CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-21 20:38:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Not gonna be posting much this week, and here's why :)

2013-05-17 16:35:08 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

How to make Google+ all a #SingleColumn  experience

Hat Tip to +Greg S. 

#GplusUpdate   #NewGooglePlus   #Gplustips   #ns  

2013-05-16 21:34:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

What has two thumbs and just got the new Google Maps?

THIS GUY!!!

2013-05-15 22:50:35 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Whoa! New Google+ looks great. Wonder how it works....

2013-05-14 16:44:50 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

You can probably tell by glancing at your inbox: People don't think hard enough about the emails they send. 

Here's some data to make the next email you send more effective:

2013-05-10 16:00:08 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I don't spend a lot of time here, but I spend a hell of a lot more time than I used to (thanks to +sree sreenivasan!).

2013-05-08 22:35:08 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google+ Pages really needs a reliable scheduling tool.

2013-05-07 23:17:09 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Old Spock vs. New Spock is my new favorite commercial.

#StarTrek   #Audi  

2013-05-02 17:56:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Instagram just announced Photos Of You -- basically, you can tag friends in photos now. Pretty awesome tie-in with Facebook's tech.

2013-05-01 23:10:50 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

This is amazing! Visual.ly will create an infographic based on your Google Analytics and send you weekly reports.

Thanks to +shawn herron for the find.

2013-05-01 18:06:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

If you haven't seen this yet, it's easily the read of the day. The most interesting part is probably the general conclusion this guy came to after not being online for a full year:

"The internet isn't an individual pursuit, it's something we do with each other. The internet is where people are."

2013-04-30 18:38:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google+ just got some extra juice.

From +Craig Kanalley: "Users' activity within apps while signed into Google+ will now inform Google search of what's hot, the most popular audio files on SoundCloud, for instance, or the best reviewed movies on Fandango at any given time."

2013-04-30 04:54:48 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Something cool I found last week: I've always been intrigued by colors, but it was only in the last few years that I started thinking about what they mean and how people respond to them in a marketing/branding context. It's a lot of pressure, picking the colors for your brand. A misstep could mean giving off an impression you didn't at all intend.

Look at the chart at the link and imagine some of those iconic logos with different colors. It changes everything.

2013-04-25 23:45:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google+ For Job Searches

This is a great post about how to use Google+ in your job search. It also includes a link to a Chrome extension called Do Share, which is probably the best Google+ scheduling tool (of the few available) I've found (in fact, I'm using it right now...).

2013-04-25 21:30:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Time Spent On Social Networks

If you're looking for some quick stats on social media usage, here's a good link to bookmark. It includes a breakdown of what social networks people use (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, LinkedIn and G+), how much time they spend on them and how much time they spend engaging in other activities (socializing in person, watching TV, etc.). Very interesting!

2013-04-25 19:10:49 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

I'm sure I'll own Google Glass or something like it one day, but part of me can't stop thinking, "This is exactly how those aliens duped Cmdr. Riker once and almost took over the Enterprise."

2013-04-25 15:43:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

OK, OK, OK, I know -- I've made fun of Google+ before. A lot. But since I started using it again last month at +sree sreenivasan's urging, I've really started to like it.

Thanks to all of you who make this network fun, and different from all the others I'm on.

2013-04-24 18:41:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Couple other ways to customize your G+ URL at this link: http://techwalls.com/news/set-custom-url-google-plus-profile/

2013-04-23 23:57:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If you're free Thursday, you should come hang out at this fun SPJ/AAJA mixer, which is also free. The event goes down from 6-9 p.m. at Amber in Seattle (2214 1st Ave, in Belltown).

I'll be there. Come say hi.

2013-04-23 15:21:52 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Wow. #SEO Inspiration You've Never Seen Before

2013-04-19 00:29:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is one of the most essential blog posts I've read in a long time. Great insights, such as (emphasis mine):

"One writer, Gene Demby, points out how most of us ... adopt a corporate tone when speaking to our superiors or coworkers. Then a friend or family member calls and we morph into an entirely different — perhaps even seemingly completely opposite — persona. The key, though, is that both voices are still inherently us."

Now apply that to social media. That is why you need someone personable and likable running your social accounts, and it's why you can't fake it.

2013-04-18 17:05:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here are some great tips for young journalists gathered together by SPJ Western Washington's new intern: http://www.spjwash.org/2013/04/how-young-journalists-can-make-themselves-marketable/

#journalism   #career  

2013-04-17 20:30:39 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Infographic: Will A User See My Google+ Post (new version)

Yesterday I saw this great infographic from +Jack Stepanyan. 
(http://goo.gl/BCWk1). Because its outdated (incoming stream) I created a new one which even includes the possibility to post to communities.

I hope you like it. Feel free to share it and have a nice day!

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#googleplus   #googleplustipsandtricks   #sharepublic  

2013-04-17 18:57:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

How do horribly misguided social media posts happen? People forget that social media is a conversation and that posts should be treated as spoken-out-loud sentences in any normal discussion with other human beings.

#Epicurious   #FAIL  

2013-04-15 15:44:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Curious if any photographers here on G+ have tried out imgembed.

It seems like a great tool for photogs who have their work scraped by idiots who don't get how CC licenses work. As a blogger, though, I'm more than comfortable finding images on Flickr and linking back (or whatever the photographer prefers as credit).

2013-04-12 00:48:03 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

I've interacted on #socialmedia  with a lot of companies, but few have understood that process better than Harry's. Here are a few things businesses can learn from them: http://paulbalcerak.com/2013/04/11/harrys-a-case-study-in-how-to-do-social-media-for-business/

2013-04-12 00:49:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ooooh! I bet a lot of you will love this site for #socialmedia  analytics, including share-of-voice tracking: http://www.socialmention.com/ via +AJ Kumar 

2013-04-11 15:56:15 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is the poster for the movie #Filth . Does anyone here ever recall there being such an obvious hashtag on a movie poster?

(Source: http://imgur.com/ZFv9de4)

2013-04-11 05:34:12 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

This is gonna be all up in your Internetz for the next few days: http://sportballsreplacedwithcats.tumblr.com/ #cats   #memes  

2013-04-10 21:57:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's a great example of relevance as it relates to follow counts.

I couldn't care less about the second two suggestions here. 35,432 people and 3,299 people -- all those numbers tell me is that there are a ton of comments and posts that'll be impossible to wade into.

The first suggestion gives me a reason (beyond the fact that I like science) to join the group: People I know, who I've probably interacted with before, like this page. It's more meaningful that three people I know are already part of that community than that a few tens of thousands of randoms make up these other communities.

2013-04-10 15:55:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

adidas Originals - Star Wars™ Cantina 2010

2013-04-09 21:15:07 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Vine is now the No. 1 app in the U.S. App Store: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/vine-number-one_b39541

2013-04-08 22:03:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Random endorsement: This is the best backup phone charger you can own. It's cheap and durable, it works well and it plugs into almost anything. I've had mine for two years and it's still going strong.

$12.99 right now on Amazon. #mobile   #phone  

2013-04-06 23:59:40 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Found while wandering around Seattle today.

2013-04-06 19:32:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today in gadgetry: The Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle will do basically whatever you tell it to.

http://uncrate.com/stuff/-grizzly-robotic-utility-vehicle/

2013-04-05 20:53:31 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here's a really interesting study from the Harvard Business Review on how people "really" spend their time on mobile devices. A whopping 46% is attributed to "me time" -- "seeking relaxation or entertainment," and the Review says marketers are failing to respond to that.

via +Cory Bergman.

2013-04-05 19:04:06 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Good rules for all social media. 

"My rules for Twittering are few: I tweet in basic English. I avoid abbreviations and ChatSpell. I go for complete sentences. I try to make my links worth a click. I am not above snark, no matter what I may have written in the past. I tweet my interests, including science and politics, as well as the movies. I try to keep links to stuff on my own site down to around 5 or 10%. I try to think twice before posting."  - Roger Ebert

2013-04-04 20:05:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Terrible news. One of my favorite writers, and not just on the topic of movies.

2013-04-04 17:37:53 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

"How Far Is It To Mars?" measures the trip in pixels, starting with the assumption that the Earth is 100 pixels wide http://www.distancetomars.com/ This is an absolutely brilliant way of illustrating the vast distance between here and there.

2013-04-04 00:16:49 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Remember when #iPhone  users got in a big huff over #Android  users being invited to the party? One year later, nearly half of the party is Android users.

2013-04-03 22:10:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It it surprising that some crazy bullshit like this ended up on an actual Senate bill? No. It's it scary nevertheless? Yeah. WTF. #socialmedia  

2013-04-02 19:47:48 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

This stat is crazy, but it also shouldn't be too surprising:

2013-03-30 02:47:26 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

If I disappear for a few days, don't be alarmed. Just recharging my batteries after too many days of feeling sick and run down.

Need to rest up for MLB Opening Day next week :)

2013-03-27 16:36:20 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Study: The most effective social media tactics are also the most difficult.

2013-03-26 14:40:22 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I've been reacquainting myself with Google+ lately, and one of the things I've noticed is that a lot of the people I initially circled aren't here, either. Might be time for a massive reorganization. Got any tips for organizing circles?

2013-03-25 21:53:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Bookmark and/or print this: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/rock-social-media_b38256

2013-03-21 20:24:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Always remember: There's no "this is my personal social media" and "this is my professional social media." It's all the same, so behave accordingly. via +Jeremy Bertrand

2013-03-20 22:09:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here are my 5 key takeaways from +sree sreenivasan's #sreeattle  talk at UW on Monday. Would love to see comments from all of you as to what you thought were the high points (h/t +Morgan Palmer for the pic).

2013-03-20 20:05:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

All your animated GIFs belong to Google Images Search. Yes, that's right, Google Image Search has a new way for you to find animated images.

2013-03-20 04:59:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If you missed +sree sreenivasan's talk at UW on Monday, check out this great wrap that +Morgan Palmer shared with SPJ Washington. There's a dynamite Storify at the end, by the way.