Tag Archives: social media

Google+ plays a strategy game to catch up with Facebook in popularity stakes

Posted on 23 September, 2011 by

In this video, gaming expert Scott Steinberg explains the Google+ strategy of attracting game developers and building up its market share based on well-known, successful games. The motivation for developers to expand into Google+, Steinberg says, is not to make … Continue reading →

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Can’t believe I’m on Google+

Posted on 22 September, 2011 by

Apparently these days it is the ‘In’ thing to talk, tweet, or even sing about Google+. Is this new (allegedly NOT) social networking site gaining popularity points? Whether it is to criticize it or praise it, videos of Google+ are … Continue reading →

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Hang on, Hangouts

Posted on 21 September, 2011 by

One of the stand-out features of Google Plus is the ‘Hangout’, where up to 10 users can video chat with each other.  Although it’s an exciting and innovative feature, the execution is proving to be quite difficult.  The nature of … Continue reading →

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Will Social Media die an Anonymous death?

Posted on 20 September, 2011 by

Quite recently, a threat was made and it was a threat of enormous proportions. Anonymous, a group of professional hacktivist created in 2003 and have remained hidden since, launched a threat to bring down the big daddy of social media, … Continue reading →

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Possibilities of Hangouts

Posted on 18 September, 2011 by

As mentioned in a presentation in Seminar 2 last week one way to improve Hangouts would be to have a moderator, which would be extremely useful for business meetings and other events where participants or turn taking needs to be … Continue reading →

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