Posts Tagged: Google Plus

Social Media — No Comments
28
Oct 11

Dear G+, for your next feature

Please, now that you are really keeping track of all the shares and re-shares of each post, show them just once in my stream.

I love +Vic Gundotra announcements as much as the next guy, but I don't need to read them 10 times. It devalues the quality of the Stream and I personally avoid to re-share to avoid forcing people to see something they may have already seen.

Show it to me once along with what the people in my stream commented. You know, like that other site is doing… ;)

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Uncategorized / Web Development / WordPress — No Comments
16
Oct 11

A really resourceful post!

A really resourceful post!

Reshared post from +Gabriel Vasile

BEST GOOGLE PLUS PLUGINS FOR WORDPRESS

These are the best wordpress plugins dedicated to google plus that I found so far. I hope I didn't miss other important ones, but if I did… just leave me a comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/FKz5p. Please share this to help the g+ community.

1. Google+Blog – http://goo.gl/ILvbJ
Automatically crosspost your Google+ posts to your wordpress blog
How to setup Google+Blog plugin: http://goo.gl/Ge1aV
More about this plugin from +Daniel Treadwell over here: http://goo.gl/nfa9O

2a. Google Plus Widget – http://widgetsplus.com/
Allows you to show the visitors of your blog/website your Google+ account. You can also add your Google Plus stream in it!

2b. GoogleCards – http://goo.gl/SbDvZ
Adds a google+ widget for linking to your google+ profile and showing your number of followers. Very easy to use. Upon activating the plugin, you’ll have a new widget available in your Appearance – Widgets section. You can drop that widget into a sidebar of yours, specify a title and your Google Plus profile ID. You’ll end up with a neat card displaying your name, avatar and the amount of circles you’ve been listed in.

2c. Scriptrr Google+ Profile – http://goo.gl/2mP0e
Allows users to add a widget on their blog or website to invite visitors to new Google + Profile. It shows how many followers you got and can also be customized to show your other social profiles as you have defined on your Google+ profile. Very easy to install and can be customized for color and width.

3a. Google +1 Button – http://goo.gl/2uUBO
Easily add Google’s +1 button to your posts and pages, single or lists. Has a choice of multiple languages, placement locations and button sizes, as well as whether to display the +1 count or not.

The plugin comes equipped with a function that you can use inside your theme for manual placement and even a shortcode that you can use inside your posts and pages.

3b. WP PlusOne This – http://goo.gl/lQzb0
Similar to the plugin above but requires no configuration at all. Simply install and activate the plugin and you’ll get Google’s +1 button on every post and page on your blog. You can specify further positioning of the button via CSS.

3c. Plus One – http://goo.gl/dwga9
This plugin not only adds the +1 button to your posts and pages, but also gives you a page full of settings including advanced ones, like JS callbacks and the HTML code for the button placement. Very neat for advanced users and those who’re really picky about where, how and why the button should be placed.

Other useful posts that you might like:
1. How To Import Your Facebook Photos Into G+ – http://goo.gl/nXPqZ
2. Top 25 Most Popular Chrome Extensions And Apps For Google Plus – http://goo.gl/X8bA5
3. 10 Great Tips to Help Photographers on Google+ – http://goo.gl/4wBNc
4. Google plus tips and cheat sheets – http://goo.gl/uGWCn
5. How to track your google plus statistics – http://goo.gl/X1XYY
6. Google plus id shortener – http://goo.gl/LFhtQ

In album Best G+ Plugins For Wordpres (5 photos)

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Reposts / Social Media — No Comments
27
Aug 11

You can now share content with the +1 button

What many people have been expecting as an obvious feature when Google+ was launched is now becoming reality. It’s not fully rolled out yet to everyone (just tried on a page but didn’t get the magic) but you will be able to share the page you are +1′ing on your Google+ circles.

When it’s live: Just +1 a page as usual and look for the new “Share on Google+” option. From there you can comment, choose a circle and share. It’s very similar to the Facebook Recommend button, but it’s all about bringing fresh content to your Circles not your Newsfeed.
When you share content from the +1 button, you’ll notice that Google automatically includes a link, an image and a description in the sharebox. Google is calling these “+snippets,” and they’re very similar to “comments” in Facebook’s Recommend feature

Full article: You can now share content into Google+ circles with the +1 button – TNW Google.

Reposts / Social Media — No Comments
29
Jul 11

Social media is social but it’s not media

Where equals (or close to equals) get together to interact.
On Facebook it ‘s like a school reunion or a family picnic or an office party. A loose social gathering with no specific interest focus.
On Twitter it looks more like a cocktail party. Lots of subgroups with specific interests. But however it looks, it is not a medium. It’s a social gathering. To twist McLuhan, “The message is the medium.” This is not a broadcast environment. People are not on Twitter for the content. It’s all about the context. And the quality of the conversation is what reigns supreme. And here’s the problem…

Full article: SOCIAL MEDIA IS SOCIAL BUT IT’S NOT MEDIA – petereconomides posterous.

Social Media — No Comments
15
Jul 11

Adventures in Google Apps Land

With the introduction of Google+ I made the attempt to re-organise my Google services under a new account also having my giannopoulos.net email on Google Apps. This lead to discovering two things Continue reading →

Social Media — No Comments
15
Jul 11

The most brilliant/evil feature in Google+

I’m exploring the world of Google+ and this option in the sharing window seems to be the best way for a social network to expand. Continue reading →

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14
Jul 11

Google+ Statistics on SocialStatistics.com

You know when your product/service is catching on, when other people are starting to built on it, try to take advantage on it or make themselves more known by being the first on it. From the co-founder of TwitterCounter.com…

Google+ Statistics tracks the top 100 users on Google+. Just add yourself so we can start tracking your own Google+ statistics too. See how many people added you in their circles, your progression and where you rank in the list of popular Google+ users. And yes, that is the real Mark Zuckerberg at number 1.

More: Google+ Statistics on SocialStatistics.com.

Reposts / Social Media — No Comments
10
Jul 11

Google+ Circles: Rethinking the way we share

I had a full article on the issue but the WordPress iPhone app decided to eat it, so here are some other people’s articles instead Continue reading →

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5
Jul 11

Facebook, Google, and the war to lock you in

Facebook isn’t necessarily the new Compuserve, and Google might not be angling to be the Hotel California of tech, but all of the big web giants seem intent on locking their users into experiencing a single-vendor web.
Facebook riled users this week by throttling their ability to export their Facebook friends’ data for use with Google+ or other services, while Google dumped Twitter from its realtime search in favor of its own Google+. The web as an intersection of seemingly infinite networks threatens to become a limited patchwork of monopolized web experiences that only grudgingly talk with each other.

More: Facebook, Google, and the war to lock you in – The Register.