For someone who wants to compete with hugely popular and well established apps such as Skype, Facebook’s messenger and iMessages, Google didn’t do a very good job with Hangouts. I may have praised the app when it released initially but after using it for a week longer I’ve been forced to change my stance. It […]
The Human Media Movement
The Human Media movement refers to a shift in user interaction on social media from text based engagement to face to face contact via webcam. This new layer of social media reduces the physical space between users and essentially provides the opportunity for anyone to virtually travel across the entire world in a matter of […]
5 Ways Google+ and Google Hangouts Can Benefit You as an Entrepreneur
Start up costs to a business can be high, and if you’re a young entrepreneur lacking the financial backing of a Fortune 500 company, it’s time you turn to all the technology available, particularly the networking services offered through Google, to save money as you build your business. Let’s look at five ways in which […]
The New Google+ Communities – A Guide for Participants and Moderators
In case you haven’t heard, Google+ has released their answer to Facebook and LinkedIn Groups in the form of Google+ Communities. In just 24 hours, communities went from zero to thousands of members and within a week, some groups are now up to 21,000+ members. In today’s post, we’re going to look at how to […]
Is Google Plus A Ghost Town? [infographic]
There’s been many articles written about how good, bad and indifferent Google+ is compared with other social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. Personally, I thought that Google+ is just a Facebook clone when I first saw it! But UMPF’s favourite debate is the ongoing It’s Really Popular Vs It’s A Ghost Town one, that’s an interesting […]
Now You Can Manage Google+ Pages from @HootSuite dashboard
Good news for all HootSuite users, and probably Google+ users as well, now you can manage your Google+ Pages from HootSuite dashboard. Since Google launched their pilot program to allow via third-party apps to access and manage Google+ pages, this wasn’t an option for all HootSuite users before today, it was only for the HootSuite enterprise edition. Now the dream came true for […]