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:

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.

My Google+ Profile Suspended!

Yesterday, I founded my Google+ profile was suspended by Google. Even after seeing their reasons I realize its my mistake, but still shocking.

I'm likely violating their conditions, as not using my real name and use Google+ official logo as my profile picture. I tended to do that not because I want to lie or make fake profile like in other social network cases, but I just wanted make that Google+ account for my blog share purpose and not for my personal account yet.

But Google apparently insisted on not allowing Google+ account's creation for a purpose other than personal usage, although it is for the user's blog though.

What is Google +1 (Plus One) Button?

Google +1 (pronounced "plus one") is a recommendation button similar to Facebook Like button. Or like Google said, the +1 button is shorthand for "this is pretty cool" or "you should check this out".

Similarity with Facebook Like button is both of them show friends that recommended your post. But while Facebook Like only shows them under the button in your blog post, Google +1 also shows them under your post in Google SERP (search engine results pages).

So if your friend love your content then click +1 on your post, then the +1 buttons will shows on Google search to let people know their friend recommend it.

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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.

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.

9 Reasons to Switch Facebook to Google+

Can Google+ (Google Plus) steals Facebook users? The answer is, Yes. Why? There are several good reasons to switch from Facebook to Google+, ranging from the easy use to data privacy.

The question "Can Google beat Facebook?" might not be too precise. This is not about one site against another one. Google bigger than that. The reason why Google calls "Google+ Project" is that Google+ will become a central part of Google's overall identity. It will reshape the company.

So the more appropriate question is "Can Google+ beat Facebook?" If it is placed like that, the contest appears to be much more balanced.

Of course Facebook has a great beginning, but there are some good reasons for people to seriously leave Facebook for Google+. There are at least nine reasons as quoted from PCWorld.

9 Plus of Google+

As the giant Internet company, Google is certainly will not going to create a random application that has no more selling points to the users. So, when they create Google+ as a rival to Facebook who has millions users before, they should have great advantages on their application. If not, their dream to beat its competitors will only be a dream and even their applications will not last long on the market.

Then, here are 9 Plus of Google Plus based on their features:

1. Reshared
"Reshared" is a facilities that have the same meaning with "Repost" term. So we can directly quote a status from our friends that exist in our circle. On Twitter, we usually called it "Retweet". How about Facebook? None.

Asal-usul Mega Proyek Google+

Penasaran darimana sebenarnya asal-usul mega proyek Google+ yang diluncurkan pula oleh sang raksasa internet, Google? Serta kenapa Google sampai berani menantang eksistensi raksasa Facebook di bidang Social Networks? Serta sejumlah pertanyaan Anda lainnya mungkin akan ditemukan jawabannya di dalam artikel yang ditulis oleh Goutama Bachtiar di kolom Telematika detikInet berikut ini.

Selamat menyimak!

Sebagaimana yang diketahui, Google+ merupakan proyek jejaring sosial Google dengan nama sandi "Emerald Sea". Proyek ini berawal dari pernyataan Urs Holzle, Google Head of Operations, salah satu dari 10 karyawan pertama Google, bahwa agar bisa terus sukses maka Google harus menemukan dan menjalankan strategi sosial mereka termasuk produk dan layanannya.