Over the years, Google has evolved into a company that is not only focused on their search engine and advertisements, but also a company that is staring down the social market with an intent on taking it over. They plan on doing that with their own proprietary platform, called Google+, but we’ve all heard the rumors and speculation that the platform isn’t… Read more
There is a new, currently free, app in the Mac App Store for Apple users in the Google+ fold. It’s called Tab for Google+, and places an icon in your OS X menu bar. Clicking it displays your Google+ stream by default, but there is a lot more to this drop-down than a simple feed. Created by the same people that produced FaceTab Pro, Tab for Google+… Read more
Just a quick note about a new Chrome extension that enhances Google+: It’s called Quick Hangouts and adds a list of current hangouts (being hosted be people in your circles) underneath your “Start a Hangout” button. Now, if you miss a Hangout announcement, or if there are just too many in your Stream to keep track of, you can simply check out this new… Read more
Dave Besbris, Engineering Director of Google+, announced today that Google has opened the social network’s invite system once again in what will undoubtedly be a successful effort to double the field test user base. Numbers regarding the current and target memberships were withheld. Invites will be throttled, so dropping in long lists of random… Read more
The Chrome extensions for Google+ are rolling in! The first batch will likely offer up an early preview at functionality that is on Google’s internal roadmap, but for those of you who aren’t familiar with extensions, they offer a taste of what is possible when third parties get involved with website co-development. Helper for Google+ adds two new… Read more
Those of you waiting impatiently for Google+ to go public should be happy to know that all (old) Google profiles must be made public by July 31st. Profile pages that are not made public will simply be deleted at the end of the month. “Public” doesn’t mean you have to share every little detail about yourself with the world, but name and gender are… Read more
I know that a lot of you–ok, most of you–are still wondering when Google will send you that notification email that Google+ is finally ready for you to join, or when, if ever, that invite you’ve already been sent will work. (Don’t feel bad, aside from making sure that big names like Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Rose are feeling out the new social site,… Read more
WIth Google+ in its early stages, full integration across Google properties and technologies has yet to be realized. But it’s clear that that is what Google is aiming for: communication between various devices, systems, and web apps for the purpose of uniformity across the Google brand and for a more engrossing experience. The black bar you see on… Read more
Erica Joy of Google posted on Google+ today indicating that a dedicated Google+ application has been submitted to the Apple App Store for approval. The mobile site version of the social network is up and running for users who just can’t wait for the official application. It isn’t clear if the iOS software will accomodate phone and tablet modes. The… Read more
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