[VIDEO] Ripples – The Google + Feature Nobody Knows About

Find Out Who’s Sharing Your Content Google Plus Ripples is a great little analytics tool that lets you graphically identify people who’ve shared your content and find out just how influential they really are. This video tutorial will show you how to take advantage of Ripples and start improving your Google Plus network right now. […]

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TECH IRONY: Google Teams Up with Investigative Journalists at “Techraking 2012″

“Technologists and muckrakers pursuing a more perfect union.” That is the headline describing the Techraking 2012 Summit, a collaborative event attended by editors, journalists, and technologists yesterday at the Googleplex in Mountain View. Co-hosted by the venerable Center for Investigative Reporting, it represents Google’s new foray into watchdog journalism. But wait a second, haven’t the news media […]

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Google+ Unveils Minimalist, Streamlined Design Changes

No sooner had the dust settled and the ink dried on Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instragram than Google unveiled its own social network game changer. Google+ claims 170 million users, including those who share via Gmail, YouTube, Search, and other places on the Google network, discounting the idea that Google+ needs to be a […]

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Google Launches Redesigned Google+ Pages

Google today announced that it is rolling out a redesign for its social networking platform Google+, which will allow users to create a more customised experience on the site. A raft of new features to the site will be added in the next few days, ranging from customising apps and the navigation bar to allowing […]

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Welcome to the NEW Google+ Profile Page

Today Google+ made an update and changed all the sizes for your profile images. The new art required is broken into three definitions and sizes: 1.  Profile picture — larger than before with a minimum upload of 250 pixels X 250 pixels and a recommended format of jpg or png. 2.  Cover photo — a large panoramic […]

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Google+ Gets A Big Refresh With New Navigation, A Redesigned Stream, A Dedicated Hangouts Page & More

google-plus-newGoogle this morning is announcing a new look for its social network, Google+, which introduces a revamped navigation, with drag-and-drop elements and actions that appear when you hover over each item, as well as the introduction of new features aimed at making it easier to discover conversations to join, new profile pages, a dedicated page for Google+ Hangouts (Google+’s multi-person video chat offering), and more.

It’s interesting that Google+ has now changed its design, after its first efforts received such praise. But, after using the service for some time, it became clear that Google+’s navigational elements became a little cluttered. That “share a YouTube video” feature, for example, which popped out a box on the right side of the screen, felt tacked on.

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Triple Bottom Line Thinking For Social Media

We all know that social media is about more than just putting out messages and shouting with a bullhorn. While the copyright may still legally belong to the business, today it’s the audience that truly owns the brand. Social media gives them the power to take content in new directions, thus causing us to react […]

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