How to Publish to Google Currents

How to Publish to Google Currents, a photo by stevegarfield on Flickr.

STEP 1:
Go to www.google.com/producer/home

Don't use Apple Safari.

Google Currents producer requires Chrome.

STEP 2:
Agree to the PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT


Image: Google Currents PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT page

Read the PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT here:
https://www.google.com/producer/tos

Item 4 seems to be the most important point and seems reasonable:

4. Brand Features. Publisher grants to Google a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use its trademarks, trade names, designs and logos ("Brand Features"), in accordance with Publisher's usage guidelines, if and as provided by Publisher, solely for use in connection with the Authorized Content, in the Currents Service and presentations, marketing materials, customer lists, financial reports and Web site listings of customers related to the Currents Service. All uses of Publisher's Brand Features, and all goodwill associated therewith, shall inure solely to the benefit of Publisher. Subject to the express license granted herein, right, title and interest in and to Publisher's Brand Features are and shall remain with Publisher.

ENTER:

NAME
CONTACT EMAIL
TITLE
ORGANIZATION

CLICK to AGREE to terms and conditions

CLICK CONTINUE

STEP 3:


Create a New Edition

Give your edition a name
Add an RSS feed
Enter your YouTube channel name

Click CREATE

Next your content is gathered and some articles are added.

Click DONE.


Image: Google Currents Basic Setup Complete

Here's what my blog will look like in Google Currents




Here's what my YouTube channel will look like in Google Currents



There are more things to configure and test before going live with my Steve Garfield Google Currents Channel.

This producer app is very powerful. It brings mobile app creation tools, which used to required experienced programmers, to everyone. Everyone who's interested in putting a little time into it.

I'm going to have fun customizing my channel and making it live. Stay tuned.

Update:

There's a lot to customize including content. and look and feel. In Edition Settings it might be a good idea to add an Edition Icon, otherwise you'll have a blank icon.

To make your content visible to everyone, click DISTRIBUTE.



1. Test
Test: Android and iPhone and iPad testing
Test: Verify Content Ownership

2. Distribute
Distribute to Google Currents

Update:

After updating with an Edition Icon, this is what Steve Garfield Edition Icon looks like on an iPad in the Google Currents Library screen:



Update:

Steve Garfield
Official Google Currents Stream for Steve Garfield for mobile, iPhone, iPad and Android.

Source: http://goo.gl/mag/eHWu7