Got an hour to organize hundreds of contacts? We don’t. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Google is now swinging open the gates to Google+, its invite-only social network, in the hopes that the company’s considerable worldwide clout will help it unseat Facebook. The fledgling social network is doing much right, like hosting interactive videoconferencing “hangouts,”...Read More
AP This screen shot shows a page from Google Plus. Related Stories Zuckerberg profile ‘a fake’ London – You can’t be good at everything. Noted polymath Stephen Fry has been known to bemoan his inability to sing “Happy Birthday†(or indeed any recognisable tune) despite his prodigious talents in many other areas. My own life...Read More
Google is opening Google+ to more users as private invites remain available to existing users. There have been hiccups, and the population remains very limited, but Google is already facing privacy concerns that can only grow as more users enter the stream. The launch of Google+ has been nothing short of stunning, as the limited...Read More
(FILES)This January 11, 2011 screen imageshows the Google logo in Washington,DC. Google is in preliminary talks to acquire the online video site Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website on July 1, 2011, citing anonymous sources familiar with the discussions. Hulu’s owners have met with Google and other prospective buyers including Yahoo! and...Read More
The New York Times’ interest in the underbelly of SEO continues today with an article that details Google’s struggle to fight locksmith spam in Google Places. While not as deep as the Times’ recent articles on J.C. Penney’s SEO tactics and floral industry SEO, it nevertheless casts Google — again — as unable to keep...Read More
Google continues to roll out largely unannounced changes to its online empire, on Thursday going live with a massive redesign of Blogger, its free blogging platform. Blogger users will now be greeted with a clean and spacious white and orange layout, with more essential Blogger tools built directly into the main interface when they log...Read More
Google is just weeks away from launching its own online travel search product, according to TechCrunch. Using technology gained from its acquisition of airfare software company ITA, Google’s new tool will provide map-based search, similar to Kayak’s Explore feature, which will let travelers visualize flight prices. By leveraging its own popular Maps tool, Google could...Read More
Even as Facebook revealed some new chat products on Wednesday, the elephant in the room was Google’s latest attempt to create a social network, Google+. Mark Zuckerberg tried deflect direct comparisons by saying, “Every app is going to be social.†But he did make one remark, which suggested how he really feels about Google+ and...Read More
BY IAN SHERR Facebook Inc. said it is integrating Skype video chat into its social network, a move that mirrors a similar function rolled out by competitor Google Inc. last week as part of its new social service. The new feature, which will come … Article source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576429981468253462.htmlRead More
Old Google Profiles are being switched over to Google+ profiles in the tech giant’s integration of existing products into its suite of social networking service called Google+, and on July 31 another big step will take place — all Google Profiles will go public. That means those who have Google Profiles pages set to “private”...Read More
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