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Google+ New Look – Timeline, Explorer and #Whitespace

So Google+ just rolled out a major design facelift yesterday. I knew about the update but didn’t bother to check it out until I got intrigued after reading posts about users not liking the new design, the Facebook Timelinesque cover/profile photo and the now popular “whitespace“. When I logged in, I was expecting to see [...]

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Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion

So the biggest news yesterday and probably for the next couple of days was how Facebook bought Instagram for a whopping $1 Billion. This by far is the most expensive acquisition Facebook has ever made (Drop.io $10 million, ConnectU $31 million, FriendFeed $47.5 million, Snaptu $70 million). Why would Facebook buy a photo-sharing service like [...]

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Zurker – Social Network You Can Own

About two weeks ago, my friend Nick Oba invited me to check out his new startup, a social networking site called Zurker. It works like any regular social network where users can post status updates and wall posts, notes, share web links and photos, connect with other users who share the same interests, etc. What [...]

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What is Google+ and Do You Need It? [Video]

By now many if not most of your are already using Google+ or have heard about it some way or another. In case you haven’t because you went away on a trip to a remote jungle area in South America, got marooned on an island in the Pacific or didn’t use the Internet the last [...]

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Facebook vs Google+ [Infographic]

By now most of you are either on or have heard about the newest social network – Google+. I got into Google+ a couple days after it was launched thanks to an unsolicited invite sent by my friend Holly. So far, I’m loving it and have been spending more time on Google+ than on Facebook [...]

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Life Of A Facebook Photo [Infographic]

With more than 500 million users spending over 700 billion minutes per month, Facebook is the top dog in terms of Internet traffic. Facebook users share about 30 billion pieces of content each month which comprises of web links, news stories, and photos or photo albums. Last year, I shared with you an infographic on [...]

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Google +1 Now Available

Have you heard about Google +1? Google first revealed this new feature – recommendations for search results last March. Plus One or +1 is kinda like Google’s own version of the Facebook Like button but specifically for Google Search results. Earlier today, Google has announced that the Google +1 button is now available to use [...]

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Life Without Twitter [Infographic]

Are you an avid Twitter user? Whether you use it for work, personal use or both, have you ever imagined what your life would’ve been without the popular social networking tool? Even though not everyone uses Twitter, it is already a part of our everyday life and our culture. Twitter is now being used by [...]

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Exclusive Video of Osama Dead [Facebook SCAM]

The recent death of Al Qaeda leader – Osama Bin Laden has been the hottest topic across the globe, including the Internet the past couple of days. You see it on TV, newspapers and it’s all over Twitter, Facebook other social networks, mainstream news websites, etc. Journalists and bloggers aren’t the only ones taking advantage [...]

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Delicious Acquired by YouTube Founders

Found out earlier today via email that popular social bookmarking service Delicious was recently acquired by the founders YouTube – Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. This is great news not only for current Delicious users but also for other people who plan on using this awesome social bookmarking web service. Here’s the official announcement via [...]

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Yahoo! Buzz Shutting Down on April 21st

It’s official, Yahoo! will be shutting down Yahoo! Buzz, their community-based news article website (similar to Digg) on April 21st. This comes less than a month after they discontinued their social network for bloggers – MyBlogLog. Here’s the official announcement of the discontinuation of the Yahoo! Buzz service: Launched in August of 2008, Yahoo! Buzz [...]

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