Google's war against account hijackers

An update on our war against account hijackers | Official Google Blog: "How Google Security helps protect your account - Every time you sign in to Google, whether via your web browser once a month or an email program that checks for new mail every five minutes, our system performs a complex risk analysis to determine how likely it is that the sign-in really comes from you. In fact, there are more than 120 variables that can factor into how a decision is made. If a sign-in is deemed suspicious or risky for some reason—maybe it’s coming from a country oceans away from your last sign-in—we ask some simple questions about your account. For example, we may ask for the phone number associated with your account, or for the answer to your security question. These questions are normally hard for a hijacker to solve, but are easy for the real owner. Using security measures like these, we've dramatically reduced the number of compromised accounts by 99.7 percent since the peak of these hijacking attempts in 2011."


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Google Retail Stores

A Google Retail Store? Why It's Not As Crazy As It Sounds - Forbes: ". . . Google already has some retail experience. It has “pop-up” Chrome stores inside several hundred Best Buy stores, for instance, that are staffed by people trained by Google. So it’s not as much of a stretch as it might seem.

* The stores would help expand the reach of Google’s brand. At the same time, Google’s brand currently is so well-known and largely well-regarded, its logo so ubiquitous, its very name a common verb, that Google stores wouldn’t represent a big leap in consumers’ minds. It could even sell Google clothes and other brand-oriented gear.

* The stores could serve as a showcase for products made by Google Android partners such as Samsung and Acer. Samsung’s Chromebooks have gotten mostly good reviews, for instance, but even a $250 computer is something most people will want to try out in person first. Same with a $150-plus Galaxy S III, no matter how funny those Samsung ads lampooning Apple fanboys are. . . . "


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Google Wants to Be a Bank

Google Wants to Be a Bank Now - Business - The Atlantic Wire: "Google, the search engine company that also happens to do 35 other things, is expanding its horizons once again with a new financial services division. On Monday, the multi-billion dollar corporation is set to launch a new credit business in the United Kingdom with plans to expand to other countries in the next few weeks, according to the Financial Times. Based on what we know so far, the program will let businesses take out a line of credit -- between $200 and $10,000 -- to spend on Google's money-making AdWords program. . . ."


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Google for Entrepreneurs

For any entrepreneur, Google and its many tools and resources are a "must-have." In fact, I consider Google a huge online "virtual business incubator." For more info, the following is a good start--

Google for Entrepreneurs – Google for Entrepreneurs: "Participate in a local event - Get involved. Find workshops, networking events, mentoring sessions, and more. View upcoming events. Find resources to grow. Grow your business with tools and online resources from Google. Find the right resources for your business . . ."

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Zavers coupons by Google

Zavers by Google – Google: "Zavers by Google is a fast and easy way to offer the right coupons to the right shoppers, expand rewards programs, and track redemption in real-time. Shoppers find the manufacturer discounts on their favorite retailer websites and add the digital coupons to their online cards. Savings are automatically deducted at checkout when shoppers swipe their rewards card or type in their phone numbers - no scanning or sorting necessary."

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How to Reinstall the Google Chrome Browser

Removing and them reinstalling the Google Chrome browser may help fix problems with the software.

How to Reinstall the Google Chrome Browser " . . . Double-click Google Chrome, click Remove and confirm that you would like to uninstall the browser. If you have trouble removing the browser, check out Google’s instructions for manually yanking Chrome off a Windows system. The company has more information about uninstalling Chrome if it has been installed systemwide, as well as for removing it from Mac and Linux systems here. Once you have removed the nonfunctioning copy of Google Chrome from your system, you can download and install it again. If you are still having problems with the software, check Google’s page of known issues with Chrome to see if there might be a solution."


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Google Pulls Together Public Alerts in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Google Pulls Together Public Alerts in Wake of Hurricane Sandy: "Google has bundled its Public Alerts services, which provide information and warnings during emergencies, into Google Search, Google Maps and into its Android Maps and Google Now apps on devices running Jelly Bean. The announcement came just after the height of Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled much of the East Coast with hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, flooding, downed tree limbs and massive power outages stretching from Boston to Maryland."


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Google renames productivity apps for Chrome users

Google renames productivity apps for Chrome users | ZDNet: "Google's productivity tools have gained new names, and users can now deploy them as apps in the Chrome Web Store. The Document, Spreadsheet and Presentation tools — rivals to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint respectively — originally went under the Google Docs banner, before that got folded into Google Drive in April. Now, according to a Google Drive post on Tuesday, they are called Docs, Sheets and Slides. The renaming came alongside the release of Docs, Sheets and Slides as individual Chrome Web Store apps. For those running Chrome on a standard PC, there is no difference between installing those apps and simply bookmarking them within the browser."


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Beautiful!--a laptop for everyone!

Everyone needs one of these--

Official Google Blog: "The new Chromebook is a great computer at any price, but it’s an incredible computer at $249. It’s one of the lightest laptops on the market. You can easily carry it around all day—it’s 2.5 pounds, a mere 0.8 inches thick, with more than 6 hours of battery life for the typical user. And with 100 GB of free storage on Google Drive*, you can get to all of your stuff anytime, anywhere."


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Let's Hangout.

Just a few of the memorable, inspiring, funny, inventive, celebratory, educational, sing-along-able, industrious, adventurous Hangouts from the last year. Starting your own Hangout is easy, just click the Hangout button in Google+ or Gmail.

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Maps We Like and Why We Like Them (video)

Paul and Chris talk about their favorite maps, why they like them, and how they find cool maps.

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Google Games Chat (#3) video

Chatting about games, industry trends, and making bold new predictions that will probably look ridiculously wrong in three years.

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Google+ Adds New Features Aimed at Businesses

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) --Emily Chang reports on new updates for Google+. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Google+ for Businesses (video)

Google+ for Businesses (video) - See how businesses around the globe are using Google+ to get noticed, enhance their ads, and connect with their audience. Get started at google.com/+/business.

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