Managing your social presences takes time and effort. Posting articles, images, and videos to your social profiles without a plan is not a great idea. For starters, you need to understand your audience and the community you are posting your content to. Using hashtags, engaging with other users, and choosing the right time to post your content are important too. This infographic by mycleveragency gives you a few ideas on how you can post more effectively to Google+, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook:
Google has been promoting Google+ and its features on the Internet and other channels in the past few months. The latest Google+ video titled “Google+: Public Squares” shows how you can further get involved by taking advantage of Google+ Hangouts on Air. Even if you are not a fan, this is an interesting video to watch:
Google has finally decided to enhance Google+ notifications. The latest update makes keeping up with Google+ notifications a whole lot easier. As Balaji Srinivasan shared on G+, here are the changes you can expect to see:
Starting today, Google+ notifications are much easier to use across mobile and desktop. In particular:
- When you read a notification on one device, we’ll mark it as read on your other devices
- Likewise: dismissing a notification (with a swipe or a click) does so everywhere, so you can say goodbye to annoying repeats
We’ve also updated the look and feel of Google+ notifications, including:
- A new bell icon (in the Google Bar, and in the mobile apps) that lets you know if anything’s waiting for you
- An updated notifications tray that separates unread from previously-read items
We’re rolling out these notifications improvements gradually — first on Android and the web, then on iOS. In the meantime, we’re also releasing a new Android app that incorporates a lot of your feedback. For example:
- You can now delete your photos from the Photos view
- Tapping into a post shows the number of +1′s, comments and reshares
- The left-hand menu design is now more consistent with other Google apps
The changes are rolling out gradually. I can see the changes when managing my Google+ pages already. This is one of the changes many of us have been waiting for quite some time, even though notifications can be further improved.
Google Reader is dying. It is sad to see the service go but RSS readers will still be around when Google Reader dies. Many RSS readers do offer their users the chance to sync their content to their Reader account. The top service providers in this space have already started breaking free from Google Reader. Feedly is the latest service to offer its own cloud service, so its users won’t be missing anything after July 1. This is not a surprise as Feedly was planning for this a few months back: [click to continue…]
Businesses have their hands full with all kinds of tasks. Those who rely on Google+ to get things done have multiple things to manage. The new Unified Google+ Dashboard makes it easier for page admins to manage their online presence. Here is how Pavni Diwanji described the new feature:
1) The ability to update your info (like website URLs, store hours and phone numbers) across Maps, Search and Google+ – all from the Overview tab.
2) One place to monitor your Google+ notifications, assign page managers, share photos and videos – even start a Hangout with followers. [click to continue…]
A number of companies have been thinking about buying out Waze in the past. It seems Google is going to end up with it. Google seems to be in the process of acquiring Waze for $1.3b. Waze does happen to be one of the most popular social navigation apps around. AllThingsD is reporting that Google intends to keep Waze’s service separate from its own mapping solutions. Don’t count on that lasting for too long. [click to continue…]
We have decided to focus our resources on initiatives like the recently launched Google+ Sign-In (which includes interactive posts and over-the-air app installs) and the Google+ plug-ins [click to continue…]
Google has a few more updates for Google+ fans. Google+ Hangouts on Air not only have better video quality but now allows you to mute participants automatically. The cameraman app has been updated to hide the film strip at any time. Tim Milligan had the story:
1) Hide the film strip at any time. The updated Cameraman app (http://goo.gl/NBbjc) lets you broadcast and record only the main video feed whenever you want. Bringing back the film strip is likewise just a click away. [click to continue…]
Having a good looking profile and a couple of thousands of followers on your favorite social network does not mean you will have successful social media campaigns. No matter how many platforms your business is active on, you need to right approach to achieve success with your social media campaigns. Knowing your audience, staying true to your brand, and rewarding your followers are all great ideas. This infographic by CoxBlue gives you an idea what things you should be doing to have more successful social media campaigns:
Google Glass is a pretty amazing gadget but has generated a lot of controversy among privacy advocates. Not everyone is a fan of the effects Google Glass will have on our privacy in the future. Considering that many have expressed concern about the possibilities of facial recognition in Glass, Google has decided to not approve facial recognition Glassware for now:
When we started the Explorer Program nearly a year ago our goal was simple: we wanted to make people active participants in shaping the future of this technology ahead of a broader consumer launch. We’ve been listening closely to you, and many have expressed both interest and concern around the possibilities of facial recognition in Glass. As Google has said for several years, we won’t add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place. With that in mind, we won’t be approving any facial recognition Glassware at this time. [click to continue…]
