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On Google Street View published images of the crater of the active volcano
Google Street View has given users the ability to look into the crater of an active volcano on the Ambrym island in the Pacific country of Vanuatu. About it reported in a company blog.
Google may add advertising in Assistant
Owners of the Google Home say that they heard the advertisement of the movie Beauty and The Beast. This they said on the forum Reddit.
Google has tightened the rules in relation to external partners
Google updated the rules of Google Partners. Now they would sanction for misrepresentation. In particular, for providing false information about the company and services, and statements about the possibilities of Google products.
EU authorities against Google, Facebook and Twitter
EU authorities accused Google, Facebook and Twitter in violation of the rights of consumers. The company received a month to the enforcement of the rules of their services into line with European legislation. Otherwise, they could face fines, writes Reuters.
YouTube closes annotations
YouTube announced that on 2 may 2017 to support the annotation editor will be terminated.
Google has developed an application for children monitoring
Google introduced a new app Family Link. With it, parents can monitor how kids use their Android device.
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Google does not use Chrome data for identifying the new URL
Stone Temple Consulting agency shared the results of a new research. It was intended to find out whether the data Google Chrome browser to identify the new URL.
Google launched a new advertising format in AdWords
Google AdWords has launched a new ad format - ad locations. About it is reported on the service's page in Google+.
Google confirms using the Page Layout filter
Google still uses the filter Page Layout, launched in 2012. About this said the representative of the search Garry Illyes in response to a question from webmasters on Twitter.
VK added API methods to create a promotional record button
Team VK stated about adding to the API the possibility of creating a hidden advertising of records and record buttons, call-to-action. Now third-party developers access to the full functionality of promotional records through the API.
Germany plans to start fining social networks
The German government developed a bill that provides for penalties for social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, for failure to remove prohibited content. It refers to posts that incite hatred and fake news. The maximum penalty could reach 50 million euros.
VK launched Android application for live broadcasts
Social network VK has officially launched its own app for streaming on Android. It is already possible to download in Google Play.
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In Gmail for Android appeared remittances
In the Gmail app for Android appeared a function of remittances. At the moment it is only available to users in the United States.
Google is the leader in the search advertising market, Facebook - the leader in the market of display advertising
In 2017, Google will occupy the 77.8% of search advertising market in the United States. In 2018, the company's share will reach 80%. The remaining 20% will be distributed between Microsoft, Yahoo, Yelp, Amazon, Ask and AOL. About it reported in a new eMarketer forecast.
Google against suspicious content
Google added a new section to the guide for assessors. Now they will have to mark offensive content and false information in the search results. These data are then used to train the algorithms search engines to identify such content.
Google is testing AdWords ads under SERP
English-speaking users have noticed that Google is testing the display of six AdWords ads at the bottom of the SERP. In the end, the total number of ads on a page can reach 10 – to 4 above and 6 below.