Google Plus got a makeover this week. People logging in may see this now: After 5 or 10 minutes of poking around, not a ton has changed. The goal was to bring communities and collections front and center. My home…
The New Google Plus – November 2015
Category: Google+ Findings
Google Plus Spam Outbreak April 2015
Anyone who uses Google Plus knows that the network is overrun with spam. It is unfortunate but there seems to be almost no policing of the network. In fact, many accounts are followed by as much as 99% fake followers.…
Google Inbox Invitations being given away on Google Plus
Google Inbox has been extremely popular lately. Tens of thousands of people are trying to get their beta Inbox invitation. Some people are purchasing invitations on eBay. Others are getting their invites from friends. Others are looking around on Google…
Flipping Google Plus on Flipboard
If you are a Google Plus user and a Flipboard user you will be delighted to find out that you can flip Google Plus posts. As you may (or may not) know, every post on Google Plus gets a static…
Flaw or Feature? Google+ Pages Can Lose Their Ability to +1
As a Google+ Local Page brand manager, one of my duties is often to build a following for a Google+ Page. There are many ways a Google+ Page can build a following such as resharing, engaging, and +1ing. On a…
Google Babel – Simplifying Google Chat Streams
In the Bible account of Genesis humanity attempted to build a tower in the city of Babel so tall that it would reach into the heavens and thus allow them to make a name for themselves. God observed this activity…
Google+ Gets a UK TV Commercial
When was the last time you saw a Facebook commercial while watching your television at home? I’m not sure whether it’s the same case outside of the United Kingdom but I’m fairly confident there has never been one aired here.…
Google Plus Blog Grows Along with Google+!
December is a busy period for online marketing so I just want to start off by apologising for not updating this blog in a while. The new year is approaching though and it’s time to kick-start back into action, I’m not…
How to: Find and Remove Uncirclers / Unfollowers on Google+
A while back I showed you guys a list of useful extensions and apps dedicated to Google Plus, one of these extensions was simply called “Uncircle” which identified inactive people within your circles with the opportunity to uncircle them. This…
Bank of America’s Fake Google+ Page
I recently commented how Google+’s pages were open to people creating fake profiles on famous figures despite having a strict real name policy for regular profiles. It seems that somebody proved my theory correct as a false Bank of America…