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Google's Announcements at I/O By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 16, 2013 The company announced a streaming music service, new ways to send cash, improvements to Google+ and more. Tags: Google, I/O, maps, Larry Page, google+, Google Wallet How to Understand the Rise of Google By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 15, 2013 Google I/O starts today. Here’s why Google’s developer conference is technology’s Main Event. Tags: Google, Android, iPhone, iPad, Apple, Gmail, app store, Siri, google+, Google Play, products and services, Google Now What's It Like to Use Google Products Only? By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 01, 2013 An Apple fan starts a month-long experiment, limiting himself to Google hardware, software and services. Tags: cloud computing, Google, Android, Google Docs, google+, Chromebook Pixel Why is Big Brother Such a Moron? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 16, 2013 Despite the massive data collected about us online, the Web giants appear to know quite little about us. Is Big Data a myth? Tags: Facebook, Google, big data, google+, internet advertising, big data analytics Why 'Emotion' is the New Killer App By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 10, 2013 Your social network, phone and even your TV will soon gain emotional intelligence. Don't worry. Be happy! Tags: Facebook, social network, google+ Google+ Experiences Outage By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 18, 2013 No one seems to notice when the "other" social network goes down. Tags: social network, outage, downtime, google+ Google+ Adds Communities, SnapSeed By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 06, 2012 Google claims its social network now has more than 135 million active users. Tags: social network, Google, Android, apps, google+ Understanding Facebook's Monopoly By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 28, 2012 Anti-trust regulators are living in the past. Here's why Facebook is technology's number-one monopoly. Tags: Facebook, Twitter, social media, LinkedIn, google+ Google+ Hits Milestone -- 100M Active Monthly Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 19, 2012 The young social network has purchased a photo app developer called Nik Software. Tags: social network, Google, google+, merger and acquistion activity Google Debuts Google+ For Businesses By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 29, 2012 Organizations that use Google Apps can try the new social networking features for free through the end of 2013. Tags: Google, social networking, Google Apps, Enterprise, businesses, google+ Why Blocking People Makes the World a Better Place By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 29, 2012 Do you hesitate to block people on social networks? If so, you shouldn’t. Blocking is a virtue. Tags: Facebook, Twitter, google+ Why I Love Ad-Supported Social Sites By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 16, 2012 Everybody loves to hate advertising on social networks. But ads make the world a better place. I’ll prove it to you. Tags: Facebook, Twitter, social business, google+ Google Talk Goes Down for Most Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 26, 2012 After going down for several hours, the service is beginning to come back online. Tags: Google, outage, Gmail, IM, downtime, google+, Google Talk Google Revenue Grows by 35 Percent By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 20, 2012 Search giant absorbs Motorola, as YouTube and Google+ gain momentum. Tags: YouTube, Google, google+ Facebook Users not as Satisfied as Google+ Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 18, 2012 In a customer satisfaction survey, Facebook scored dead last in a ranking of top social media services. Tags: Facebook, social media, Customer satisfaction, google+ Is Facebook Toast? By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 18, 2012 The social networking giant needs radical change if it wants to avoid a Digg-like slide into irrelevancy. Here’s the problem. Tags: Facebook, google+ How Google+ Makes You an Email Ninja By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 05, 2012 Little-known features in Google’s social network give you mysterious powers of stealthy communication. Tags: email, google+ Stupid Google+ Hangout Tricks By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 20, 2012 Google+ Hangouts is the best communication tool since email. But it can also be abused. Here’s how. Tags: Google, videoconferencing, google+ Google+ Enterprise Version and Flipboard Integration on the Way By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 19, 2012 A Google exec promotes Google+ as a "virtual watercooler." Tags: Google, API, Enterprise, google+ Google to Purchase Meebo for $100 Million By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 05, 2012 Staffers from the social toolbar creator will go to work on Google+. Tags: Google, social networking, Meebo, google+, merger and acquistion activity Why Facebook Must Fix Its Broken Mobile Apps By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 16, 2012 Prior to its IPO, Facebook finds itself in scramble mode to do something about its flawed mobile experience. Tags: Facebook, social networking, mobile, IPO, google+ How Google Makes the Web Worldwide By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 22, 2012 Google Translate is changing the nature of personal and business interactions on an international basis. Tags: Google, social media, google+ Google Grows G+ As Earnings Miss By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 20, 2012 Larry Page has big dreams for Google Plus -- and the search giant is working to make them come true. Tags: Google, earnings, google+ Why Critics of Google's New Social Search are Wrong By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 19, 2012 Claims that Google's new 'Search, plus Your World' is unfairly boosting Google's own service, and that the new service lessens search results, are decidedly wrong-headed. Tags: social media, google+, Search plus Your World Don't Believe Hype (or Backlash) about Apple, Google, Amazon By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 07, 2011 When it comes to making decisions about your own tech purchases, there's no better qualified expert than you. Tags: Amazon, Google, Apple, Kindle, Siri, google+ Why Your Company Needs Google+ ASAP By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 10, 2011 The first mover advantage in a major social networ represents precious brand building power. Tags: Facebook, Twitter, social networking, google+ Google Sales and Earnings Break New Records By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 14, 2011 Google's revenues and profits just keep growing hand over fist -- the latest quarter was helped by the company's new social networking play. Tags: Google, online advertising, google+ Google Engineer: "Google+ is a Prime Example of Our Complete Failure to Understand Platforms" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 12, 2011 A Google engineer mistakenly makes public a blog highlighting the company's problems. Tags: google+ Google+ Loses 60% of Active Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 11, 2011 New users who flocked to Google's social network aren't sticking around. Tags: google+ When Facebook and Google+ Go to War By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 21, 2011 Nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake. Tags: Facebook, social networking, google+ Why Facebook is the New Yahoo By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 15, 2011 Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation. Tags: Facebook, social networking, Yahoo, google+ How to Publish a Newsletter From Google+ By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 09, 2011 A tech pundit had achieved a longstanding dream: One service that replaces all forms of online communication -- even e-mail newsletter publishing. Tags: social networking, newsletters, google+ In Defense of Internet Anonymity -- Again By Bruce Byfield | Article Published August 02, 2011 In contrast with the Linux community's emphasis on user's rights, Facebook, Google+ and many companies work to limit the protection of user anonymity. Who’s right? Tags: Facebook, privacy, security , google+ Google+ Traffic Falls as Users Spend Less Time on Site By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 28, 2011 Visits to the fledgling social network declined 3 percent next week. Tags: google+ Can the Google+ Utopia Last? By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 20, 2011 Watch out, Facebook: Google+ has a number of superior features, and they’re like to continue even as the new platform grows more popular. Tags: Facebook, social networking, google+ How to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Without Losing Touch By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 13, 2011 Google+ is better, but Facebook is more popular. These three tips enable you to be on Google+ without disconnecting from friends on Facebook. Tags: Facebook, social networking, google+ Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Sends Spam By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2011 The service's more than 4.5 million users were flooded with error messages over the weekend. Tags: google+ Google+ For Businesses Coming Later This Year By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 08, 2011 A very small group of companies will be able to try the service ahead of time. Tags: google+ Why Google+ Is Better For Business By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 06, 2011 The newly launched Google+ offers some major advantages over Facebook. Tags: Facebook, social networking, Skype, google+ |