Remember folks you get a free play if you use Google Play and are in the USA. If that describes you and I'm not already following you let me know in the comments or DM me via my profile and I'll add you to my Google Players circle.

Oh and here's 17 tracks of awesome.

http://iggypop.org/iggy2.html

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Gotta look good for Google I/O

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Nice to see Ultra Records titles popping up in Google Play including this one from France.

I'd recommend starting wtih the electronic-surf themed Tchiki Tchiki Tchiki.

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From Denmark - Burning down the wheels tonight'

The laser beams on the right sure resemble the Google Play logo..

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seulement disponible sur iTunes!

Greetings Ubloggers

Anyone want to help me complete my Shaka Ponk record collection?  I can't get you into Google I/O, but I'd happily pay triple and send you all the Google schwag you can handle..

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The Current described this well:

“All My Life” is futuristic gold that I only wish could loop on for another 10 minutes. Twin Cities vocal talent Jana Nyberg lends her chords to the first two tracks of this EP and it’s safe to say that without her this song would not be as complete. You can feel her body pulsating to the beat just as easily as yours probably will, and in an instant we’re transported back to the height of Studio 54. The All My Life EP is out now on Kitsuné.

http://blog.thecurrent.org/post/2012/06/local-radar-gigamesh-murder-crows-and-minnesota

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Want to make your blog stand out in search results?  Here's how you do it with Typepad!

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Getting ready to watch The Shins livestreaming on Google TV at the Bonnaroo music festival.  Gotta say the picture quality is top-notch.

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Here's a pop song from Switzerland to get your morning moving.

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Nice to see more tennis coverage on G+.

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Check out Duluth's finest bluegrass.

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So many photos of this bike in my stream :)

Originally shared by Mike Brzozowski

Seen outside the office yesterday. Possible explanations:

- 100 days before Burning Man, gotta prepare for the Playa

- Lady Gaga now works in our building

- New Google bikes are even more theft-deterrent (see how it's not even locked to anything?)

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I wasn't expecting LinkedIn to show up here. They have a resourceful blog and they hold some great events. I'll be interested in seeing what they end up doing here.

Note to my former LinkedIn colleagues -- verify your site by following the directions here:

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1708844

You can even put the rel="publisher" link in the head. No visible link required! Also contact me off-list about getting name verified.

Welcome to Google+

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Thought I'd add some variety to my commute so I'm listening to Couleur3 again on TuneIn. Sort of like the Suisse version of KEXP or The Current they're publicly funded and play an interesting mix of music.

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Here's a fun visualization I made last year for the Apache Shindig project using Gource. Learn how to make your own at http://code.google.com/p/gource/

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Here's a blast from the past. I wonder if the Google lawyers would let us slip a T-Shirt clause into the next version of the Google terms of service?

[FYI - I'm finally migrating my youtube videos from an old google account to match the account I use for Google+. I recommend you do the same, it's just so much better to have the two accounts linked together...]

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The new version of this great android app now works on Google TV.

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Thanks for adding me back, fun times over here in Google+ land.

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I was always a fan of John Peel. Now you can follow the John Peel Archive on Google+.

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Good new for Typepad bloggers! It's now much easier to get your Google+ profile to appear next to your blog posts in search.

Here's what you do:

- Edit your Typepad settings:

https://www.typepad.com/secure/account/profile/accounts

- Select Google+ from the Add an account popup:

enter your Google+ 21 digit identifier.

- Add a link to your Typepad profile from your Google+ profile

https://plus.google.com/me/about/edit

Edit your Other Profiles section.

In a few days you'll start seeing your name and face next to your Blog posts in search. Check out the example below to see what it looks like.

Enjoy!

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I don't comment on ongoing legal issues with my employer. However I think we can all agree that this is one awful sketch artist.

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A great deal @$3.99 for people in the US. Although I must say I like the original Hanging on the Telephone by The Nerves just as much:

The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone, Original version 45, Blondie. 1976.

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Here's the Google Glass video I mentioned.

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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.

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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.]

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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?

Babak Parviz Steve Lee Sebastian Thrun

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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.

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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

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Maybe next year we can get Google maps for C64 character graphics :)

Originally shared by Ken Norton

Finally.

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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!]

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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]

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A design icon. Who'll be next?

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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.

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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.

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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

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