Google CEO Larry Page announced on Thursday that the company’s Google+ social network now features 90 million users. Revealed in a Google fourth quarter press release Page wrote: “I am super excited about the growth of Android, Gmail, and Google+, which now has 90 million users globally – well over double what I announced just…
[#GoogleBeckham] David Beckham Hosts First Google Hangout
Soccer star David Beckham has had a busy week, first he signed a new two-year contract with the LA Galaxy and then he headed over to Google’s headquarters where he hosted his first Google Hangout. Beckham’s Google+ profile currently features nearly 465,000 followers, far shy of his 15 million Facebook Likes and Google was hoping…
FTC Expands Google Probe To Include Google+
The Federal Trade Commission will expand its Google probe to include the company’s new Google+ social network. News of the expanded problem comes just after Google began displaying personalized Google+ results via the company’s Google.com search portal. The FTC has long claimed that the company is violating antitrust laws by providing their own services with…
Facebook Vs. Google+ [Infographic War]
While Google+ may have attracted 25+ million users during the first month of existence, Facebook is still the reigning champion of social media with more than 750 million active users. However, the two platforms are vastly different in who they serve, for example 58.95% of users at Google+ work in software development or engineering, while…
Google+ Pulls Fridge Into Its Circles, Service Shuttering Before Transition
Privacy-centric social sharing network Frid.ge has been acquired by Google, the service announced on their blog today. While not super-prominent in the realm of social media, Frid.ge allowed for more judicious sharing of media than larger competitors like Facebook. Changes at Frid.ge are not news in and of themselves, as the network abruptly announced last…
Google+ iPhone App Review [Walkthrough and Screencasts]
Google+ less than one month after launching has announced an iPhone app that brings the sites most popular features to the masses including Circles, Huddles, Streams and Photo sharing. In this review I take a quick look at the apps most popular features with screenshots showing off the programs capabilities. After clicking on the “Get…
Google+ iPhone App Arrives For Download
Google+ can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your iPhone. The free download is available via the Apple App Store and is meant to provide basic functionality at this time. You can grab the free download [iTunes link] and start using the program immediately. Among the applications features users will find: Circles: Allowing users to share…
LinkedIn CEO Doesn’t Know Where Google+ Users Will Get Their Free Time
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner doesn’t understand where internet users will get enough enough free time to take advantage of Google+ and all it has to offer. Speaking at a Churchill Club event Weiner was asked if there was a limit on the number of social networks that can coexist and he said Google has to…
Google+ Sees Rapid Growth, Surpasses One Billion Content Shares Per Day
If you’re not on Google+ at the moment you probably know someone who is and that person is more than likely sharing a lot of content with the service. While Google+ still has a far way to go in catching up to Facebook’s 750 million users the company’s 25 million early adopters are sharing more…
Mark Zuckerberg Profile Shows Up On Google +1 [Pic]
Google +1 has been explored by early adopters over the last several days, including myself and our own Kim LaCapria and Dan Evon and now we’ve learned that Facebook’s own CEO Mark Zuckerberg has joined the network. The photo of Zuckerberg doesn’t look all too happy, unlike his smiling Facebook profile photos and his network…
Google +1 Can Now Be Tracked With Google Webmaster Tools
The Google +1 Button has been available since March (to select websites at first) and now the company with the button in full force has announced the ability to track the success of their social sharing option through Google Webmaster Tools. Websites owners who log into their webmaster account can see how many views the…
Google Launches Google+, Aims to Pick Up Twitter and Facebook’s Slack
Google is nothing if not ambitious, and while the Google Buzz adventure didn’t turn out that well for the search engine giant, it hasn’t kept them out of the social game either. A year or so after the Buzz debacle, Google is back with another entrant into the somewhat-crowded social sphere called Google+. The product…