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Found the perfect baby shower gift.

Found the perfect baby shower gift.

 

 

Hi

Hi, 

Thunder will be at Office HGours

1240-140 and 230-4

 

Like a boss

Like a boss

 

A bear on a shark and an active G+ profile? Yeah I'll take that.

A bear on a shark and an active G+ profile? Yeah I'll take that.

Originally shared by Steve Aoki

IT'S OUT!! This is how you'll feel when you listen to my new Singularity Remix EP!!! Get it right here on iTunes: http://bitly.com/SingularityRemixEP

 

 

So even us Googlers are in the dark about possible musical acts for After Hours.

So even us Googlers are in the dark about possible musical acts for After Hours.  Last year it was Train and Paul Oakenfold.  The year before?  Janes Addiction.

Let's play a little game.  Post who you think will play and why here..

If you guess well and I'm impressed with your sleuthing skills find me at the Google+ office hours.  I might have some special schwag for you.

 

 

Your investment in authorship continues to pay dividends.

Your investment in authorship continues to pay dividends. Thanks everyone for implementing -- it makes products like this possible.

Originally shared by AJ Kohn

Content Recommendations for Your Mobile Website

When you help someone find a great article on your site, you’re not only making them happier, you’re inspiring deeper engagement and loyalty. That's why today, we're bringing together elements of Google+ and Google Search to suggest the right content from your mobile website, at just the right time.

For example: Forbes visitors can now more easily discover other Forbes articles based on Search Authorship, signals and other articles with lots of Google+ activity (including +1's and shares). In all cases, recommended content is based on the specific page the visitor is viewing, to boost the relevance of recommendations. And they only appear when people tap for more, so as not to interrupt their browsing experience.

Very interesting on a lot of fronts!

     

 

 

A neutrino walks into a bar.

A neutrino walks into a bar. The bartender says, We don't serve neutrinos in here.  The neutrino says, Hey, I was just passing through.

More  from the latest DNA Lounge newsletter.

 

46 new speakers added to the I/O Speakers Circle (v4, May 9th edition)  Perfect for adding to your Google I/O stream.

46 new speakers added to the I/O Speakers Circle (v4, May 9th edition)  Perfect for adding to your Google I/O stream.

 

What's your favorite Oakland page?

What's your favorite Oakland page?

Happy to see Montclair Veterinary Hospital posting now and then..

 

 

Here's the latest I/O Speaker Circle (v3, May 7th edition)

Here's the latest I/O Speaker Circle (v3, May 7th edition)

18 new speakers added including: Mike McGeary Jeremy Robbins John Hjelmstad Jeannie Foulsham Jen Pahlka Adam Eijdenberg Grzegorz Gogolowicz Benjamin Wiley Sittler Sergey Panitkin Brynn Evans Martin Gannholm Derek Slater Sunil James Sarah Peterson John Cormie Navneet Joneja and Kevin Callahan 

 

I/O Speakers Circle v2 (May 3rd Edition)

I/O Speakers Circle v2 (May 3rd Edition)

Added some missing speakers including:

Pamela Fox Kris Schroder Alexis Deveria Helena Roeber Charles Mendis Alexis Hanicotte Steve Lee Olivier Michon 

Here's a circle containing all the speakers announced to date.  I'll try to keep it up to date and reshare it as more sessions are announced.

Tip: Consider creating a new circle for people from this list.  Then you can control how much I/O you get in your main stream with Google+ Volume Controls.  (You can also remove the circle later too)

Enjoy Google I/O!

 

 

 

Salon.com needs to learn
- that they have a http://google.com/+salon URL
- use rel="publisher" in their page markup instead of using http://gplus.to/Salon

Anyone have time to reach out?


https://plus.google.com/+salon






 

 

Hi I/O Speakers!

Hi I/O Speakers!

I created this circle based on the profiles listed on the public I/O Site.  You might be seeing people adding you on G+ due to this.   !

 

Starting a Google I/O 2013 Circle?

Starting a Google I/O 2013 Circle?  

Here's a circle containing all the speakers announced to date.  I'll try to keep it up to date and reshare it as more sessions are announced.

Tip: Consider creating a new circle for people from this list.  Then you can control how much I/O you get in your main stream with Google+ Volume Controls.  (You can also remove the circle later too)

Enjoy Google I/O!

 

 

 

What would you like to see show up when you search?

What would you like to see show up when you search?

Originally shared by Chris Messina

Today at ,  Seth Sternberg and Ardan Arac announced that we'll soon be integrating Google+ Platform app activities [1] into Google Search. 

Soon, if you search for a site or app on Google.com (and that app has integrated with Google+ Sign-In app activities), you'll see popular and aggregate user activity next to search results. For example, searching for Fandango will show the top movies among Google+ users. And when you click on a movie, you’ll go directly to its page on Fandango. 

Learn more here and be sure to follow Google+ Developers  :

http://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2013/04/Bringing-App-Activities-to-Google-Search.html

[1] https://developers.google.com/+/features/app-activities

   

 

Take heed developers.  Structured data connected to users will soon improve search for everyone.

Take heed developers.  Structured data connected to users will soon improve search for everyone.

Originally shared by Chris Messina

Today at ,  Seth Sternberg and Ardan Arac announced that we'll soon be integrating Google+ Platform app activities [1] into Google Search. 

Soon, if you search for a site or app on Google.com (and that app has integrated with Google+ Sign-In app activities), you'll see popular and aggregate user activity next to search results. For example, searching for Fandango will show the top movies among Google+ users. And when you click on a movie, you’ll go directly to its page on Fandango. 

Learn more here and be sure to follow Google+ Developers  :

http://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2013/04/Bringing-App-Activities-to-Google-Search.html

[1] https://developers.google.com/+/features/app-activities

   

 

Some power-pop-punk for your #musicmonday

Some power-pop-punk for your  

Found via The Current's best new radio show  "P.O.S is Ruining The Current" [1]

"Doomtree hip-hop collective co-founder Stefon Alexander, a.k.a. P.O.S, hosts this must-listen hour-long show highlighting his musical influences and favorites. It airs on Saturdays at 11 p.m."

[1] http://www.thecurrent.org/programs/pos-is-ruining-the-current

 

 

 

It's Record Store Day

It's Record Store Day

 

RTL Nieuws Hangouts

RTL Nieuws Hangouts 

This is Paul Lindner from the Google+ Platform Team

I would like to report a problem with the +1 button on rtl.nl  The value of the 'annotation' parameter is incorrect.  This prevents the button from displaying.

Can you route to the appropriate technical contact? 

An example page where this failure occurs follows:

Thank you!

http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2013/04_april/16/binnenland/vleesverwerker-willy-selt...

 

 

You betcha

You betcha

[For those outside Minnesota, a hotdish is a casserole.]

 

 

Sometimes you just want a peanut burrito...

Sometimes you just want a peanut burrito...

Originally shared by David Barnett

Pass the salsa! We noticed a squirrel in our back yard eating something huge. It turned out to be an entire tortilla.

 

 

 

Ever wonder what the "brick circles" are in San Francisco? Wonder no more.

Ever wonder what the "brick circles" are in San Francisco? Wonder no more.

For more technical details you can read this writeup which goes into the various failsafe mechanisms involved:

http://www.sfmuseum.org/quake/awss2.html

Though I wonder if they're still using a SCADA system connected to a VAX 4000 to run their pumps?

 

 

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!  Julie & I spent a fine evening at Pizzaiolo which had a March 32nd themed menu with dishes we won't see till next year, including their special Italian spring break cocktail sesso sulla spiaggia.

 

 

 

#geekhumor

Two bytes are sitting in a bar. One says: "I'm not feeling so well. I think I might have a parity error."

"Yeah," says the other, "I thought you looked a bit off."

(found in the latest DNA Lounge mailing...)

 

Intuit's market cap is $20B.

Intuit's market cap is $20B.  If the government bought them and sold off the non tax related assets the return on investment would be less than 5 years.

That's how a government run like a business would operate...

 

 

Here's another episode of the fun with stopcharacters for #musicmonday

Here's another episode of the fun with stopcharacters for  

Last time we covered the curious case of "ke ha"

Today we have someone that's truly ungoogleable.  He's Matthieu Chedid, better known by his stage name "-M-" (that's dash, M, dash)  Go ahead, try searching for that, you won't find it on Google, Youtube, or Play.  Not even Dailymotion or Fnac.

This is sad because less people see and hear his high-energy rock&roll played on a pacman-ghost guitar.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

This out-of-print audio book is a must-listen.

This out-of-print audio book is a must-listen.

Brought to my attention by Julie Lindner via a Gibson retweet.

Note that a 5-disc CD version was made - we have one.