Ford’s Future Competition Won’t be Cars – It Will be Software
Google gave us a peek into its future and vision today as it announced, and showcased new, Google-designed cars that are built entirely for driving on their own, without humans. The future indicates, to me not that Google is building its own cars as one would expect to be competition with companies such as Ford, […]
Read more...Are YOU a Social Asset to Your Company? Are Your Employees?
One of the things I talk about in Google+ Marketing For Dummies is the importance of getting your employees and brand loyalists involved in social media. This is something I’m seeing has more and more importance with the emergence of Google Authorship and the affect a public profile on Facebook has for individuals. The truth […]
Read more...In the Internet of Things, the Server in Your Pocket Fills the Room
I’m going to go on record – the name “server” is going extinct. From servers that filled up entire rooms and buildings to just add simple numbers, we have evolved into a world where I can store a server in the closet of my office to do things like stream TV to the Xboxes in […]
Read more...Want Facial Recognition With Google Glass? Use Google+
In case you haven’t been reading Facebook or Google+ lately, I got my Google Glass Explorer Edition this past week. You can expect me to share much more of my experiences here as I learn about it. One of the most frequently asked feature requests I see surrounding Google Glass is that it would be awesome […]
Read more...Are You Reading This in Google Reader?
Google Reader is being discontinued on July 1st. Click through the post and comment below if you read this post in Google Reader.
Read more...Help Me Sell My New Book – Get Free Stuff!
Who wants to help me promote Google+ Marketing For Dummies? I need volunteers to share my new book, now available on Amazon (http://stay.am/gplusmarketing) in the best way they are able. This can be through an ad that stays on your blog for a month, a mention to your audience as many times as possible over […]
Read more...How to Get Notified When People Talk About Your Website on Google+
Want a notification any time someone comments or posts about your website on Google+? You can do this with Google Analytics: 1. Go to the “Traffic Sources” section of Google Analytics for your website 2. Expand the “Social” sub-section. 3. Click on “Sources”.4. Click on the “Activity Stream” tab next to the “Social Referral” tab […]
Read more...The Marissa Mayer Era is All About Product
People keep saying Yahoo engineers and employees are going to feel less-likely to want to leave Yahoo now that +Marissa Mayer is the CEO. While I’m sure it will be a more comfortable environment, I would be worried right now if I worked there. Here’s why:Yahoo needs a complete reboot.If Marissa’s smart, she’ll kill just about everything […]
Read more...2012 Google I/O – Is This the 2007 Facebook F8?
All eyes should be on Google’s Annual Developer Conference, Google I/O next week. As the first Google I/O with the Google+ Team, and a serious read/write API yet to launch, I predict we are about to see an explosion of social apps at a level we haven’t seen since Facebook’s F8 Conference in 2007 when […]
Read more...Why Changing Your LinkedIn Password Is Not Enough
The news is spreading today that LinkedIn’s database was hacked, and millions of users accounts have been compromised. I keep hearing over and over again to “change your password.” That’s smart. I changed mine this morning. Something that people aren’t saying though is that your other social networking accounts could be at risk as well […]
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