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Google may require double verification for some business profiles

Google may require double verification for some business profiles

Google has updated its document on how to verify your business in Google Business Profiles to add that you Google “may require you to verify by more than one method.” This might be related to some fraudulent business profiles being created using one of the verification methods. Verification methods. Google currently offers several methods to verify a business listing with Google Business Profiles. When this first launched, Google had only the postcard method, where… Source link

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Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe

Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe

Google logo is seen on a smartphone in front of RT and Sputnik logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik from its Play store, in line with an earlier move to remove the Russian state publishers from its news-related features. A number of tech companies have limited… Source link

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Google buys Synaptics audio team, IP for earbuds

Google buys Synaptics audio team, IP for earbuds

Google has been on an audio startup buying spree: It’s undertaken four separate transactions over the past 15 months, spending tens of millions of dollars to acquire IP, tech and talent in the field of audio hardware. These acquisitions could help the company beef up its wireless earbuds, and possibly defend itself against future patent litigation. A Google spokesperson declined to comment. Google kicked off its audio hardware-buying binge in December 2020, when it inked a deal with longtime… Source link

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Inside Sonos’ decision to sue Google — and how it won

Inside Sonos’ decision to sue Google — and how it won

Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement. Sonos said that it had disclosed details about how its technology worked during negotiations to integrate Google’s voice assistant and that Google had copied the tech and then released cheaper products it subsidized with revenue from search advertising. Sonos recently won that lawsuit at the US International Trade Commission, which ruled that… Source link

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Google, Meta face penalties in Russia as deadline passes to open local offices

Google, Meta face penalties in Russia as deadline passes to open local offices

FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/ Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law. Russian legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin has… Source link

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Years Ago, Google Tested a Meeting Ban and Unexpectedly Reinvented Remote Work. It’s a Game-Changer

Years Ago, Google Tested a Meeting Ban and Unexpectedly Reinvented Remote Work. It’s a Game-Changer

Years ago, Google dropped jaws and sent millions into pure joy when it temporarily banned virtual meetings. It was a test to see if doing so would come with any of its suspected benefits, such as boosting productivity and improving workplace satisfaction, while saving the company millions of dollars by reducing wasted time. Years later, its approach appears to have proven its hypothesis correct, but it has also proven that many take the wrong approach to remote work.  Google has… Source link

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Google Ads Updates Destination Requirements Policy

Google Ads Updates Destination Requirements Policy

Google Ads is updating its Destination requirements policy in March 2022 to improve clarity for advertisers. The changes being made will not impact the current policies. Changes to the Destination policies are officially going into effect on March 21, 2022. If you’re unclear why Google  disapproved your ads in the past, these changes should benefit you. What’s Changing? When Google disapproves an ad it’s not always clear why it was disapproved, or what this means for the rest of an… Source link

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The Oddly Addictive Quality of Google Alerts

The Oddly Addictive Quality of Google Alerts

When I started working on my first book, I asked some writers I knew if they had any advice. Quite a few mentioned setting deadlines for myself so that instead of facing one Everest-sized due date, I could work through a series of more manageable, less Himalaya-sized deadlines one at a time; many encouraged me to try writing a few hundred words every day, but some said not to write anything until the whole book was outlined and I knew how all of the chapters worked; a few others suggested… Source link

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