Can You Create Better Content on Google+ Under a Pen Name?

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I’ve written about blogging anonymously (under a pen name) in the past, both here at the BlogWorld blog and on the Wright Creativity blog. I’ve made it no secret that I write and manage a fairly successful blog under a different name, and I think there are great reasons for doing so (though it is … [Read more]

Google+ Makes Improvements to Pages

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Back at the beginning of November, Google announced they were opening up Google+ Pages, where brands and companies could connect with customers. Since the launch, Google+ has been listening to feedback from its users and have made some changes. Here are the Google+ Pages changes as highlighted on their official blog and in a video … [Read more]

The 12 New Media Days of Christmas 2011: 10 Google Plus Users a-Sharing

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During the 12 New Media Days of Christmas, we’re counting down the days until Santa comes by featuring some of the best blog posts of 2011 from awesome writers within the BlogWorld community! Skip to the end to read more posts in this holiday series and don’t forget to leave a comment if you’ve written … [Read more]

How to Enable YouTube’s New Design Now

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Most likely you’ve heard about YouTube‘s new design that is coming soon. (Reportedly, some already have it.) Now you can have the chance to give it a test drive. Thanks to the people over at The Verge, we have the super secret (okay, it’s totally not a secret anymore) formula: In Firefox: Ctrl + Shift … [Read more]

The Difference Between Facebook and Google+ is Passion

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For those of you who are at BlogWorld Los Angeles, did you attend the Google+ for Business session with Guy Kawasaki and Chris Brogan? I sat in mainly because I am still trying to figure out this mystery we call Google+. It’s still a mystery to me as to how to use it, if I … [Read more]

Google Chrome’s New Tab Page, Google+ Integrated

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Google says their web browser, Google Chrome, is now even more app-ealing. Did you get it? Their play on words? That’s right. They’ve redesigned their Tab Page making it more streamlined and easier to access and organize your apps. (Will this move them even closer to taking over second place?) Being the visual person that … [Read more]

Google Buzz is Gone, Google’s Efforts to Go Towards Google+

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Google is doing some spring cleaning – actually a “fall sweep” as they are calling it, and announced a whole slew of products they are shutting down. One product I think we all saw coming to an end is Google Buzz. Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president of product, said on the Google blog,  “In a … [Read more]

Google CEO Larry Page Says “People are Flocking into Google+”

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Google released their third quarter financials for 2011 yesterday and not only came very close to the $10 billion earning mark for the quarter, but also announced Google+ has reached 40 million users. Google CEO Larry Page said, “We had a great quarter. Revenue was up 33% year on year and our quarterly revenue was … [Read more]

Four Signs Google+ Might Not Be Doing So Well

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I’ve hesitated to post anything related to the recent news that Google+ might not be doing so well. Why? Because you could still say it’s too early to judge its success just yet. But after I read a post where one of Google’s Engineers accidentally posted a rant about Google+, I thought it was time … [Read more]

Will. I. Am. Hangs Out on Google’s Homepage

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Talk about a way to get your message seen by millions! Black Eyed Peas band member Will.I. Am.’s Google+ profile is featured on the home page of Google. Google is promoting the Black Eyed Peas Google+ Hangout, which goes live today (September 30th) at 6 pm EST. You can hang out with the band before … [Read more]