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Google+ boosts Circle control, adds Brand page admins

, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has improved its Google+ social network, tackling circle overflow with new "graphic-equalize" controls over what shows up in your stream, tweaking notifications and photos, and improving how brands can control their business pages on the site. Up to 50 administrators can now be assigned control over a Google+ brand page, rather than just one as originally allowed, with an improved notifications system that keeps all managers up to date. Read The Full Story

Google+ Automatic Face Recognition in photos starts today

, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Starting today there's a brand new feature on Google+ which works inside the photo app that'll make it much easier for you to tag the friends in your photos that Google's recognition engine believes match those you've already tagged. This feature is completely opt-in and wont tag anyone unless you flip the on-switch, and as is natural this day and age, Google has made it abundantly clear that they don't mean to try to swallow your identity up with a barrage of I KNOW YOU alerts. You'll upload your photos as normal, see that Google+ has some suggestions for you, and say yes or no to each of them. Read The Full Story

YouTube unveils major redesign, gets social, adds algorithmic feeds

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

YouTube unveiled today the biggest redesign of its homepage in history. The revamped interface appears to be part of Google's move to introduce a social layer to all its products, adding a new emphasis on integrations with social networks like Google+ and Facebook, as well as bringing in new algorithmic channel feeds. The emphasis on channel subscriptions also makes it easy to navigate and watch YouTube as if you were watching TV. Read The Full Story

Google+ Hangouts add free conference calling

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

The first time we used the Hangouts feature on Google+, the group's social media network, just a few short weeks ago, the team here at SlashGear suddenly found our around-the-world group of misfit publishers in a very real room with video chat - now we're to understand that this service will be expanded with free phone call-ins. What this means is that if you've already started a Hangout and you know your friend is mobile, you can call them in. The great thing about this is that it works for any kind of phone, just so long as the person being called can talk on it. Read The Full Story

Google I/O 2012 extended to three full days of fun

, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

This year we saw the biggest Google I/O yet, complete with free tablets, free Chromebooks, and a few modems to round out the bunch - and next year promises to trump the entire past with today's announcement of an extension to three days. The event is usually just a tiny little thing with no more than a few large keynotes and some presenters, no big deal, (I'm sure some of you will have a heart attack and disagree), but next year promises to be a big bang to say the least. June 27th until the 29th is the time, and we'll be there to show off all Google ends up offering up. Read The Full Story

Google+ Thanksgiving ad promises “Sharing but like real life”

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google chose Thanksgiving to debut its first Google+ TV commercial, with the Facebook-rivaling service using the tagline "sharing but like real life." The ad - which pulls in various elements from previous videos the search giant has put together about Google+ before, for online use - focuses on the social network's circles feature as a way to target information to the people you believe will be most interested in it. Watch it after the cut. Read The Full Story

Google ends Wave, Buzz, Knol, Health and Google Desktop

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [7]

Most of us in the U.S. are preparing for Thanksgiving, but it looks like Google is getting a head start on its New Years resolutions. As part of an effort to slim down the company's multiple projects and put more focus on important sectors, it's ending service for a handful of once-vibrant projects. Among the biggest are Google's ambitious but under-used collaboration tool, Wave, Twitter competitor Google Buzz, Wikipedia-like aggregate Knol, medical records engine Google Health, and PC file-searching tool Google Desktop. Read The Full Story

Google revamps iOS Search app with Google+ styling, full-screen mode, and more

, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google today released a major revamp of its Search app for iOS devices with major interface enhancements designed for the iPad. The update brings a slick new UI, which Google has been steadily rolling out to all its services since the new styling was launched with the Google+ social network back in June. But beyond the new look, the update brings several new features that make the interface more visual and gesture-driven. Read The Full Story

Here’s how Katango will change your Google+ sorting experience drastically

, Nov 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Even before Google+ was revealed, it was clear that whatever Circles would end up being, the'd have something to do with contacts - now that we know all about Circles and how they're made to hold all of our friends, family, and cohorts, we've been wishing for a way to have this done in a little less manual way - that's where Katango, the group Google just acquired, comes in. It was Katango that today announced that they'd been picked up by Google, noting that of course they're excited to join the team and that they'd be working specifically with Google+. Given their work with Facebook and automatic sorting of Friends into categories with which iOS users could then share with, we've got a pretty big clue as to what the team will be doing with the ol' G+. Read The Full Story

Google+ Pages announced for businesses [Video]

, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

This week brands, businesses, bands, and more are being welcomed back to Google+, provided they didn't get offended after having gotten kicked out several weeks ago, in an initiative known officially as Google+ Pages. As Bradley Horowitz, VP of Product for Google+ notes, "As most of you know, we "kicked out the brands" in the early going on Google+... Not because we don't love them (we do!) but because we wanted to create the right experience for users, as well as the brands themselves." Will the Google-based social networking powerhouse be able to gather the brands to its bosom? Read The Full Story

Google+ adds YouTube player, always-visible Chrome extension

, Nov 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Since its inception earlier this year, Google has made no secret about Google+ being a connecting point between its several brands and services, today's example being a tiny YouTube player in the social networking site as well as a couple of Chrome extensions that make the browser itself a portal to the G+ site. What you see below this paragraph is an example of what you'll get if you hit the brand new YouTube slider that'll appear in the upper right of your screen while you're browsing Google+. As for the Chrome extensions, you'll be able to get a Google +1 button right beside your URL bar, then a notification red square that'll link you back to Google+ right beside that. Read The Full Story

Google+ adds Ripples, photo editing, and Google Apps enterprise support

, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google unleashed three major new features for its Google+ social network today that include popular posts, analytics, and photo-editing capabilities. The company also finally opened its doors to Google Apps enterprise users, who have not been able to join Google+ via their accounts until now. Read The Full Story
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