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Google Takes On Yelp With New Zagat-Integrated Local Search Site

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Google Zagat, Google Plus Local, Google Plus, Yelp, Google Plus Local Zagat, Google Yelp, Google Local, Zagat, Slidepollajax, Yelp Local, Food News

Early Wednesday morning, Google announced a sweeping new project, a new "Local" tab in Google+. The project spent more than a year in development. ...

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Google Releases More Stunning 'Project Glass' Photos (And One Incredible Video)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Google, Google Glass, Project Glass Video, Video, Project Glass, Google Glasses Pictures, Google Plus, Project Glass Photos, Google+, Google Glasses Video, Slideexpand, Google Glasses Photos, Google Project Glass, Google Glasses, Mobile, Technology News

After Google's whiz-bang Project Glass video dropped a few months ago, I think we were all curious about what the so-called "Google Glasses" would act...

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(Video) New York Times Debuts Google+ 'Hangouts On Air' As Video Platform

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: New York Times Op Ed, New York Times, Obama Google Plus Hangout, Google Plus, Video, Media News

The New York Times used Google+ 'Hangouts On Air,' streaming live video on its home page, YouTube channel and Google+ page for the first time. ...

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Open Letter to College Grads: Employers Are Looking You Up -- Here's How to Get the Job Anyway

Patrick Ambron | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Resume, Google, Job Search, Google Plus, Job Search Advice, Job Market College Graduates, Facebook, Job Search Tips, Online Job Search, Blogging, College Graduates, College News

Most HR departments are required to research you online before making a decision. Here are a few ways to make sure you're putting your best foot forward -- or at least not shooting yourself in the foot.

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Google+ Gets Huge Redesign

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Google Design, Google Plus, Google Plus Redesign, Google+, Poll, Google Redesign, Facebook, Google Plus Design, Slidepollajax, Google+ Facebook, Gmail, Google Plus New Look, Social Networks, Technology News

"You know that feeling you get when a piece of art takes your breath away, or when a friend stops by with unexpected gifts?" That's what Google wan...

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Apple, Facebook Should Be Terrified Of Google-Tinted Glasses

TechCrunch | JOSH CONSTINE | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Google, Iphone, Project Glass, Apple, Google Plus, Google+, Facebook, Google Glasses, Technology News

Google’s augmented reality eyewear is coming to disrupt your face and your business model. If you don’t even have to pull your phone out to take a...

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Ex-Googler Rips Google, Says It's Gone From 'Innovation Factory' To 'Ad Company'

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 03.15.2012

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Former Google engineer James Whittaker has a message for the web giant: You've changed. In a post published on Microsoft's official blog explaining...

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Google's Social Chief Explains What Google+ Is (But Not Why To Use It)

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 03.12.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Google+ has been called a "ghost town," a "little version of Facebook" and "dead" since its launch last year. Users have continually...

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Two-Thirds Of Google+ Users Are Men

Network World | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Google, Google Plus Men, Social Networks, Google Plus, Google Plus Users, Technology News

Google+ really is a man's social network. According to figures released today from Website-Monitoring.com, two-thirds of Google+ users are men, whi...

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ChefHangout Harnesses Google+ For Cooking Lessons

TheNextWeb.com | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Live Cooking Video, Google Plus, Chefhangout, Live Cooking Lessons, Google+, Food News

In what’s probably the first attempt that I’ve seen to monetize Google+, a site called ChefHangout has a unique approach to cooking lessons utiliz...

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Silence Says a Lot: An Open Letter to Google About Marijuana Legalization

Stephen Downing | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Google, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Youtube, Leap, Marijuana Legalization, Marijuana, Google+ Hangouts, Video, Barack Obama, Obama Google Plus Hangout, Google Plus, Google+, President Obama, Drug Policy Reform, Drug Policy, Politics News

In more than twenty years with the Los Angeles Police Department, where I retired as deputy chief of police, I saw a lot of puzzling behavior at close range. This week I saw some odd behavior from Google, YouTube and President Obama.

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Obama Helps Woman With Husband's Resume

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Video, Obama Google Plus Hangout, Google Plus, Jennifer Wedel, Obama Resume, Obama, Barack Obama 2012, Barack Obama, Obama 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama may help Jennifer Wedel's husband find a job. Whether he gets her vote is another question. Two days after ...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Google+

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Video, Jon Stewart, Google Plus, Google+, Jon Stewart Google Plus the Daily Show, Jon Stewart the Daily Show, Jon Stewart Google Plus, The Daily Show, Technology News

As Facebook prepares to file for its IPO, the debate rages on about whether or not Google's relatively young social network can ever catch up. The...

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WATCH: Obama's Hangout Gets Crashed

Posted 04.02.2012

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You might have seen that President Obama hosted a Google+ hangout on Monday in order to answer questions about the State of the Union address people h...

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Barrage Of Pot-Related Questions Ignored In Obama's Online Chat

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 01.31.2012

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WASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama in an online "conversation" with American voters on Monday, failed to answer a barrage of questions about mar...

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Obama Makes Unique Offer During Google Plus Q&A

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to rebuild the American economy, one job at a time – literally. The president asked an onli...

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LOOK: Google App Gets HUGE Makeover

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Google Earth, Slideadbigshot, Google Plus, Bing Maps, Google Maps, Google Plus Google Earth, Google Earth 6.2, New Google Earth, Technology News

Google Earth just got a much less patchy -- and a little more social. The search giant rolled out an update to its virtual globe application on Thu...

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Another Blow to Privacy -- Now It's Google!

Michael McGown | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Google Privacy, Internet Privacy, Google Privacy Policy, Google Plus, Business News

Google, you want to be all things to all people. It won't work. Stop it and go back to doing what you once did well: totally unbiased search, excellent email, great photo storage, wonderful voice mail, and so many other useful services.

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Google Busted Steering Users, Antitrust Cops Sure to Call

Jamie Court | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Antitrust, Google Plus, Technology News

It's been a big day for those of us who have been making the case that Google steers users not to the most relevant products and services, but to its own services.

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How (and Why) to Turn Off Google's Personalized Search Results

Larry Magid | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Google-Personal-Search, Google, Internet Privacy, Privacy Controls, Personal Search Results, Google Plus, Technology News

I'm not terribly worried about privacy. To its credit, Google has good privacy controls. Still, there is a contextual difference between finding a post in Google vs. finding it in a what may be an unrelated search.

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REPORT: FTC To Probe Google+ In Antitrust Investigation

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 03.14.2012

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Another of Google's many web properties may come under scrutiny in an ongoing antitrust investigation by U.S. regulators. According to Bloomberg, ...

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Some Thoughts on Google Search, Plus Your World

Marvin Ammori | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Google, Online Privacy, Twitter, Google Plus Social Network, Facebook, Google Social Search, Google Plus, Technology News

Yesterday, Google rolled out some big changes to its search engine, attempting to more fully integrate results from social networks. There's been a range of reactions and I figured I would write up a few thoughts.

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Google Search Just Got Extremely Personal

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Google, Google Search Plus Your World, Google Search, Video, Google Plus, Google+, Search Plus Your World, Google Plus Your World, Google Personal Search, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more ...

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How Many Nonprofits Are On Facebook?

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Social Media, Foursquare, Video, Twitter, Nonprofits Social Media, Causes, Crowdrise, Google Plus, Nonprofits, Nonprofits Facebook, Jumo, Razoo, Facebook, Firstgiving, Impact News

With all that there is to "like" on Facebook -- this might top the list. Nine out of 10, or 89 percent, of nonprofits have a Facebook presence, ac...

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Man Proposes To Girlfriend Through Google Plus Game

Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Creativity, Marriage Proposal, Social Media, Marriage, Facebook Proposal, Fiancee, Google Plus, Groupon Proposal, Creative Marriage Proposals, Flash Mob, Weddings, Weddings News

No matter what you may think about public proposals, you can't help but acknowledge the creativity with which grooms-to-be proposed in 2011. The y...

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