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What happens when you click +1? How is the “vote” used? We knew that it impacted the search results of your friends in some way, but that was about the extent of it. Today Google announced that they’re rolling out the ability to share directly with your Circles from the +1 button.
Via Robin Good
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of people you are following, or are following you? If you have ever wished you could find a better way to organize your Twitter connections, but just don’t have the time to pick through everyone and create Twitter lists, then you’re in luck. Formulists is a service that will allow you to create customized Twitter lists and automatically update those lists with new followers that fit your specifications. Simply sign in with your business Twitter account to begin...
Via Martin Gysler
Creating a Facebook page for your company can be useful, but limited in terms of reach and connectivity. Here’s how to optimize your personal profile for business. If you’ve already tried suggesting your company page to all of your friends and sharing its content on your wall, here are a few tips on customizing your personal account to share personally and directly with your friends.
Via Morten Myrstad
Google+ launched in private beta on June 28th. 55 days on and it’s still technically in private beta. While there’s currently a widespread invitation system in place, which lets anyone invited sign up in a matter of minutes, most “normals” who visit http://google.com/plus are unable to login or register because “they need an invite”. And “normals” aren’t like geeky early adopters who will go out of their way to hunt down an invitation. Google+ needs to give access to anyone and everyone now without the need for an invite.
Via Morten Myrstad, Diego Orzalesi
With Google Street View, you can do amazing things such as hike around Stonehenge or even ski down Whistler’s slopes—all without leaving home. Soon, you’ll be able to float down the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil and experience some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world.
Via McGoog
Google Chrome Frame is a free plug-in that helps you enjoy modern HTML5 web apps within Internet Explorer.
Speed up your web experience Sites that utilise Google Chrome Frame become more responsive. Enjoy more advanced features With Google Chrome Frame, sites offer you new features based on open technologies. Surf the web the way that you are used to Google Chrome Frame works under the hood with your current browser.
Via LucianeCurator http://xeeme.com/Lucianecurator/
Stephen Downes contibutes to understanding Circles, and how to fix them: "What's the difference between what Google+ does and what I do now? Let me explain, and in so doing point to a way to 'fix' Google+."
Via Vance Stevens
Google has been integrating social media into its search results long before Google+. User-generated content like product reviews and ratings have been affecting results (and clickthrough) for some time.
Via Antonino Militello
I’ve been watching Google + very closely since it’s launch and for the most part have not been massively impressed simply because I don’t see a need for it. Like most people I have my social networks and I really can’t be bothered with another one but having said that there are a couple of little ways in which I could see Google + carving out a niche for itself and one of those is for photographers.
Via Morten Myrstad, Matmi
Engineers at Facebook say the social network will release its own photo filters after failing to acquire Instagram, according to a report.
Via Jason Feather
With more than 100 million users, LinkedIn is the most popular social network for professionals as well as one of the top social networks overall. Are you using it to its fullest potential? While Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ have been generating the most buzz lately in the social media world, LinkedIn is a powerful platform that often gets underutilized or put on the back burner. The truth is, LinkedIn can be extremely useful -- especially when you're aware of all the little hidden tricks that don't get nearly enough exposure as they deserve. To help you master LinkedIn, below is our ultimate list of 20 awesome tricks you've likely overlooked.
Via Robin Good
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Google is calling for help in identifying a long-running problem: scraper sites in its search results — and particularly scraper sites that are ranking higher than the original page. Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s spam fighting group, put out the call for help on Twitter this morning: Scrapers getting you down? Tell us about blog scrapers you see: http://goo.gl/S2hIh We need datapoints for testing. The link leads to a Google Doc form that asks for the exact query where there’s a “scraping problem,” along with the exact URLs of the original and scraper pages. The form explains that Google “may use data you submit to test and improve our algorithms.” It’s not entirely unusual for Google to call for help like this, but it’s noteworthy because the issue of scraper sites has been particularly prominent in recent months.
Via Robin Good
Independent OnlineFacebook, LinkedIn threaten to slay Monster.comTimes of IndiaMonster serves as an illustration of how rapidly sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are creating wrenching changes for companies in the recruitment business.
Via James Whitelock
Google Plus. Sito non ufficiale di Google Si dichiara di non aver alcun legame, affiliazione o autorizzazione da parte di Google ... I love Google +. Fire News. Google plus 35 milioni di iscritti637 views ...
Via Diego Orzalesi
There’s actually quite a few ways you can find interesting people to circle on Google+, based on location, type of posts, occupation and more. Whether it’s using third party sites, or checking out what’s going on right there on Google+, you’d be surprised at just how easy it is to find people posting interesting and valuable information on Google+.
Via Morten Myrstad, Diego Orzalesi
Location and weather go together like peanut butter and jelly. So it only makes sense that our favorite map tool, Google Maps, starts to bring weather into the picture. According to the official Google Blog, that's exactly what's happening.
Via McGoog
Publish helpful information about any web page right in your browser Read insights in context from Sidewiki entries added by others Share Sidewiki entries through Blogger, Facebook, Twitter and Google profiles
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Via LucianeCurator http://xeeme.com/Lucianecurator/
Like Twitter, G+ is going to keep growing as it attracts one niche community after another. Perhaps by happenstance, G+ has currently gathered together a network of three kinds of tech nerds: early adopters (general nerds), Google fanboys (who knew there were so many?!), and “Facebook fed-ups” (people that don’t like Facebook for one reason or another).
Via Vance Stevens
We've known since June that the +1 button on websites will have a direct effect on searches performed by Google contacts.
Via Alex Butler, Matmi
The cry of “Content is King” has been a rallying call for bloggers and on-line publishers for years. Creating and marketing your content is now as easy as typing text and uploading images and videos and then hitting the publishing button. This has been facilitated by the advent of social networks and blogging software that facilitate fast efficient multi-media publishing. The reality is that everyone is now a publisher as social media has provided easy to use tools which has put a personal printing press in everyone’s hand...
Via Martin Gysler
10 Facebook shortcuts you might not know: Alt+M: This is used to send a New Message by opening the send message window.Alt+1: This will take you to Facebook home page.Alt+2: Might be useful to go to any profile page.Alt+3: You can go to Facebook Friend request page.Alt+4: This will bring you to to messages page.
Via Tom George
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