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Check out what’s going on at Google, what’s changed, what’s about to change, and more! From the mandate to the mighty, what happens at Google can change a whole lot of things for businesses of all types and sizes.
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Camilo Pires

Why does Google have a verification process for advertising?

Google advertising is a great way to make people aware of your business and the services you offer! In order to ensure that your business is safe and trustworthy, Google requires you to complete a verification process.

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Camilo Pires

HTTPS now default in Address Bar with new version of Chrome

The new version of Chrome (Chrome 90) will implement a major change in which it is switching to having HTTPS in the address bar by default. This blog post will help you understand why this major change is taking place and why it is important.

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Andy Smart

Google just gave Chrome users a great reason to stay with the browser

Google has given Chrome users plenty of reasons to quit its browser recently, including controversial changes, security problems, data concerns and rivals offering greater privacy. But now Google has introduced a great reason to stay.

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Chris Grant (he/him)

Google’s roadmap to the end of the non-HTTPS web in Chrome

The latest update to the Chrome browser took another step forward towards creating a more secure web experience for users by forcing audio and video to use HTTPS connections or else be blocked. In ongoing efforts to protect users from unsafe downloads, Google’s developers have now laid the groundwork that will eventually result in non-secure downloads being blocked entirely by Chrome.

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Chris Grant (he/him)

Urgent: Your website, and those you use, may not work in Chrome from February 4th, 2020

Web sites you use, if run in Chrome, may not work as expected once Chrome 80 is released on February 4th, 2020. Chrome is changing the way websites and cookies work by default. Prior to February 4th 2020, you should test to confirm if any updates are required to allow the continued normal operation of your website or web app.

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Chris Grant (he/him)

Google is killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used anyway

Google has shared an updated timeline for when Chrome apps will stop working on all platforms. June 2022 is when they’ll be gone for good, but it depends on which platform you’re on (via 9to5Google). Previously, we knew that Chrome apps someday wouldn’t work on Windows, macOS, and Linux, but today, Google revealed that Chrome apps will eventually stop working on Chrome OS, too.