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Is Google Losing Focus?

Firebelly

Everyone has heard about Google+ already. It has some extremely nice features lined up and it’ll be exciting to see how it eventually stacks up against Facebook, but it’s even more interesting (to me, at least) how Google is switching its focus from a branding standpoint. Google IS search. Is this a smart move?

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8 Open Source Projects from Google

Idaconcpts

For many Google has become the patron saint of open source, and the number of open source projects Google supports or directly develops seems to increase every day. Google Refine. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database.

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Is Google Plus Worth The Fuss?

Small Business Mavericks

While everyone’s talking about Google Plus being some type of game-changer well before it’s even had wide release, many are already asking if it’s going to be the Facebook killer. After all, when Facebook came out, Myspace was the preferred social media forum and, in the space of a few years, it took over.

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

This resulted in the account which became the basis for my Google+ account. For a few years I compared what was happening in Second Life with what was happening with “my” 3D gamemaking software. I may have opened a MySpace account when it was still the talk of the digital town. Even if Facebook et al.

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Social Media Tools, Apps, Resources and Plugins

Harp Interactive

Twhirl: Twhirl, like HootSuite and Tweetdeck is a social software desktop client and is useful for managing multiple twitter accounts. cross-post your updates to Jaiku and many other sites like Facebook , MySpace , LinkedIn and more via Ping.fm. Google Buzz. Google Reader. Google Blog Search.

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6 Annoying Ways You’re Using WordPress

Firebelly

There are many things it can do, from webcomics to social networks, it’s much more than just blogging software. Providing a button for the top two is great… even introducing Google+ and others in to the mix can be a good idea. Newspaper hat. WordPress offers a simple and clean interface to edit pages.

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #249

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You may even have used Propellerhead''s Rebirth tool, a software homage to Roland ''s classic music-making tool. I knew that he worked at Google , became friends with a lot of people and had early money in places like Twitter and Uber. Alistair for Hugh). Acid Machine. "If If you made electronic music, you love the 303 and the 909.

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