A few days back, Christian Oestilen of Google daunted businesses for using Google+ with regular profiles. Because business pages were facing some issues for having a pattern similar to user profiles, Oestilen said that Google will shut down every such profile. However, he assured that by later this year, dedicated pages for businesses will be [...]
Google+ Will Undergo Intense Scrutiny: Will Competition Amongst Brands Ensue?
by Shabbir Akhtar on 15. Jul, 2011 in Uncategorized
Google+ For Brands Coming Later This Year
by Shabbir Akhtar on 07. Jul, 2011 in Uncategorized
Google has announced that businesses should not use ‘Google+’ until it becomes suitable for them. As of now, ‘Google+’ supports user activities only. If brands tend to use it, they will face certain problems. In a post, accompanying a YouTube video on Google+, Product Manager Christian Oestlien wrote citing a simple example, “It was kind [...]
Google +1 Button For Websites Has Arrived
by Shabbir Akhtar on 02. Jun, 2011 in Social Media Tools
The proclaimed nemesis of the Facebook ‘Like button’ has finally arrived. Google has released the +1 button for websites. Since its launch in March publishers have been eager to use the +1 button on their websites. During the Google I/O conference, last month, the company had promised that the content sharing button from Google would [...]
Google Rolling Out Social Search Globally
by Shabbir Akhtar on 20. May, 2011 in Uncategorized
“Today, we’re bringing Social Search to more users around the globe,” read a blogpost on the Google Social Web Blog. The search engine behemoth had initially started the Social Search service in October 2009 as an experiment. Back then it was announced that Social Search would allow users to get search results based [...]
Microsoft-Facebook Partnership Brings More Social Results To Bing
by Shabbir Akhtar on 18. May, 2011 in Facebook
Microsoft is making some changes in its search engine, Bing. In the official blogpost, Microsoft announced “Research tells us that 90% of people seek advice from family and friends as part of the decision making process. This “Friend Effect” is apparent in most of our decisions and often outweighs [...]
The Social Battle Takes An Ugly Turn; Facebook Playing Foul
by Shabbir Akhtar on 13. May, 2011 in Facebook
The Daily Beast has uncovered a dirty plan of Facebook. According to the report, Facebook deliberately attempted to daub Google’s image. Surprisingly, Facebook tried to accuse Google on the ground of privacy issues when it itself has been subjected to criticisms from different sects for not offering users enough security. The story [...]
Google +1 Button For Websites Coming Soon!
by Shabbir Akhtar on 11. May, 2011 in Facebook
When Google had launched the +1 button back in March, the company had announced that soon webmasters and publishers would be allowed to use the button on their websites as well, just as do with the Facebook Like button. But, within hours Yvo Schaap had broken down the code and showed us [...]
Facebook An Important Source Of Traffic For News Sites: Pew Internet
by Shabbir Akhtar on 10. May, 2011 in Facebook, Twitter
A study by Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism shows how Facebook, Google and Twitter are doing in the territory of online journalism. The study relied on 25 largest news destinations and revealed that Google is the topmost traffic driver while Facebook secured the second and third positions. Interestingly, Twitter [...]
After Google, Facebook To Launch Its Groupon Clone — Deals
by Shabbir Akhtar on 27. Apr, 2011 in Facebook
Just a couple of days back we reported Google Offer has been made live. This initiative by Google was an attempt to match the pace of Groupon’s juggernaut like advancement in the group buying industry. If you were thinking that you’ll enjoy match up where one outweighs the other, then think again. [...]
Facebook Is The Most Popular Login Option Across All Platforms: Janrain
by Shabbir Akhtar on 15. Apr, 2011 in Facebook, Social Media Tools, Twitter
Over the time, we see the potentials of social networks in marketing, brand promotion and communication. Like these, social login is also becoming a vital aspect of social channels. Janrain, an open ID provider platform has released its Q1 2011 report. Janrain allows websites to provide third party sign in facility from eighteen providers and [...]
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