Google Buzz is Officially Dead
Today, Friday, October 14, 2011, Google officially announced that they are going to shut down some products the most popular of the “unpopular” being Google Buzz. Initially released in February of 2010, Google Buzz was supposed to be the social media answer to competing with Facebook and Twitter.
“In a few weeks we’ll shut down Google Buzz and the Buzz API, and focus instead on Google+. While people obviously won’t be able to create new posts after that, they will be able to view their existing content on their Google Profile, and download it using Google Takeout.”, said Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Product. “In addition, later today the Google Labs site will shut down, and as previously announced, Boutiques.com and the former Like.com websites will be replaced by Google Product Search.”
Other products like Code Search, Jaiku, and University Research Program for Google Search will shut down on January 15, 2012.
How to Generate Income With Google Adsense
There are a lot of ways to monetize your website, but one of the most dominating forms of internet advertising for any blog is Google Adsense. Starting June 18, 2003, Adsense has grown over the past 8 years into a multi-billion dollar industry. In the first quarter of 2011, Google earned US$2.34 billion through its adsense program alone. All of that information aside, there are some considerations you have to take into consideration if you want see some real income from Google Adsense. Continue reading
Wanting Google+ Invites Causes People to Forget About Spammers
Over the past week, I’ve seen a ridiculous amount of people paste their email address all over the internet. As a professional Web Designer that works with KMH Kreations, a company that understands privacy protection, this makes my stomach churn. If you are reading this to find out how to get an invite, the click here to read the only safe, dependable way to get one.
What I can’t believe, is how all of the people have forgotten that spammers thrive on acquiring free contact information. On a Google+ Fanpage (which doesn’t seem to be affiliated with Google), you can click on the comments of any post and see tons of people who have offered up their email addresses in hopes of receiving an invite. This is just one example from thousands of web pages that have offered an invite, and have been flooded with addresses.
Come on people, you know better than this! Continue reading
How Do I Get in to Google Plus?
EDIT: 7/6/11:13pm EDT
Google+ has reopened their invites! So, if you know someone PERSONALLY who is a part of Google+, ask them nicely to invite you. The invites can be found towards the bottom of the screen on the right hand side as the user is viewing his/her HOME screen. Good luck!
–Krista
EDIT: 7/7/11 1:10am EDT
Google+ has taken away our invites… if you have a Gmail account, you should still be able to sign in on your own… go to Step #4 below.
–Krista
So, you want to be a part of Google Plus. Right. Well, here is how you become a part of Google+. You must have luck. You must have people IN the know. You cannot have your mommy call up Google and have them invite you. You have to be at the right place at the right time with the right clicking maneuvers. That is it. Nothing more.
Since I have been a part of Google+ for less than 24 hours (as of this writing), I have never felt more popular. But, that feeling was fun for about three seconds. Now, I just want to be able to help make Google+ a great place to be. The number of emails, Twitter requests (from strangers even), and Facebook comments, is amazing. However, fortunately or unfortunately, I now know how to help. I have learned the answer to the $64,000 Question.
What is Google+?
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Google+ is Google’s best hope to take on, if not eradicate Facebook from the face of the Earth. Facebook was the first of the large social networks, and probably will be around for a long time. However, that being said, Google+, Google’s new social network does offer some things that Facebook does not, even though Google+ looks like a clone copy of Facebook in Google clothing. Perhaps having the two compete will be good for the end user, since one will have to outdo the other in order to keep the users? We will have to wait and see. Continue reading
