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Why we like Google Plus

by on July 29, 2011 in Social Media News, Social Networking

The release of Google Plus as a competitor of Facebook has put the cat amongst the pigeons. That is what is so great about the Internet that makes it so engaging.

Facebook has been around a long time and some people use it all day everyday. It has lots of facilities and some very engaging apps. Google Plus is very much in its infancy and as yet has a simple but clean interface. This doesn’t mean that it will stay this way. Google will no doubt add to functionality.

So why do we like Google Plus?

Actually its more about why we don’t like Facebook. When you post a message on Facebook all your friends see your post. Now I don’t know about you but when I post something about my personal life I don’t want my work colleagues to see that. Especially when someone replies to my post and doesn’t realise my work colleagues can see what they have written. Yes there are privacy options but fundamentally this is shocking. People have used it so long that they have just got used to it and accept it because Facebook do not listen to feedback, and when they do they take so long to change.

Google Plus on the other hand has started with this built in from the start. You create a circle of friends/colleagues and when you post (and they reply) only those in that circle can view or respond. (Correct me if Im wrong).

This is a fundamental in built privacy function and well done to Google.

I don’t care if all the other functions are not there, I am sure they will be.

If you havnt been able to join Google Plus yet because you havnt had an invitation then just add your email below and I will invite you.

Let me know what you think about Google Plus. Good or bad!

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Google + for business

by on July 15, 2011 in Blog, Social Media News, Social Networking

Google + (Google Plus) the latest in the fight for Social Media supremacy has a slightly different stance in engaging people.

Should you and your business be interested in this new Google product?

Well Google provides the most powerfull search engine, it has however suffered in the past from fragmented products, as they buy up the worlds Internet technology, they have never really sewn them together into one online experience, which makes it confusing for many. If Google get this right then this could be the answer.

Firstly its just another Social Media site to battle against Facebook. It does however have a different approach.

The idea is to make your web experience similar to real life, using circles. After all thats what we do everyday we discuss different topics to different circles of friends. For example you dont want your boss knowing about what you do in your circle of friends in a particular bar, so you can be assured that the things you want to share in a ‘circle’ are restricted to that circle of friends.

Sounds good to us.

So Google has a new Social Media site called G+ (Google Plus) so what is Google +1?

You have no doubt already seen the +1 symbol next to your search results. These allow you to endorse that particular result, so your friends can see that you think that website is good in your opinion. The two brand names are similar but are two different products. It does however look like Google will be bringing these together, if they do there will be a big implication to SEO, which means businesses must pay attention to this, because even if they are not interested in Social Media all businesses should pay attention to any effects of SEO on Google.

So what about business?

Essentially Google + is for individuals not businesses and Christian Oestlien (this is Christian’s Google + profile) one of the developers of the Google + project has requested that businesses do not sign up at this stage. If they do they will be taken down. With all the requests for businesses they are now developing a business version of Google +.

We think the concept is great, we think this will be the way forward for businesses to use Social Media on the Internet. So lets get used to the concept personally by joining with a personal profile before we risk our companies reputation with this.

What do you think?

If you would like an invite then just ask below with your email.

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HP webOS new logo

HP webOS new logo

by on July 12, 2011 in Mobile Internet

With the purchase of Palm by HP the logos have now officially been changed. The following are the correct logos for web use.

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If you are using the old Palm logos then you can now update your HP webOS logos to the new ones.
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Move wordpress blog to another domain name

by on January 24, 2011 in Techie Stuff

OK let’s get started

Current Domain:

  • Export Your WordPress Posts – You can find the Export option under the Manage tab in your WordPress dashboard.  Save this file somewhere on your local hard drive (make up a folder on your desktop called dump then delete after you have finished) so you can find it later on in the process.
  • Download Your wp-content Folder – This step requires FTP access.  You need to copy and download your wp-content folder on to your (to the dump) local hard drive.  This should grab all of your existing plugins, themes, uploads (pictures), etc.   You’ll also want to download your favicon and Robots.txt file (if you have either).

New Domain:

  • Install WordPress on the New Domain – This can be done manually if you have CPanel.
  • Upload Your wp-content Folder – This requires FTP access to complete.  Just override the existing wp-content folder (or to be safe delete the existing and upload the new one) from your new WordPress install.
  • Import All WordPress Posts – You can find the Import option under the Manage tab in your WordPress dashboard.  When it asks for the import file, use the one that was exported and saved on your hard drive earlier.
  • Activate Your Theme & Plugins – Head into the Design and Plugins tabs and make sure you have the same theme and same plugins activated as the old domain name.
  • Update Your Settings to Match the Old Domain – Update all of your settings to match the old domain, including all of your plugin settings you just activated.
  • Inspect Your Theme – View your theme with your plugins activated and settings in place to ensure that everything looks like it matches the old site on the new domain.  Test some of the functionality as well to ensure everything is working properly. You will need to go through all your old theme settings and duplicate them.
  • Upload and Run the Update URL’s Plugin – The Update URL’s WordPress plugin WordPress plugin.  Once activated, simply enter your old domain URL and the new one.  It will go through all of your old posts and update the domain part of the URL with the new one, and it only takes a matter of seconds.

Domain Move Troubleshooting:

Once the move is completed use the following checklist to fully complete the move:

  • Update Your Feedburner Feed – You need to edit your feed details in your Feedburner account with the new domain’s source feed (example: http://yourdomain.com/feed/)
  • Update Your Email Address – This one is optional.
  • Update Your PPC Campaigns – If you purchase PPC advertising with AdWords, Yahoo, or whoever, you’ll want to update the destination URLs.

Once you’re done, all that is left is to go to your domain registrar and forward the old domain to the new domain (also known as a 301 redirect).  This will cause all links to your old domain name to be redirected to the equivalent URL on the new domain name (assuming you use the same URL structure on the new site).

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Techie FAQ’s

by on November 27, 2010 in Techie Stuff

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