How many words do you have to catch a reader’s eye? If you look at Google+ or Google Reader … That’s it. The introductory line above is what should show up in Google Reader after the Title. It’s what Google+ will most likely default to in a description when someone shares with a +1 (although you should check and see if this is true for your site). Does Your Intro Catch the Eye of Google+ or Google Reader? You just finished reading Does Your Intro Catch the Eye of Google+ or Google Reader? ! MORE >>

With the debut of new social media sites (like Google+ ), just behind it comes the inevitable lists of leaderboards and connections , as you can quickly find out who the big fish are in the new pond, or if new names are rising to the top. In each of these examples, there is no question I can learn from their musings, comments, insights and discovery. It's part of why I've shared content from Google Reader , my6sense , OneTrueFan and other products to put a brighter light on that which needs it. Social Networking Facebook Google reader Plus Twitter Google MORE >>

Google has announced it will make a number of changes to Google Reader ‘in the next week’, and by the looks of it, they’re going to break a great existing product and tool which is used by a lot of professionals to be able to shoehorn some extra interaction into Google+. Normally, I’d advise waiting and seeing what the changes are to a product before complaining, but the post on the official Google blog gives enough information to be really, really worrying. Google hording data inside Google+? Seriously? No following? MORE >>

Colin Alsheimer Digital & New Media Strategist About Lifestream Contact How to Pitch Me Guest Post Guidelines Disclosures RSS Feed Twitter Facebook How To Set Up The Ultimate Listening Station Using Google Reader By Colin – 01/19/2010 Posted in: Featured , Social Media , Tools , internet marketing Share People are using the Internet to talk about your brand and your products - are you listening? In this guide, Ill show you how to set up the ultimate listening station using Google Reader, a free tool. Set up Google Alerts for relevant keywords.  MORE >>

Steve Rubel owns this site 5,034 subscribers The Steve Rubel Stream 2 Aug 2009 Lifehack: gReactions Makes Google Reader Even More Social Heres a nifty little Firefox add-on, which I discovered via MakeUseOf. The extension adds a button underneath every item in Google Reader that says "Show Comments." In addition, for some blogs, you can view comments right in Google Reader using gReactions. Edelman company - where I work) Friendfeed gadgets google lifehacks RSS Twitter Permalink Tweet Comments 7 Comments Aug 02, 2009 Evan Kline said. MORE >>