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]

Google Acquires Zagat, Says They Have a World-Class Team

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Google made a big announcement on their official blog today letting the world know they have acquired Zagat, the local review giant. Zagat’s reviews and ratings have become known as a well-trusted source. Marissa Mayer, Google‘s vice president of Local, Maps and Location Services says, “Moving forward, Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local … [Read more]

Google+ Launching a “Suggested User” List

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Do you have more than 100,000 followers on Twitter? Yeah, me neither but for those of you who do, you could end up on the Google+ “Suggested user” list. According to a tweet Google’s Bradley Horowitz put out today, Google+ is about to pilot a Twitter-like suggested user program. He tweeted, “We’re about to pilot … [Read more]

Google+ Business Profiles in Testing (Maybe) & How to Find Them

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Google+ has said they have every intention of welcoming brands to create a profile on the social networking site, but when they’re ready. As of now, brands can not create a page, but that should change by the end of the year. Their latest feature addition included the verification badges where celebrities, public figures and … [Read more]

Gmail Offline Available Today, Calendar & Docs Coming Soon

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Google made the announcement via their blog that Gmail offline is available starting today. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation, like on an airplane for instance, when you would like to check your email but you can’t due to the lack of an internet connection. Google announced Chromebooks at Google I/O 2011 and they … [Read more]

You Can Now Do More with the Google +1 Button

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Google made an announcement today regarding their +1 button. Most likely, you’ve seen the Google +1 button around here and there and maybe, just maybe you’ve actually clicked on it. Some have been asking what rewards there are when clicking the button. In the past Google has said it helps with search engine results, by … [Read more]