We Are Social People

I had never realized that I could be such a skeptic when it came to the introduction of new social media platforms.  When I first heard about Google plus, my reaction was to put it mildly;  ”It will never fly.”  I just did not believe that people would leave Facebook because they had grown accustomed to it.   Albeit this is [...]

These days, don’t get too used to a particular interface. We’ve seen major changes time and time again, Twitter with #newtwitter, Facebook with Timelines… Google Plus hasn’t been around that long, but already they’re making significant changes to their interface. If you haven’t logged in to see the changes yet, here is what you can [...]

Google plus is projected to hit 400 million users by the end of 2012. Some are even suggesting it may overtake Facebook. But here’s my question… How often do you actually check your Google Plus page? I’m ashamed to admit it, but I probably only check it once a week, and if I’m really neglectfully, [...]

Google Plus is looking to get into the photo upload game, unrolling “Instant Upload” to iPhone. With this feature, you can automatically upload your photos and videos as you take them. On By Default Here’s the thing, when you update and it launches, it is on by default, and you need to click to turn [...]

Though the technology certainly isn’t new, Google Plus Hangouts has proven to be a sleek, easy-to-use feature brilliantly integrated into Google’s new social media juggernaut, and it is bringing some serious benefits to a variety of small business owners. Aside from obvious business meeting-type usage, here are 7 creative ways small businesses are using Google+ [...]

We knew it was going to happen. When Google Plus launched, we knew it was the dawn of Social Search. Alan Hamlyn even coined the phrase “Social Search Optimization” in his post “Get Out Of The Way Seo, Hello Social Search!” And happen it did. Jack Menzel, product management director of search, explained that now [...]

Happy New Year to everyone and hopefully the holidays treated you well. Over the last 10 days I have been able to catch up on some reading & a couple of articles stood out. What they basically questioned is, “who owns your social media accounts”-> The company you work for or you, the individual working [...]

The fact that Facebook is asking and finding ways to harvest more and more users personal data is no secret. The Facebook Timeline is a prime example of such. Asking users to fill in memorable or key events of their lives. But is it all too much? Do social networks really need to know this much personal [...]

Everyone knows how beneficial it is to get your blog attached and seen in as many places as possible. By using RSS Feeds to tweet it out or get it on Facebook, it’s never been easier to share your blog content to social media. But have you thought about Google Plus and the impact that can have [...]

Today I got an email from the folks over at UberMedia. The funny thing is, I have been logging in regularly… but on my iPhone. I get the impression that Chime.in hasn’t exactly taken off in the way Uber Media hoped (I have nothing to back this up, just an impression I have from people [...]