A damn fine first post on Google+
And quite a storm we had last night too!
Originally shared by Phil McGrew
My first upload/comment on Google+. Honestly, I'm not sure how this works but wanted to share a lucky photo I caught this evening.
I think there's some interesting research one could do on the virality of the photo you see below.
The sad fact is that my wife found this photo in her twitter feed because WIlliam Gibson tweeted a link to the flickr page. I searched for his name on Google+ and found him and was the first reshare, after that it spread quite nicely.
I suspect there's similar spread on Facebook, twitter retweets, flickr and other networks.
In any case I'm really enjoying following the ripples for this post and watching it spread throughout G+.
https://plus.google.com/116425265660840849345/posts
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I think there's some interesting research one could do on the virality of the photo you see below.
The sad fact is that my wife found this photo in her twitter feed because WIlliam Gibson tweeted a link to the flickr page. I searched for his name on Google+ and found him and was the first reshare, after that it spread quite nicely.
I suspect there's similar spread on Facebook, twitter retweets, flickr and other networks.
In any case I'm really enjoying following the ripples for this post and watching it spread throughout G+.
https://plus.google.com/116425265660840849345/posts
#googplus
Interesting, but would need proper SEO to achieve the goals stated here:
Interesting, but would need proper SEO to achieve the goals stated here:
http://www.edri.org/ecsdpa/winner-2010-per.sonne.es-fakefriends
The one that's actually scary is http://profileengine.com/ which has a complete copy of Facebook in an ugly, ugly skin....
One of the best things about aging another year is receiving interesting new midwestern music birthday presents.
One of the best things about aging another year is receiving interesting new midwestern music birthday presents. This includes a CD from Red Pens out of Minneapolis.
Also gotta love the 8-bit flair on the Grain Belt Records site!
Do you have a Panoramio account?
Do you have a Panoramio account?
Consider adding a link your Google+ profile here http://www.panoramio.com/settings/
Then add your Panoramio account to your Google+ profile (in the Other Profiles section). When linked both ways it will enable people in your circles to find your Panoramio content in personalized search.
[Note: This works for most sites supporting authorship that include profile pages.]
Macs get to have Patch Tuesdays too!
Macs get to have Patch Tuesdays too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_Tuesday
Originally shared by Darren Bounds
This is just so amazing.
This is just so amazing.
Originally shared by Google Glass
We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.
A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.
Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?
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Some more La Roux to start out your Wednesday.
Some more La Roux to start out your Wednesday. I didn't think the Kanye remix added much, but the rest are deserving of the word Gold.
You have a problem running macos NFS Lion via a firewall.
You have a problem running macos NFS Lion via a firewall. You decide to use nfsv4. After a few hours you have five problems.
I knew I was in trouble when all my searches led to the following and nowhere else. (In the end I used fixed rpc port numbers and nfsv3, ugh..)
Thanks for the birthday wishes (and for not pranking me, like Google does every year!) The shorts have already been...
Thanks for the birthday wishes (and for not pranking me, like Google does every year!) The shorts have already been worn a fair bit and are really nice. Happy to hear that John's trip is going well and can't wait to have you out here in Oakland!
-- paul
Music and comedy-- streaming now. Highly recommended.
Music and comedy-- streaming now. Highly recommended.
Maybe next year we can get Google maps for C64 character graphics :)
Maybe next year we can get Google maps for C64 character graphics :)
Originally shared by Ken Norton
Finally.
If you liked the video you'll like the album even more. At the very least give In for the Kill a listen.
If you liked the video you'll like the album even more. At the very least give In for the Kill a listen.
And I see that La Roux has a page here but they haven't done much with it. Consider circling and they might start posting here in addition to twitter/facebook.
[And if you're a musician or rep one I'd be interested in knowing what G+ can do better for you!]
It seems like I missed a whole trend of 80s revival music back in 2009.
It seems like I missed a whole trend of 80s revival music back in 2009.
[I can't wait until I discover dubstep in 2014!]
Closing the viral loop: we're slowly getting there. Here's a personal anecdote.
- heard a neat song on the radio
- used Ears to figure out what it was.
- watched the youtube video via Ears link. Liked the 80s-TRONish vibe enough to +1 it.
- Searched for La Roux on the browser, found friends recommending specific tracks.
- back to Ears, go to Play Music.
- Bought the album after listening to recommended tracks.
- Sharing this here (and will on public G+ in a few) so others can discover.
Loops like this are what power your social network. We can still do a better job, but I'm quite happy with my experience here and I hope others will slowly get there too.
discover, consume, share, repeat FTW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8eJh4i8Lo
#googplus
Okay, have a domain name. Now need to come up with free-time to make my web-site-makeover / judging hangout-on-air show a reality.
http://viewsorcerers.com
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Homeroom has found a cool way to use old card catalogs -- Loyalty card storage!
Homeroom has found a cool way to use old card catalogs -- Loyalty card storage! If you're feeling generous you can give to a stranger.
The total opposite of smart phone loyalty Apps...
Resharing internally...
Do you get depressed when you view-source?
Recently I've been doing this a bit for authorship and thought it might be fun to do it in a more general public way. Anyone interested in being a celebrity judge?
https://plus.google.com/117259934788907243749/posts/A6hCjzRdzBD
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Would people be interested in a periodic hangout where me and my weekly Google guest makeover your web site with...
Would people be interested in a periodic hangout where me and my weekly Google guest makeover your web site with Googley features? We'd have a special guest each time and go over things like authorship markup, security, performance, APIs, widgets etc?
+1 this post if you're interested. Feel free to nominate your favorite site you'd like me to put under the microscope in the comments...
[nifty CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 photo from flickr user spike55151]
@115428577457526581719 any chance that Wil could use the account migrator tool we promised people back when? Has anyone contacted him?
Also this might be controversial, but we should have a proactive VIP queue for people like Wil. It worked well at LinkedIn (paying customers went to the front of the line). hi5 did it too (we had CS reps that killed off spam on the most popular profiles). And even Six Apart had business class blogs.
https://plus.google.com/108176814619778619437/posts/Mm1ppkUz5zu
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Russian "classmates" site now has public profiles and schema.org markup, however looks like we're not getting that goodness in the sharebox..
http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/profile/505699888741
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More SNS consolidation.
http://marketingland.com/yahoo-meme-shutting-down-on-may-25th-8634
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So you want to go to Google I/O this year?
So you want to go to Google I/O this year? Last year it sold out in one hour, so you'll want to be prepared. Register for Google Wallet and Google+ before 7AM PDT March 27.
Anyone want to help Adam find ways to use Google+ more effectively?
Anyone want to help Adam find ways to use Google+ more effectively? I added a few tips on making yourself more findable and increasing engagement.
comments on the original...
Originally shared by Adam Rifkin
It's March 2012 and I'm still not sure what to use Google+ for.
Private sharing still seems best handled by email.
Public sharing still seems best handled by my Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.
Maybe Google+ is for people who want to share publicly but don't have Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook?
It's also unclear how to get more followers on Google+. Will my follower count always be smaller here than on Twitter and Facebook? Is that by design?
Feel free not to answer; I'm just thinking out loud.
Work to do
We've got work to do.
I just spent a week in the Palm Springs area attending the Indian Wells tennis tourney while using our products. It was good to get outside the bubble for while, but it was frustrating -- especially since I know we can do much better. Issues I encountered:
* Public Google+ shares are rare. This might be expected with the demographics of the area (>50 year old golfers) -- however looking at my G+ nearby view I was the only person to publicly post the winner of the Tennis final (and that stadium holds 16k people...) Nearby stream was depressingly too -- only a handful of posts. Also I think the nearby view should expand distance in "sprawl-like" areas like this. When I was in Palm Springs I didn't see any nearby posts in the nearby towns.
* During the rain delay you had to look at the Facebook Tournament page to find out when play resumed. On-site they had a big 'Check-in with Facebook' ad on the changeable displays. On the 'Follow Us' screen they did at least have Youtube next to FB/twitter.
* Maps is really borked in this area. I commented on this earlier, but there are many businesses that are not there, or are located in the wrong place. MapMaker edits in the area are in queue for weeks it appears too. Navigation worked fairly well, however I encountered areas where nav got really confused -- not sure if the root cause is Mountains blocking GPS, plain crappy samsung GPS or that road info is not accurate.
* There are some weird Business names that must have been collected by Street View. For example _Elmer's Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner_ which is a literal reading of the road sign.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107786897865850743842/albums/5722007384962904001/5722007386027464434
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
Paul Lindner had a hangout. {url}Paul Lindner
So the rain has let up enough for the Federer-Nadal match.
So the rain has let up enough for the Federer-Nadal match. Oh and Isner just petted our dog heading out of the stadium. That dude's super tall.
Paul Lindner hung out with 1 person.Julie Lindner
Paul Lindner hung out with 1 person.Julie Lindner
A panorama from Joshua Tree National Park.
A panorama from Joshua Tree National Park. The photo doesn't capture the crisp air nor the vast space you'll find there.
Paul Lindner hung out with 1 person.Julie Lindner
Paul Lindner hung out with 1 person.Julie Lindner
