Tag Archives: +1

Newspeak versions of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton and Byron may be closer than we think

Posted on 23 September, 2011 by

In an earlier post, I mentioned the Orwellian undertones of social networking, which rise to the surface even more recognisably on Google+ than its predecessors.  We can perhaps put this down to the fact that Google is a huge corporation … Continue reading →

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Is That Really Necessary?

Posted on 22 September, 2011 by

A new feature in your search results will flag up any product a celebrity has signed up to promote – Joe Svetlik. Essentially celebrities are given the control as to what is seen as the right product, or the best … Continue reading →

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Will We End Up Using Google+?

Posted on 21 September, 2011 by

When typing Google+ YouTube, I found this video about how everyone will eventually end up using Google+: The last conversation with Yoga-man is very interesting, he delivered rhetorical questions that convinced the confused man if he using Google for email, … Continue reading →

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“Google+ Not Another Facebook”: Oh, really?

Posted on 10 August, 2011 by

I was checking my e-mails one day, when I came across an invitation in my Gmail inbox. I disregarded it and continued on with my productive day (you know… Facebooking, browsing StumbleUpon, and giggling at FailBlog posts), but later on … Continue reading →

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Google+, plusing more to what’s out there?

Posted on 4 August, 2011 by

Google+ launched itself to the public in June 2011, which has remarkably shown a significant growth and popularity since its release. As of 16 July, Ben Parr records Google+ as the 42nd most visited social networking site, despite its very … Continue reading →

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