New Features of Google +1 (Plus One) Button: "Sharing" & "+Snippets"

Google has launched the +1 button for websites in June, 2011. As we already know that Google +1 (pronounced "plus one") is a recommendation button similar to Facebook Like button, making it easier to recommend content across the web.

Enthuasiasm of its users to use Google +1 button on their website/blog was very high. Even Google released a report that in July, the +1 button crossed 2 billion daily views. And today the +1 button appears on more than a million sites, with over 4 billion daily views! Absolutely they are extremely excited about this momentum.

To get more satisfactions of their users, they're launching two more features that make +1 buttons more useful for users and publishers alike: Sharing and +Snippets.

Let's discuss more about this new features:

Google+ Online Games Has Arrived!

Finally Google released online games to play in Google+!

This is really a big move toward mainstream adoption today, integrating web-based games within the brand new social network. Games also have been expected since the earlier launch of Google+ by millions of users.

Unlike Facebook which shows Games updates all in "Top News" and "Most Recent" pages, games related updates won't appear on Google+ streams. But rather would show up separately on Games Page. Vic Gundotra, senior VP of engineering of Google reported on Google's Official Blog. So your main homepage stream will only show usual conversations, not games notification.

"Games in Google Plus are there when you want them and gone when you don't," Google says. "If you're not interested in games, it's easy to ignore them."

A Month Google+ Attract 25 Million Members

Google+, Google's social networking media, capable of attracting 25 million users. That number makes Google+ as the fastest social network site that can hook the user in large quantities.

This achievement through Google+ in less than a month. Launched in late June, 25 million visitors already use social media recorded on July 24. From the results of comScore's research, as noted by Reuters, Google+ visitors on average to reach one million visitors every day.

United States became the country with the most visitors, which is 6 million people. Followed by India with more than 3.6 million users. Canada and the UK has about 1 million visitors, more than 920 thousand in Germans, and Brazil more than 780 thousand members. France and Taiwan each have about 500 thousand users.

Google Menutup Google Labs

Google Plus Info - Belum lama merilis Google+, kini Google kembali mengeluarkan kejutan baru.

Adalah Google Labs, sebuah situs web yang mendemonstrasikan proyek-proyek baru Google yang "belum siap untuk dipublikasikan", kini ditutup oleh Google.

Google Labs memang selama ini dikenal sebagai tempat dimana semua orang bisa melihat semua hal terbaru yang sedang dikembangkan di 'dapur' developer Google. Lewat situs ini, Google menjaring saran dan kritik para pengguna dari sebuah proyek yang sedang dikerjakan sebelum versi final dirilis.

Temui Wapres Boediono, Bos Google Naik Taksi

Google Plus Info - Ada satu kisah yang menarik dari pertemuan Eric Schmidt, Chairman Executive Google Inc, dengan Wakil Presiden RI, Boediono, di Istana Wapres hari Jum'at kemarin (22/7/2011).

Sebagai bos situs raksasa di jagad internet, Eric ternyata tak serta-merta menunjukkan "keperkasaannya" dengan menunggang mobil mewah nan berkelas untuk menemui orang nomor dua di Republik ini. Malah, bos Google ini menunjukkan kesederhanaannya dengan menumpangi sebuah taksi.

Taksi Silver Bird Alphard bernomor polisi B 1061 SUA, tiba di Istana Wapres, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta sekitar pukul 10.48 WIB. Sebuah pemandangan yang sangat tidak biasa ketika taksi masuk ke kawasan istana negara!

Google Ingin Berinvestasi dan Membuka Kantor di Indonesia

Google Plus Info - Tentu saja ini kabar yang sangat menggembirakan dan telah ditunggu lama oleh para netter Indonesia. Terlebih bagi mereka yang selama ini telah menjalin "bisnis" di dunia maya dengan Google.

Pasalnya, hari Jum'at ini (22/7/2011), Chairman Executive Google Inc, Eric Schmidt datang ke Istana Wakil Presiden RI yang dikabarkan untuk membicarakan soal peluang ekspansi bisnis sang raksasa internet itu di Tanah Air.

"Jadi tadi kami baru saja bertemu dengan Wapres Boediono dan ia menyambut dengan hangat. Intinya kami tengah mencari peluang tentang bagaimana untuk melebarkan bisnis kami di Indonesia," ujar Eric, ketika ditemui wartawan di Istana Wapres, Jalan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta.

Fakta: Mayoritas Pengakses Google+ adalah Pria

Google Plus Info - Selama ini, statistik seringkali menunjukkan bahwa jejaring sosial seperti Facebook lebih banyak diakses oleh wanita ketimbang pria.

Namun, rilis terbaru yang dikeluarkan oleh SocialStatistics dan FindPeopleOnPlus justru menyebutkan sebaliknya. Kedua pencatat data statistik di internet ini mengatakan situs jejaring sosial yang baru keluar, Google+ lebih banyak diakses oleh pria daripada wanita.

Hasil perhitungan menunjukan nyaris tiga per empat atau sekitar 74 persen pengguna Google+ adalah pria. "Ketidakseimbangan ini bisa menjadi masalah buat Google+ yang ingin menaklukan Facebook," kata CEO Mashable, Pete Cashmore, seperti dikutip dari Daily Mail, 17 Juli 2011.

AnonPlus, Jejaring Sosial Besutan Grup Hacker Anonymous

Google Plus Info - Belum genap sebulan diluncurkan, Google+ memang kerap menjadi perbincangan di jagad maya. Ada tanggapan simpatik, antusias, ekspektasi, namun juga ada yang skeptis, pesimis, bahkan kecewa. Namun, kekecewaan yang dialami sebagian anggota kelompok hacker, Anonymous, terhadap Google+ pun berbuah kreativitas.

Pasalnya, kelompok hacker Anonymous ini dilaporkan telah membuat jejaring sosial (social network) mereka sendiri. Lantas, apa hubungannya dengan Google+? Seakan meledek Google+, jejaring itu pun dinamai AnonPlus.

Seperti yang dikutip dari sebuah sumber, AnonPlus konon dibuat karena beberapa anggota Anonymous telah di-ban (dikeluarkan) dari Google+. Tidak jelas berapa banyak --jikapun ada-- anggota Anonymous yang di-ban dari Google+. Tak disebutkan pula bagaimana cara Google memblokir anggota Anonymous, sebab selama ini Anonymous terkenal sebagai jaringan hacker yang sangat pandai menyembunyikan identitas mereka.

Google+ Believed Can Beat Facebook

With all of the assets it has, Google+ is believed to conquer the popularity of Facebook. This belief is exhaled by the developers who seemed impatient to be creative on the networking site made by Google.

Although Facebook has been inhabited by 750 million users and Google+ is still far behind (recently in the range of 20 million users), but because guarded by the internet giant, Google+ is believed can bring the sharp competition.

A total of 1621 respondents surveyed by Appcelerator and IDC and pelted with questions, "Is Google can beat Facebook?" And as much as two thirds of them answered "Yes".

Google+ Will Verify Celebrity Account Like Twitter

Google Plus Info - Google continues to waved the new service, Google+, all over the world. This new social networking reportedly since three weeks ago, will begin to take advantage of the celebrities. The main goal, of course, to attract more new members.

This information was first reported by CNN news site. In its report, CNN said Google wants the celebrities started using Google+ and was preparing an account verification system like on Twitter one.

As is known, Twitter gives the 'verified' for celebrities or public figures who use their services. This sign guarantees and convince others tweeps (people who use Twitter) that the account really belongs to the artist or character in question.

Google Release Photovine, New Photo Sharing Service

Google release a new photo sharing service, called "Photovine".

Although Google does not much expose Photovine to the public, but this service seems to be one of Google's mainstay. Mobile users can take photos from their phones and upload some photos in the same way as tweeted on Twitter.

If you subscribe to your Photovine's friend, you will be able to see the latest photos uploaded by your friend directly.

To this day Photovine services which using the photovine.com domain still were not functioning yet. There is only the opportunity to request an invitation to the Photovine's site, without clear information when this service will be launched officially.

Online Game on Google+

Farmville and Mafia Wars has proven as a success game in the realm of social networking. Google+ seems to be presenting the same thing. Yes, this Google's social networking is reportedly preparing a game on its website.

This information starts from the technology blog, Slashgear, which reported the findings of screenshot in the help pages of Google. On that page seems Google+ includes a line of code for a feature called 'Games Stream'.

"This feature is designed as a provider of shared updates from the games," wrote Slashgear in his report.