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Adding a Twitter Share Button Adds 7x More Exposure [Report]

Websites that display Twitter’s Tweet button on their homepage get seven times more social media mentions than sites without the button. Meanwhile,…

By Danny Goodwin · 01 Sep 2011

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The Google+ Identity Service Project

How does Google justify its real name policy? Well, Google+ was built primarily as an identity service and will be used to…

By Danny Goodwin · 29 Aug 2011

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Being Bad For Great Justice: A New Privacy Scandal Rocks Second Life

Until Linden Lab starts actually managing their own (virtual) land and dealing with security issues in an effective manner, the problem of…

By Avril Korman · 27 Aug 2011

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Google+ Now Lets You Ignore or Block People

Has someone added you on Google+ but you have no clue who they are, or you really just don’t want to be…

By Danny Goodwin · 26 Aug 2011

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Are You Ready for Google +1 Button Sharing into Circles?

Users can now share into their Google+ Circles directly from the +1 button. Now marketers can create niche broadcast channels on the…

By Jonathan Allen · 26 Aug 2011

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Gmail Sees First Google+ Integration

Google+ is starting to make small appearances on other Google services. Googler Mark Striebeck has announced that, using an expanded widget, Gmail…

By Rob D Young · 25 Aug 2011

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Facebook Updates Sharing Options, Credit Google+?

Facebook has launched a set of new privacy options that give users greater control over tags and post visibility. The new controls…

By Rob D Young · 25 Aug 2011

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Developing A Social Messaging Approval Process

Are your status updates, tweets, or other social media messaging stuck in limbo due to a lack of approval from the powers…

By Kaila Strong · 25 Aug 2011

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Google+ Adds Real-Name Verification

As a way to ensure that neither celebrities nor public figures are being impersonated on Google+, Google has added a verification button…

By Rob D Young · 23 Aug 2011

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StumbleUpon Starts Exploring, Looking More Like Search

The StumbleUpon random website browser has become a popular way to explore the web, having won more than 15 million loyal users.…

By Rob D Young · 21 Aug 2011