TechnoBaboy Philippines
You’ll remember that Facebook teamed up with Smart Communications for free use of Facebook on mobile devices. The free Facebook access on Smart phones is offered for long periods of time and it returns once in a while. Now search giant Google is doing the same thing, but there are more products involved. Through Read »
Don’t count Britney Spears out. She might have seen a decline in popularity but on the social networking platform Google+, she is the most popular personality. Google+ used to be ruled by its creator, Google CEO Larry Page, who used to hold the top spot in terms of followers but Britney snatched the crown Read »
Google has now officially launched Google+ Pages as promised. This feature of Google+ is meant for businesses and brands which previously were not allowed on the social networking platform. Previously, brands and businesses had profiles as individuals and were eventually taken down by Google. Google+ Pages is quite different from Facebook pages in that Read »
Steve Yegge, an employee at Google, made a memo meant for Google employees and posted it on Google+ but instead of making the post private, he accidentally made it public. Considering the contents of the Memo, which essentially complains about Google+ being just a “knee-jerk reaction” and a proof that Google doesn’t understand platforms Read »
Looks like Google is starting to actively promote the Google+ platform. When i accessed the Google homepage earlier today, I was surprised to see a blue arrow pointing to the upper left corner of the screen. The specific button the arrow is pointing to is a link to the Google+ homepage. This is a Read »
The Google+ App for iOS has been available in the US for quite some time now. Yesterday I was looking at the top 25 downloaded free apps on the App Store when I saw the familiar Google+ logo. I don’t know when the app became available exactly. I’m just happy it’s in the App Read »
So you got the invite and you’re now happily sharing stuff with your friends on Google+. If you want to access Facebook and Twitter within Google’s social network, there are browser extensions that make this possible. In a previous post I introduced the Crossrider Google+Facebook browser extension which lets you access your Faceboook stream and post Read »
Google+ is growing fast. As more people get into this new social networking platform, the clamor for a mobile app is increasing. The Google+ app for iPhone is already in the hands of Apple for approval. The mobile app for Android, on the other hand, is already available on a limited scale. Currently, it appears Read »
The first question that came to mind after creating a Google+ account is whether businesses are supported by the new social networking platform the same way Facebook does. After playing around with Google+, I did not find anything that would allow the creation of accounts specifically optimized for businesses. Google knows that users will Read »
Facebook recently announced three new features of the social networking platform – group chat, a fresh chat design, and video calling. The timing of the announcement is suspect considering that Google just launched, albeit on a limited scale, the Google+ platform. The new group chat feature allows Facebook users to create a group chat Read »
Google+ is a social networking platform that is currently available to only a few users but already I can see that it is better than Facebook. Here are seven reasons. 1. Integration of Services Integration is arguably the biggest feature of Google+ and its main advantage over Facebook. Almost all Google online services Read »