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Google+ refresh triggers social fury

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

As Google continues their push to keep the Google+ social network in the spotlight, they've updated the look, feel, and functionality of the entire network in a move that's got some a bit frazzled. As it is with each time a site brings a relatively radical upgrade to their user interface, there are complaints galore across Google+ itself, Twitter, and of course the opposing force: Facebook. Will this newest move have Google jumping in the popularity poles as they did when the service was first shown off, or will this be the first Google+ Update Hate day as Facebook users are all too familiar with already? Read The Full Story

Google+ major refresh revealed

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [8]

Google’s Facebook rival, Google+, is getting a makeover, with a more customizable interface, boosting circle sharing tools and a more polished Hangouts video calling system. The redesigned social network is “simpler, more beautiful” than before, Google’s Vic Gundotra says, with the ability to drag apps up and down the new “dynamic ribbon” down the left of the screen, as well as accessing common actions from a hover-over toolbar and the ability to hide little-used apps under a catch-all “more” section.

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Facebook’s Instagram buy is a $1bn mobile landgrab

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [6]

One billion dollars either gets you a huge amount or very little these days. Facebook has either bought itself 27m registered users, or a few retro-style filters in a slickly designed app for iPhone and Android. Of course, in reality they’re one and the same thing: in acquiring Instagram, Facebook has opened the door to a new bubble of membership – albeit an expensive one, at around $37 a user – and added another string to its content sharing portfolio. It’s also gained a further footprint on smart devices, arguably the most important aspect of the deal.

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Google+ is growing with 27% gain in March

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

When it comes to social networks, Facebook is certainly the king. Google has had its own social network for a while now called Google+ and many people think that social network is a virtual ghost town. Admittedly, compared to Facebook it is. However, Google+ is growing at an impressive rate. The latest numbers are in from Experian Hitwise showing impressive growth in March compared to February. Read The Full Story

Google+ comments system tipped to rival Facebook

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [6]

Google is reportedly working on evolving Google+ into a Facebook comments rival, with plans to position the social network as an alternative to Facebook and Disqus for third-party sites with the lure of potentially better Google search indexing to sweeten the deal. The move, tipped at G-Saudi Arabia Tech-WD reports, would also have the side benefit of driving more users to Google+, as well as bringing users' comments together as an extension of existing "+1" summaries. Read The Full Story

Google I/O 2012 sells out in under 30 minutes

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [4]

Google I/O tickets for the 2012 event have already sold out, taking less than thirty minutes for eager developers to snap up all of the coveted entry passes to the three day Google-fest. Put up for sale at 7am Pacific today, academic tickets were snatched up by 7:28 at $300 apiece, while regular $900 tickets were gone shortly after that.

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Google I/O 2012 tickets on sale now

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [14]

Google has opened ticket sales for Google I/O 2012, its yearly developer event at which the search giant is expected to reveal its latest plans for Android, Google+ and more. Priced at $900 for a regular ticket and $300 for a student or faculty ticket, attendance at Google I/O is almost a rite of passage for Android developers, who will flock to San Francisco's Moscone Center on June 27-29 2012. Read The Full Story

Google quiet on social network privacy

, Mar 24th 2012 Discuss [19]

Google is yet to follow Facebook's lead and commit to a password privacy policy that would prevent intrusive employers snooping through Google+ profiles, though pressure is likely to mount as lawmakers wade into the debate. Facebook made headlines last week by altering its "Rights and Responsibilities" policy to make sharing or soliciting an account password a violation of its terms & conditions, threatening legal action to anyone found doing so. The move followed reports that some job applicants had been forced to hand over access to their Facebook accounts for scrutiny by would-be employers. Read The Full Story

Google+ Hangouts integrates Voice for telephone calls

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [2]

Now you can call out from your desktop using Google+ Hangouts using a brand new Telephone feature, this in addition to several other features added this month including Google Docs and screensharing. It's Google's Vincent Paquet who lets us in on the several updates we can expect imminently for our desktop-based Google+ experience, showing how simple it is to dial someone in at the tap of a few buttons. This calling feature will be free for the United States and Canada while dialing out to France, Germany, India, and Mexico will cost you a bit per minute. Read The Full Story

Did Google raid Milk for Google+ tablet app design talent?

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [4]

Google+ or its mobile apps could be in line for a significant redesign, with suggestions that Google selectively and specifically raided the design talent at Kevin Rose's Milk app incubator, leaving the engineers behind. The roughly 50/50 split saw Milk engineers Amber Reyngoudt and David Peck spurned by Google, with Reyngoudt confirming to Business Insider that the search giant's focus is apparently on "adding design talent." Read The Full Story

Google’s Kevin Rose and Milk team grab confirmed

, Mar 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Kevin Rose has announced that he has taken a job with Google, just as rumored earlier this week, along with the team brought together for short-lived mobile app incubator Milk. The Digg founder somewhat appropriately took to Google+, the search giant's social network, to confirm his new employer, though there's still no indication of what it is that Rose will be doing at Google. Read The Full Story

Google grabs ex-Digg Kevin Rose tip insiders

, Mar 15th 2012 Discuss [4]

Google has hired Digg founder Kevin Rose, sources claim, with the exec along with other people from the mobile app incubator Milk reportedly being brought on board at the search giant. Google hasn't bought Milk, AllThingsD's insider says, but instead raided its talent, with Rose supposedly starting his first day at the company on Monday, March 19. Read The Full Story
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