Find the original archive of the video here: Page Experience Is Becoming a Ranking Factor, and More…What’s New With Google, June 2020 Edition – Web and Beyond Live – July 6, 2020.

This week, Ray discussed:

• Happy (Belated) World Social Media Day! (June 30, 2020) (Check out my blog post on the topic of good digital marketing strategy!)
• Happy National Independent Retailer Month! (More retail marketing content coming this month.)

What’s New at Google, June 2020 Edition

• Use the new Google Chat app for fast and reliable communication 
• Migrate your users from classic Hangouts to Google Chat, now available in Gmail 
• New sharing dialog for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms 
• Use NFC and USB security keys natively on iOS devices 
• Google Voice Improvements: Use in Gmail and transfer calls 
• Google Gives Businesses Free Ads…And Other Small Business Tech News 
• New document save status and offline indicator for Docs, Sheets, and Slides 
• Admin console improvements: API client access, GSM apps, admin roles, domain management, and unmanaged users 
• New comment interface for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on Android 
• Improvements to layouts in Google Meet 
• New quick settings help you optimize your Gmail layout 
• Use Google Voice and Google Fi, now with the same account 
• New Google Groups now generally available 
• Spanish grammar suggestions now available in Google Docs and Gmail 
• Edit Calendar events directly from Gmail and Docs 
• Connected Sheets now generally available, replacing Sheets data connector 
• YouTube monetization guidelines
• Google Is Going to Use “Page Experience” as an SEO Ranking Factor
• Google Currents for G Suite launching July 6, shutting down Google+ one last time
• Stay connected more easily with Meet in Gmail on mobile

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