Google+ Platform Office Hours: Snippets

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This week it's all about webmasters and snippets on the Google+ Platform Office Hours. Snippets! With the history API in developer preview, creating great snippets on your website is more important than ever. Join us as we explain snippets and review what's new. 0:27 - Introducing Gus 1:20 - What is a snippet? 3:29 - As a content producer why do I care about snippets? - (Sorry about the missing audio) - Because you, as the content producer know how your content should be displayed elsewhere on the web. Snippets give you control over it 4:30 - How do I add snippets to my site? 5:59 - The snippet code generator tool: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/snippet/ 7:43 - Can you use an external site to host images? - (More missing audio) - Yup! You can include them cross domain, for example if you use a content distribution network, but only include URLs you control. 9:38 - schema.org and its many schemas 12:46 - Snippets on the Google+ history API 15:20 - How do you verify schema.org markup? - Rich Snippet Testing Tool: http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets - MicroBeta Chrome Extension: http://goo.gl/EPwYS

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