I can already read your thoughts upon glancing the title above. You are thinking… …Twitter. To be fair, you are not far away. A feature has been released in Google+ to support hashtags, meaning that including one on a post…
Author: Scott Dunroe
Connect Google+ with YouTube
Some of you may have already come across the ability to connect various social networks (including Facebook and Twitter) to YouTube. The idea is that when you perform an activity on YouTube (comment on a video for example) it’s then…
Decide Who Can Notify You on Google+
Google have released a nice and much needed feature to Google+ allowing us to control who can notify us on the social network. I have to admit it’s been released with good timing as I’ve been subject to a couple…
Google+ Sparks have Disappeared
…or have they? You may have noticed that the original Sparks header vanished from your left sidebar a while ago while the actual Sparks you saved are still there. At first I thought it was a temporary interface error but…
How to: Download Photos from Google+
Another day, another update. Dave Cohen, a Google employee, has been leading the technical advance on Google+ Photos. It looks like he’s the right man for the job as we all now have the ability to download pictures off Google…
How to: Share Google+ Circles with Other Users
Yet another cool but simple update! You now have the opportunity to share your circles with contacts of your choice on Google+. It personally brought to mind the “Lists” in Twitter but is still a cool feature nonetheless. I imagine…
Remove Inactive Google+ Contacts from Your Circles
In the days when I used to use Twitter on a daily (or hourly) basis, I would Use Qwitter to identify who had stopped following me so I could do the same in return. It sounds immature but I actually used…
Google+ Game Notifications
When Google+ released games, they made the wise decision of keeping all invitations, gifts and help requests separate to the main feed. This was a case of Google using their common sense and keeping the community happy as a large…
Facebook Fights Back Against Google+
This is not strictly Google+ related but indirectly could still have an influence on it’s long term (and even short term) performance. You may have already come across headlines while browsing online but Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced new…
Widen Your Google+ Circles: Part 2
The day after Google+ was officially released, the traffic to this blog doubled. A day later and the traffic multiplied by five. I believe this is a strong indicator of Google Plus receiving a great deal of additional sign ups (and…