After a season of rumors, Google has finally come up with their answer to the extremely popular Facebook. Called “Google+,” it is supposedly a new vehicle for social interactions among friends, acquaintances, and relatives. I say supposedly because not many people have seen it. Unless you received a Google invite, you cannot play with it. It is in beta testing and Google is being cautious with the service to avoid a firestorm of negative opinion like they caused with the full release of “Buzz” a year ago.
Still, it is still important enough to bring to your attention for future reference when they release it to the general public. From what I have heard from those lucky few who have it, Google+ could be something special for a lot of folks. So read the stories I have gathered here and make up your own mind.
If social media is not your cup of tea, there are a few other stories here that might be of interest. So read on…JRC
Google resets social agenda with Google+
Google+ is designed around "Circles" that allow users to group people within their social sphere into different categories. Google says that the people you tend to meet up with on Saturday nights, for example, can be grouped into their own category, while parents can be placed into another. You can then decide to share only certain information with different Circles.
6 Things Google+ Can Do That Facebook Can't
Google's new social network Google+ is going head-to-head with the biggest social network of them all, Facebook. But for Google's new platform to succeed in gaining social marketshare, it has to also entice users by letting them do new things, too, stuff they can't do in Facebook.
Google+ Doesn't Quite Add Up to a Social Powerhouse
With Google+, the search giant takes another stab at social networking, and the result is decidedly more Facebook-like than last year's Google Buzz. Google+ has a few standout features, such as Circles, Sparks and Hangouts. Aside from Circles, though, few of Google+'s unique attributes seem compelling enough to drive a mass migration of users toward yet another social networking site.
Gmail Goes Under the Knife, Other G Products Next in Line
Google's various online services are going through changes lately, including its Gmail system. Users can preview a new interface design, and changes are also in store for other personalized Google products like Calendar. Meanwhile, Google's search interface has already received a facelift, though not all agree it's for the better.
Cellphone, cancer link dismissed in new study
The evidence is "increasingly against" linking cellphones to cancer, the experts concluded after examining research from around the globe. Brain tumors have not increased in step with cellphone use, and animal experiments have come up empty. There may not even be a biological mechanism that creates cancer from radio frequency fields.
How to live with malware infections
Get used to it: Malware can't be completely blocked or eliminated. But you can manage your PCs, mobile devices, and networks to function despite being infected
Fox News reports Twitter hack to Secret Service
Fox News has alerted the U.S. Secret Service that the cable news show's Twitter feed was used today to publish false reports that President Obama had been killed.
6 Free Software Programs To Manage Your Files
Are you annoyed at the disordered files of your computer? Are you driven mad by searching files without any results? Do you feel like you are at your breaking point when your files are missing? Can you bear that your secret files may be seen by others?
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