Google+ came up with an imaginative method for tackling this challenge with circles - which were intended to emulate our real-life social circles. Google+ allows you to place them into their distinct circles, as well as into other circles too, such as a close friends circle. And now Facebook allows you to do the same with improved friend lists known as smart lists. Actually, you have always been able to do this with with Facebook friends lists – but you had to do the work manually. Social Graphs and Smart Lists. Creating Lists and Adding Friends. MORE >>

Last week we listed and categorized some of the leading topic-tracking tools on the Web. As usual we got a great response in the comments, with additional information about the apps listed and suggestions for other apps to add. So in this post we present an updated list of topic tracking tools for you to explore. With RSS feed output, you can do further filtering or grouping of the feeds inside an RSS reader like Google Reader or Netvibes. Google Alerts. Google Trends. Google Fast-Flip feeds. Tags: List of Links Sponsor. PubSub. Regator. MORE >>

Yesterday afternoon, Allen Mireles and I were talking about our to-do lists. love Evernote and Instapaper and Dropbox and Google Reader and alerts in my calendar that tell me when it’s time to do something. But I keep going back to the tried and true method of a paper task list. ” The Paper Task List. So why can’t I give up my paper task list? In that he included ways to manage your to-do list. How do you manage your to-do list? You see, I love technology. Other Tools. Michael Schechter and I have this conversation, as well. MORE >>

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In case you're coming out from the rock you've been living under for the summer, Google+ arrived on our digital doorsteps in early July - but only for limited field testing. Yesterday, it was announced that Google+ had finally been released as a public beta, meaning that you no longer require an invitation to join the network. Google, on the other hand, has gone about things in a different way. There are dozens of Google or Google-owned products and services that span across the web. At this time, Google+ is only open to individuals. How Does it Work? MORE >>