platforms seem to announce new features or changes every other week. It’s almost impossible for the stretched-thin marketer to keep up.
Fortunately, marketers can lean on subject matter experts who readily offer up their hard-earned advice, all in 140 characters or less. When it comes to stepping up your social media game, it only makes sense to turn to the platforms themselves for guidance.
That’s why we’ve taken the time to round up some of the top …Read More
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May the Fourth be with You
Step into a galaxy far, far away and celebrate May the Fourth with Google Play.
We traveled back to Jakku to find the most popular Star Wars content of all time on Google Play, including the most downloaded film, The Force Awakens; the most downloaded game, Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes and the most downloaded book, Aftermath: Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Check out the full lists below.