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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

Google+ pseudonym support imminent; 3.4bn photos uploaded says Gundotra

, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google+ will soon enable the use of pseudonyms on the social network, Google's Vic Gundotra has confirmed, one of a number of enhancements addressing common complaints by existing users. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit this week, where he was joined by surprise guest Sergey Brin, Gundotra revealed that users' ability to use names others than their legal title would be permitted very soon, in a loosening of the previous real name ID policy. Meanwhile, Google+ for businesses and Google App support is also imminent. Read The Full Story

Google Buzz finally gets axed to focus on Google+

, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google is doing some fall cleaning and sweeping out plenty of old experimental projects and social features, including the failed social attempt that was Google Buzz. In a blog post today, Google VP of Product, Bradley Horowitz, essentially explained that success requires focus and thought on what you work on as well as what you don't work on and therefore their decision to discontinue several products. Read The Full Story

Google+ adds real-time search and hashtags

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google is rolling out an update for its Google+ social network that includes the addition of real-time search and improved hashtag support. The announcement came today in the form of a video with Google's engineering SVP Vic Gundotra introducing the new features himself. Both features aim to make Google+ more easily searchable and to make the results more timely and relevant. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Nexus photos caught on Google+

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [1]

Photos apparently taken on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus have been spotted on Google+, with two Google engineers sharing images that, according to the EXIF data, were shot by the currently unannounced handset. Stills taken by Roman Kirillov and Chris Yerga list “Galaxy Nexus” under camera, though Google+ default resizing of uploaded shots to 3-megapixels mean we can’t see the full quality the new Googlephone is capable of.

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Zynga launches CityVille on Google+

, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Google+ social network first rolled out games back in August but has been slow to add new titles. But with the recent opening up of Google+ to the public sans invitations, the platform may start getting more serious with its game offerings. Zynga, the publisher of popular game apps on Facebook, is hoping to transfer over that same success with the announcement of CityVille on Google+. Read The Full Story

Google+ membership soars past 43m says statistician

, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [9]

Unofficial figures suggest Google+ saw a 30-percent jump in members after throwing open its doors to registrations, with indications that the total user-base could amount to 43.4m. According to tracking data by Paul Allen (not the Microsoft co-founder), Google+ growth in the period following broad availability of the social network matched that of the very earliest days of the closed beta.

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Facebook Timeline and The Cult Of Me

, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [4]

Mark Zuckerberg is a clever man. Facebook’s f8 expo was as all-singing – with Spotify – and all-dancing – with Hulu – as we could’ve hoped, but at its core it was All About Me. Timeline may be the natural evolution of each user’s profile page, but it’s also the perfect stage for our self-obsessed times. Don’t just tell people where you are now, but let them scroll back through the years to see how you got there.

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Google+ Hangout with Black Eyed Peas will.i.am ON AIR now [see the live video here!]

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [6]

As promised back when the upgrade to Google+ was made in regards to Hangouts functionality specifically, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas is currently (depending on when you see this post, I suppose) broadcasting live. He and several of his best buddies are sitting in a beat laboratory where he’s doing some dances, posting to Google+ on his own phone (looks like a BlackBerry, shame on you!) and chatting about what they’re chatting about. It’s surprisingly entertaining, believe it or not – see it below right this second – what a wacky lovely promotion!

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