CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-01-04 15:51:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Facebook still owns your personal photos and information even after you delete your account.

The truth is that nearly all users have no idea what they're legally agreeing to when they sign up for social networks. 

The UK's Telegraph has a nice, super simple summary of some aspects of each network's terms of service. 

For example, Facebook's 14,000-word terms of service gives Facebook the legal right to "use your content in any way it sees fit... Facebook can transfer or sub-license its rights over a user’s content to another company or organisation if needed. Facebook’s license does not end upon the deactivation or deletion of a user’s account."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/9780565/Facebook-terms-and-conditions-why-you-dont-own-your-online-life.html

2012-11-22 15:08:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google to integrate Google+ into Google Play

According to Android Police Google is planning to integrate Google+ tightly into play store for example the new play store requires Google+ account to write an app review. 

What's New?
► Reviewing an App will require a Google+ account (RIP Anonymous app reviews). 
► Ability to share Reviews on Google+.
► Ability to flag app as harmful
► Pre-Order feature ( crowd funding apps?).

Advantages:
► More activity on Google+.
► Better app discovery. 
► Huge traffic from Play Store.


Via: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/19/apk-teardown-coming-to-a-play-store-near-you-app-reviews-will-require-a-g-profile-pre-order-support-and-more/

2012-11-22 15:07:28 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Trolling Level: Genius

Prenda Law(Copyright Troll ) used a TorrentFreak article in their latest legal threats to scare Internet account holders so TorrentFreak responded by redirecting the link to a page on how to defend against such claims. - Good Guy +TorrentFreak , you deserve a treat.

2012-11-12 18:18:46 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

wish you all a very happy diwali!

2012-10-23 13:14:05 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

The joke will never die..

Via http://9gag.com/gag/5646750

2012-10-22 13:35:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New Japanese +Android App to Translate Phone Calls

According to BBC the app can offer a real-time translations to allow people in Japan to speak to foreigners over the phone with both parties using their native tongue.

The App is scheduled to be launch on 1 November.

Downsides:
1. The software involved cannot offer perfect translations. 
[ Google Translate? ]
2. There will be a slight pause.

The official Statement can be found here http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001611.html?x=20&y=15

FYI Google already has a Translate app that can translate 17 spoken languages, allowing face-to-face conversations with a foreigner. 
[New hangout feature? CC: +Laurie DesAutels +Jaana Nyström ]

Via http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-20004210

2012-10-22 13:35:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Unexpected Nexus and Android 4.2 news have hit this weekend. Are you excited about any of the following products in particular? 

#Nexus10  #Nexus73G #Nexus4 #Android42  

2012-10-22 13:29:08 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

TRAMPOLINE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER SEINE, PARIS

A new bridge concept spanning the River Seine is designed by Paris-based architectural studio Atelier Zündel Cristea.  This winning competition entry is based on the concept of happiness.  The picturesque and historic River Seine already hosts 37 existing bridges.

via construction-int.com/news/trampoline-bridge-over-the-river-seine.html

2012-10-18 13:45:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Magic Finger turns any surface into a touch interface

The new device called Magic Finger developed by team of researchers at the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto promises to move touch input to nearly any surface.

According to Gizmag the wearer can even download the information from a magazine page by touching it or disposable stickers could be made into remote controls for devices. 

The device can also be used for data transfers between Magic Finger units. 

Some Cool applications:
1. NFC enabled memory cards and USB sticks.
2. Access your home computer from anywhere using a paper.

More information about the research can be found here http://www.autodeskresearch.com/publications/magicfinger

Via: http://www.gizmag.com/magic-finger-interface/24544/

2012-10-17 13:26:58 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

What if high-altitude Skydiving daredevil Felix Baumgartner had, in fact, exceeded the Speed of Light?

MSNBC reported on sunday that Felix Baumgartner fell "faster than the speed of light" during his space jump. Isn't that one of the biggest failure news industry has ever had?

But what if Felix Baumgartner had in fact broken the speed of light?

According to XKCD the area would be hit by a thermonuclear blast(equivalent of a hydrogen bomb) while Felix would be in plasma state.  ► http://what-if.xkcd.com/1/

Via: http://qz.com/15794/what-if-high-altitude-skydiving-daredevil-felix-baumgartner-had-exceeded-the-speed-of-light/

2012-10-17 13:19:08 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are" - Felix Baumgartner http://win.gs/PyH35f

2012-10-16 13:52:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A woman Created a device for tumor patient after losing her hearing abilities
 
A woman lost her hearing due to a tumor and created a helmet that translates ambient sound into haptic feedback using bone conduction technology. This is by far one of the most inspirational real life story I’ve ever seen.

More information about the device can be found here http://www.ameliamarzec.com/rewired/

Story Via Reddit: http://redd.it/11fx31

2012-10-16 13:48:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

                              Transformer USB flash drive..

2012-10-15 11:23:16 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Red Bull Gives you Wings So that you can jump from Space..

Meme Via: http://qkme.me/3rc304

2012-10-15 11:13:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Cinnamon and Honey; Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around

◄ More ►  http://yesiknowthat.com/

Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, thosewho ... more »

2012-10-12 15:03:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Fake Tree turns Carbon Dioxide into Baking Soda to stop climate change

Stand up and salute the Engineers for creating environmental friendly fake trees.

According to Uproxx engineers have invented a plastic tree that’s a thousand times more efficient at getting carbon dioxide out of the air than the real thing.

It works by converting carbon dioxide into sodium bicarbonate and oxygen. 

Mind=Blown?

More information about the fake trees can be found on BBC: http://goo.gl/x44KN

Via http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2012/10/fake-tree-turns-carbon-dioxide-into-baking-soda-to-stop-climate-change/

2012-10-09 16:43:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

What the Future Looks Like According to Sci-fi Movies

Eclectic Method created an awesome video from sci-fi movies that talk about the awesomeness of the future. Eclectic Method also explains how some technology predictions in these movies have already proven to be accurate and some are still a ways off.

Enjoy the video -You're welcome.

2012-10-09 16:40:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

                                    Ferrari Italia F458
The Ferrari 458 Italia continues to go from strength to strength and has garnered over 30 international awards in its short career. It also added two further plaudits to that collection at the International Engine of the Year Awards when its V8 was voted “Best Performance Engine” and “Best Engine Above 4 Litres”.

YouTube:  Ferrari Italia F458

2012-10-09 16:28:41 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Huge plume of Saharan dust blowing off western Africa was glimpsed Monday by our Aqua satellite. More info: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79358

2012-10-07 15:01:24 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

There is a ZIP file that's only 42 Kilobytes while Compressed, but 4.5 Petabytes when Extracted

Do You know there is a zip file known as "zip bomb" used by malicious parties to crash your computers?  

According to wikipedia Zip bomb is the file 42.zip consisting of 42 kilobytes of compressed data, containing five layers of nested zip files in sets of 16, each bottom layer archive containing a 4.3 gigabyte  file for a total of 4.5 petabytes of uncompressed data.

More information about the zip bomb can be found on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_bomb

Via Reddit

2012-10-06 14:16:47 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

Lockitron: A Device which lets you Unlock your Doors with a Smartphone

Lockitron is a new device that allows users to unlock their doors using a smartphone. The device comes with Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and NFC.  

Users can unlock their doors using NFC enabled smartphones or by using Bluetooth. 

Android and iPhone users can control their doors from anywhere in the world using Lockitron mobile app. Now that's quite handy awesome for travelers and lazy people like me. 

Want? You can PreOrder here https://lockitron.com/preorder

Video Link: Lockitron - Keyless Entry Using Your Phone

Via http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20121005/forget-keys/

2012-09-28 15:42:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Rock Doggy. Is this one genuine or manipulated?  What do you think?

2012-09-24 16:23:14 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

$30 Gadget lets you Control Computer with Your Eyes

According to CNN a researcher in London has created a low-cost device which allows users to use their eye movements to control a computer. 

The low cost device consists of two video-game console cameras and one pair of horn-rimmed glasses. 

The device has been built to help people with disabilities. 

Read More: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/24/tech/mci-eye-tracking-gadget/index.html

2012-09-24 16:19:55 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

 
                          Who Want to  live here ?

Location :     Visovac Monastery, Croatia
The Visovac Monastery  is a Catholic  monastery on the island of Visovac in the Krka National Park, Croatia. Visovac was settled by Augustinian monks, who established a small monastery and church dedicated to the Apostle Paul in the 14th century. In 1445 the Augustinian monastery was enlarged and adapted by the Franciscans who settled here having withdrawn from parts of Bosnia with other, ordinary people, when the Turks had taken over there.
YouTube : Visovac Monastery, Croatia.

2012-09-24 16:19:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

 
                          Who Want to  live here ?

Location :     Visovac Monastery, Croatia
The Visovac Monastery  is a Catholic  monastery on the island of Visovac in the Krka National Park, Croatia. Visovac was settled by Augustinian monks, who established a small monastery and church dedicated to the Apostle Paul in the 14th century. In 1445 the Augustinian monastery was enlarged and adapted by the Franciscans who settled here having withdrawn from parts of Bosnia with other, ordinary people, when the Turks had taken over there.
YouTube : Visovac Monastery, Croatia.

2012-09-01 19:18:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

#truestory  

2012-08-14 20:27:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google I’m Feeling Lucky Button Adds 8 New Options

Google has added a 8 new options to its I’m Feeling Lucky button. These options comes into play when you hover your mouse over the "I'm feeling Lucky" button. 

8 New options Includes: 
1. I’m Feeling Artistic: Takes you to a random Google Art Project.
2. I’m Feeling Doodly: Takes you to a random Google Doodle.
3. I’m Feeling Hungry: Takes you to a search for restaurants.
4. I’m Feeling Playful: Takes you to a random interactive Google Doodle.
5. I’m Feeling Puzzled 
6. I’m Feeling Stellar 
7. I’m Feeling Trendy
8. I’m Feeling Wonderful

Via http://www.rahulroy.org/2012/08/google-is-adding-8-new-options-to-im.html

2012-08-14 15:05:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Dumbledore

2012-08-14 03:39:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google+ To Lose The "Plus." URL?

The interesting thing about the new custom vanity URL's is that they don't have plus prefix for example the google.com/+toyota URL redirects to https://plus.google.com/+toyota/posts


To make it more clear https://plus.google.com/+username is same as https://google.com/+username

This feature is awesome for businesses, isn't it? 

Related: 
Google+ Vanity URLs Rolling Out!
http://www.rahulroy.org/2012/08/custom-vanity-urls-for-verified-google.html

Source: http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/08/13/google-starts-rolling-vanity-urls-google-kicks-random-numbers-letters-curb/
#GoogleplusUpdate   #vanityurl  

2012-08-14 02:56:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Worst Name Selection Ever!

2012-08-14 02:49:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google to Cut About 4,000 Employees at Motorola

Motorola Mobility plans to cut about 4,000 jobs or about 20 percent of the staff at the Company.

According to Business Week, the two-thirds of the reductions will be outside the U.S. 

Google is also eliminating 40 percent of its vice presidents at Motorola. 

The New York Times reported that Google is planing to shrink operations in Asia and India

Read More: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/google-said-to-cut-about-4-000-employees-in-its-motorola-unit
Image Credit: Mashable

2012-08-11 04:05:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Y U NO FLY AWAY?

2012-08-10 20:11:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Retailers are Focusing on Google+

According to new research, the retailers use of Google+ has grown remarkably over the past three months. 

eDigitalResearch reveals that the retailers are beginning to branch out from other social media sites to Google+ to engage with a wider online audience. 

You can participate in survey here https://ecustomeropinions.com/survey/survey.php?sid=754163019 

Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/833010 

2012-08-09 19:48:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

        The famous Maltese underwater statue of Jesus Christ

 statue of Jesus Christ, purposely placed in the ocean as an attraction for scuba divers.

The sculpture was created by Guido Galletti after an idea of Italian diver Duilio Marcante. The statue was placed near the spot where Dario Gonzatti died in 1947. He was the first Italian to use SCUBA gear. It depicts Christ in a pose offering a blessing of peace.
YouTube : Did You Know :Maltese underwater statue of Jesus Christ

2012-08-08 10:39:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-08-08 10:39:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-08-01 17:50:22 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

1 million users sign up for Outlook.com in six hours

Outlook.com has seen more than 1 million people sign up in just 6 hours. The figures was tweeted by outlook.com. 

According to Cnet, Gmail is still leading with 425 million users, while Hotmail has approximately more than 350 million.

Via http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57484076-93/1-million-users-sign-up-for-outlook.com-in-six-hours/

O #Hotmail #outlook O

2012-07-31 22:05:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

                      Polar Bear makes a friend
Near Hudson Lake in Manitoba, German wildlife photographer
Norbert Rosing spotted a polar bear coming near his sled dogs.

He took pictures of what he thought would be the end of his dogs. Apparently the bear came back every night for a week to play with the dogs.

2012-07-30 19:09:02 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 1 +1s)

No Comment

2012-07-29 13:20:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Say No To Plastic Bags

2012-07-27 20:16:52 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

I hate it when that happens

#firstworldproblems  

2012-07-25 20:20:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google adds calculator to search results

From now on when you type the algebraic equation into search field, it will return an answer to that. For example type 15 x 88 and see what happens 
(link for lazy people like me http://goo.gl/W0I7d )

Users are also presented with basic calculator on typing a mathematical equation into search box. 

In the article Cnet notes that " Google is slowly making its results pages more of a destination, rather than a way to get somewhere else. "
So be ready for more useful search tools. 

Thank you Google for adding more awesomeness to my life. 

Found on: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57479691-93/go-figure-google-adds-calculator-to-search-results/ 

2012-07-25 20:17:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

When being doomed was actually a good thing. ;-)

2012-07-24 19:46:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Kansas City Public Library is designed to look like books on a shelf
( Location : Missouri, USA ) the Coolest library +I Can't Believe It ► 

2012-07-24 18:01:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#TheMatrix

via +Gord McLeod

2012-07-20 19:31:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Integrating Google+ posts in Google News

As you can see from the screenshot, Google+ posts are now appearing in Google news under top stories section. 

Why this feature is awesome!
>> No need to create a new post(Good for lazy people).
>> More visibility for Google+ posts.  
>> Easy to find relevant discussions. 
>> Get featured on Google News. 

PS: Congratulations +Euro Maestro!

2012-07-20 19:24:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#beautifulplanetearth  

2012-07-19 12:42:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Updating Google+ Brand pages from Hootsuite

Hootsuite is one of the most popular social media management tool which now allows its 5 million users to update their Google+ Brand pages. 

The New HootSuite Google+ Pages management tools allow you to:
>> Manage circles
>> Post updates 
>> Search public posts and updates within your circles
>> Pop-up user profiles and Brand pages
>> Measure results with five Google+ analytic modules 

Update: Google+ is opening Google+ API for other companies too! developers can apply here for early access. http://goo.gl/33ayr


Are you going to use hootsuite to automatically/manually update your Google+ brand pages? 

Official Announcement: http://blog.hootsuite.com/google-plus/ 
Found via Google News

2012-07-19 12:40:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-07-18 10:24:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

About to cross the stream after stopping to have a drink of the fresh, cool glacial water...