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Friday Findings – July 22, 2011

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Friday Findings is a weekly series where I show some link love and bring you interesting stories from around the web. From social media news and viral videos, to news on technology and more.

Google+ To Challenge Facebook for Game Developers With Lower Fees [REPORT] – News of Google’s new gaming platform has hit the web. Reportedly, Google will host games on its own servers, which could make the games faster.

Google Plus Best Practices: Trey Ratcliff, Artist – Google+ isn’t just for the techies. Artist Trey Ratcliff says it’s become his main social platform.

Google+ reached 10m users in 16 days. Want to know how long it took Facebook and Twitter? – It took Google+ 16 days to reach 10 million and Facebook over 2 years. What about Twitter and LinkedIn?

How Much is that Facebook Fan Worth Anyway? – See what one company says the average value of a Facebook fan is. Is it zero? This author says so, until you can monetize on them.

How to Fix Facebook’s New Broken Chat System (YES!) -Are you confused with Facebook’s new chat system? One guy came up with a fix to take friends who are offline, off the list.

Friday Findings – July 15, 2011

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Friday Findings is a weekly series where I show some link love and bring you interesting stories from around the web. From social media news and viral videos, to news on technology and more.


5 basic things you should be doing to manage your online reputation – Whether you are applying for a job offline, online or going on a first date, people’s first impressions of you are starting to occur online. Here are five things you can do to manage your online reputation.

Snapeee: Asia’s (Cuter) Answer To Instagram Hits 500,000 Users -Is the photosharing service Instagram cool but not cute enough for you? Here’s Asia’s answer for you. Snapeee for the iPhone.

Google Plus Users Top 10 Million; 1 Billion Items Shared Each Day – CEO Larry Page talks Google’s earnings in a conference call and not only went over financial data, but other notable figures like the 10 million Google+ users.

Is Microsoft Creating a New Social Search Engine? – From the looks of this leaked (okay, maybe leaked) screenshot, Microsoft might be creating a new social search engine. It’s called Tulalip where you can “find what you need and share what you know easier”.

Google Aims to Make News More Social with Google News Badges – Google has announced a new Google news feature. Readers can earn badges based on what they’re reading. The more they read, the higher level badge they will earn.

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Friday Findings – June 24, 2011

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Friday Findings is a weekly series where I show some link love and bring you interesting stories from around the web. From social media news and viral videos, to news on technology and more.

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Live-blogging the Pottermore Announcement (from the Couch) -Have you heard the news about Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s latest project? It’s called Pottermore and Slate live-blogged (from the couch) the announcement. The site is set to launch in October.

FBI Used Social Media To Search for Fugitive Who Inspired “The Departed” [VIDEO] – After capturing a fugitive with help from  social media, even the FBI are fans. James “Whitey” Bulger has been arrested along with his girlfriend Catherine Greig. The FBI began using social media in 2009.

Why Google Might Beat its Antitrust Case – Google is facing a Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation concerning its search practices. They’ve responded to the allegations via their blog. Read on to see how they might beat the case.

Hit iOS Game “The Moron Test” Coming To Mac/PC, Will Be Amazon’s First Digital Game Exclusive -Have you taken the moron test? Beware, it’s addicting and draws you in. Get ready. It’s about to make it to your desktop!

Facebook’s longest serving employee is set to leave – and yes, he’s set for life – Kevin Colleran is Facebook’s longest serving employee and news has surfaced that he’s leaving in July. He has no immediate plans after leaving Facebook, except to do some traveling.

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