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Get excited about Google’s NEW Social Network

by on June 28, 2011 in Best Practices

First of all, this is all you really need, a link to where to get in line. Google Plus looks very promising (as every Google product does). In the world of Social Networking, Google has been less than interesting…consistently. That said, I still love Google and own their stock! Why? Because for some bizarre reason, I trust Google. It is a strange thing, but so far Google has always done the right thing. They hold all of our browsing history and as far as I can tell, they have not abused it. FaceBook has struggled in this area – I LOVE FaceBook and yet wonder when they will hug us after completely violating us with a full cavity search.

Why is Google Plus exciting? It could be the video conferencing (smells like Skype), or the integration with search (just imagine if FaceBook had made a deal with Google and their search actually was great instead of useless) or maybe just finally socializing my Google Profile. The question on my mind is “Who will I connect to on Google Plus?” Will it be people I know (FaceBook) or people I want to know (Twitter) or people I know and want to know professionally (LinkedIn)? Will there be a business purpose? As a technologist, I am excited. As a Social Media Strategist, it is too early to tell…

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Google Buzz – A Great Tool to Filter your Network

by on April 5, 2010 in Best Practices, Twitter

Google is late to the micro-blogging game with Buzz, and that works in Google’s favor. If you are a Gmail user, Buzz plugs right into your network. You can easily connect to the people in what may be your most authentic network,  the people you email with.

As an experiment, I decided not to connect to all of the people “I don’t know” or “want to know,” leave that to Twitter. When you log-in to check your email you can click on your buzz button and see what people are posting, micro-blogging, or feeding into Buzz. It is almost like having a List that aggregates all of your social networks based on the people you email with.

Do I like Buzz? I am not sure yet. After weeks of experimenting, I am thrilled it is not Wave (which was dead right from the start), it works (unlike Twitter which crashes daily), and like everything Google does – it just seems logical. You are probably not going to drop any of your networks because of Buzz, but you can share your content with more people. Just another reason to love Google…

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