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    2. Google Voice is now available as a core G Suite service

      ~tech Text 361 words
      I received this email yesterday but haven't seen any blog posts or press releases about it yet: Hello Administrator, Since our Beta Program announcement last year, we’ve been testing an...

      I received this email yesterday but haven't seen any blog posts or press releases about it yet:

      Hello Administrator,

      Since our Beta Program announcement last year, we’ve been testing an enterprise-ready version of Google Voice. Over the next seven days, Google Voice will become available as a core G Suite service for all eligible* G Suite customers (additional fees apply to this new, managed version of Google Voice). This email will help you understand the transition details but you can also refer to the Voice webpage for more information.

      What's changing:

      • Managed Google Voice is available in 3 tiers and will become a core G Suite service for your domain after subscribing to a service tier.
      • Managed Voice accounts will be covered under your existing G Suite agreement and additional Google Voice service specific terms.
      • Support for managed Voice accounts will be the same as other G Suite core services.

      What's not changing:

      • The Google Voice service will remain “on” by default.
      • If users in your domain signed up for Voice prior to this launch, they will be able to maintain their legacy unmanaged Voice subscriptions without additional cost, and will remain subject to the Google Voice consumer terms of service. You can add a Voice subscription and upgrade these users to managed Voice users in your Admin console.
      • Hangouts Meet (also a core G Suite service) is integrated with Google Voice, allowing meeting participants to dial in or be added by phone.

      What do I need to do?

      • If you did not participate in the Google Voice Beta Program and would like to use Google Voice for your organization, follow these steps to add a Voice subscription.

      We're here to help

      If you have additional questions or need technical assistance, please contact Google support. When you call or submit your support case, reference issue number ----------.

      Sincerely,

      The G Suite Team

      * Google Voice is not yet available for G Suite for Government customers. Google Voice is available for purchase in select countries.

      It looks like Google Voice is going to be sticking around for awhile. You can even use Polycom desk phones with it if you get the $20 tier.

      9 votes

    39. Link topics can now display additional "source" info beyond the domain - currently enabled for YouTube and Twitter

      ~tildes.official Text 150 words
      I've just deployed a small change that can show some additional info for some link topics, depending on which domain they link to. So far, it's only enabled for YouTube and Twitter links, where it...

      I've just deployed a small change that can show some additional info for some link topics, depending on which domain they link to. So far, it's only enabled for YouTube and Twitter links, where it will show the channel name and tweet author respectively. A good place to see this in action is on a search for "trailers".

      Currently, this info is only displayed in the topic listings, but we should be able to extend it elsewhere, as well as utilize it for searching/filtering (like "show me all topics that link to this YouTube channel").

      What other sites/domains would be good to apply this to? Links to reddit aren't particularly common, but it could probably work well there by showing the source subreddit, something like "reddit: /r/blog". What other sites are "platform-like" where additional info about the source/author is important instead of just the domain?

      47 votes

    45. What have you been watching/reading this week? (Anime/Manga)

      ~anime Ask (survey)
      Covering for Whom as she's busy today. What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to...

      Covering for Whom as she's busy today.

      What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.

      If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL or any other database you use!

      5 votes