Back in the distant past of several days ago, if you were, say, a rapper or a Mexican wrestler, you had to suffer the indignity of listing the name your mother gave you on your Google+ profile. Wu-Tang’s RZA would have to go by …
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Obama to Hold Google+ ‘Hangout’ After State of the Union Address
President Obama will be delivering his State of the Union address tomorrow night at 9PM Eastern, which will be shown on major TV networks and streamed live online via YouTube.
And next Monday, January 30, the President will be …
Want a Google Account? Now You’re Automatically Signed Up for Google+
Google+ is on the rise! Google CEO Larry Page just announced that the company’s social network hit 90 million members. Even the White House is in on the action, setting up its own Google+ page so you can chill with your favorite …
Google+ Addresses Internet’s Dangerous Shortage of Memes
Like Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards, memes have burst onto the internet and refuse to leave, no matter how annoying you might find them. Before, you had to have some minor knowledge of Photoshop or at least know the url …
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Google+ Adds Some Bells and Whistles to Live-Video Hangouts
One of the cooler features of the new-ish Google+ social network is the ability to hold “Hangouts”—live, multi-person video chats. Today, Google unveiled some new Hangout-specific additions to the service.
For starters, …
Google+ Adds New ‘Find My Face’ Facial Recognition Feature for Photos
Now Google+ will automatically look for your face in your friends’ pictures—provided all of you opt into the system.
Who’s Top of the Google+ Charts? Britney, of Course
Everyone who’s been hoping and praying for a Britney Spears comeback all these years, you finally have your wish…well, kind of. While the former pop princess may not be back to her days of musical ubiquity just yet–personally, …
YouTube Gets a Google+ Facelift
Google+ integration, a new dashboard and a gray makeover are already showing up for a few select users.
New Google Reader: Improvement or Total Disaster?
Google just released the new version of its popular RSS reader, Google Reader, and the Internet is, well, not too happy about it. The online petition to bring back the old Reader currently has more than 9,000 signatures. The Twitterverse is a cacophony of Google Reader hate. At this rate, it won’t be long before angry techies are burning …
‘What’s Hot’? Google+ Adds ‘Ripples’ Feature and More
It’s taken a few months, but Google+ is finally rolling out its version of Twitter’s “trending topics” feature, with the somewhat unimaginative title of “What’s Hot.” But the truly interesting new feature introduced is Ripples, which visualizes how things get shared across the burgeoning network.
Both features were introduced via the …
Google Giving ‘Buzz’ the Axe
Everyone’s favorite Twitter clone that never really went anywhere is being put to sleep sometime in the next few weeks. Google Buzz was launched in February of 2010, immediately ran into trouble for opting every Gmail user into the service, and ended up paying out an $8.5 million settlement later that year. It’s seen a lot of hoopla for …