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After my recent blog post covering the rise of Google Plus and the reasons why it is pulling in more active users than Twitter, I received a number of questions around Google Authorship. Here is a complete guide on how to set it up and have your name and photo showing in Google Search next [...]

  Google Plus, the burgeoning social network from search giant Google, recently overtook Twitter in the list of social platforms with the most active users, despite the latter officially winning the crown for fastest growing network for 2012. Supposedly, 25% of the global internet population actively use Google Plus in one way or another, compared [...]

I’m starting to find Google+ communities that I really want to join now – but, as predicted, it’s getting a bit cluttered in there. Google have just helped improve the situation a little though. As well as being able to adjust the volume on your circles , you can now choose whether or not to [...]

With Google+, people can endorse and share your content by ‘+1′ing it. Here’s how to make the most of this by connecting your website, Adwords, YouTub channel and Google+ page.   What is a ‘+1′? With Google+, people who see your brand’s content – be it your website, a blog post, a video, your Adwords [...]

Let’s just suppose for a minute that you didn’t get your Christmas wish this year and you haven’t managed to outsource your community management for the Christmas period. With a user group who have lots of time on their hands, brand new devices to access the internet and possibly – just maybe – a drop [...]

All business, whatever its size, needs to be active in social media. In this third blog post in the series for small business owners (see the others listed at the bottom), we’re looking at who should be responsible for what in your social media marketing drive. It’s best to have an ‘owner’ of each channel [...]

After Facebook’s hidden-away option to ‘get notifications’ (see our blog post last month), comes Google+ and a great big loud ‘ Adjust the volume on Google+ circles ‘ message, which greeted me recently: Apparently it’s been around since at least September, but I hadn’t clocked it.  I’m very glad I know about it now though: [...]

Facebook Groups have been around for quite a while, so it doesn’t really come as any surprise that Google launched Google+Communities yesterday.  Dropping into their blog post the news that the network is now up to 500 million users (135 million of whom are considered active, i.e. actually doing stuff), Google outlined its vision for [...]

Picture this. You are representing your country in a game of football and you’re going through your pre-match rituals the night before.  Carbs and protein load? Check. Early night? Check. No Booze? Check. On your own? Check. And here’s a new one to add to the list – no Twitter or Facebook for 24 hours [...]

I don’t envy students and those starting out on the career ladder right now.  Combining sharing with a career path, especially when you’re impulsive and inexperienced, is a social minefield.  Back in the old days, knowing what personal information to share and with whom, used to be relatively easy. Only native indiscretion (or lots of [...]