CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-08 03:59:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Half way through my altered book and am totally loving this journey. This book has given me insight into artists from the 60's, allowed me the space to test out new techniques, and totally transformed my daily sketch practice. Can't imagine working through a series any other way. The album here shows the pages and works in progress and the link here is the finished pages on my website. Each image has a link to the blog post describing the process if their was one. Hope you might take a peek if you are an art journal fan. https://ardith-goodwin.squarespace.com/art-journal-sketchbook/

2013-06-07 02:31:55 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Google Plus POSTS and PHOTOS (NEW VIDEO)
This is a comprehensive guide to Google Plus posts and now includes 18 mins of new video that will help you make the most of the platform, including the recent updates. Enjoy!
#googleplusposts   #googlehintsandtips  

2013-06-07 00:00:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The Council of Foreign Relations has released a sharp report http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/defending-open-global-secure-resilient-internet/p30836

similar in focus to our book and urging strong action from the United States to keep the Internet open and keep proprietary information from being stolen.  Worth reading

2013-06-02 15:25:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

+Beppe Grillo

2013-06-02 15:25:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My Art Journal Pages
Finally, have many of my art journal pages under one roof! These pages are created for many different reasons. Most of them are from my altered book, "The Perspectives on the Arts" which is a 1962 copy of the published book showcasing the different Dadaists and art trends during that time. I have also included my watercolor sketchbook and Field Notes Journal pages. http://ardithgoodwin.com/art-journal-sketchbook/
#artjournal   #mixedmediaartwork  

2013-05-30 03:52:55 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Two pictures for you. The first is me and +Jonathan Pharr hugging after some time spent together cleaning up. Jon and +Levi Newman along with other +Veterans United Vets spent time with Team Rubicon this week cleaning up #Moore #Oklahoma. The hug was much needed. Thanks +Eric Blumberg for capturing the moment. And the second is a Cat in the Hat book I found at the home we demolished. It's personal items like this that tug on your heart. Finding trucks and toys and paints are the items that stop you in your tracks. I hope this family is ok and safe.

2013-05-28 23:16:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Cerca un'uscita, un domani che curi le ferite che sono dentro di te. Lotta per vivere con quei valori  che non si vedono (Laura Pausini)
Laura Pausini - El Valor Que No Se Ve

Search for an exit. A tomorrow that would heal the  wounds that are inside of you. Fight to survive with those values that are unseen. (Laura Pausini)
Laura Pausini - El Valor Que No Se Ve

Busca una salida. Un manana que curas las heridas que estan dentro de ti. Lucha por vivir con ese valor que no se ven (Laura Pausini)
Laura Pausini - El Valor Que No Se Ve

2013-05-28 20:32:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google+ for iPhone: 43

At Google I/O we launched 41 new Google+ features (http://goo.gl/FQY95). Last week we launched number 42 (the Android app: http://goo.gl/p3iyb), and today we’re rolling out number 43: a brand new app for iOS. It includes:

- Auto Backup, Highlight, Enhance and Awesome for your photos (http://goo.gl/5f9DH)
- Related hashtags at the top-right of individual posts
- The ability to edit your comments, and display strikethrough text
- More complete profile editing via mobile, including your cover photo
- The ability to copy a post’s permalink to your clipboard

The app is available now in the App Store (v4.4, http://goo.gl/CAe9s), so give it a try and let us know what you think!

#googleplusupdate  

2013-05-25 22:49:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Vincenzo Nibali wins the "Tre Cime di Lavaredo" leg of the GIRO D'ITALIA, the most prestigious bike race in the Country The photo seems to be taken in a Winter day, but it was Today, May 25th 2013. It was snowing hard on top of the www.Dolomites.com like never before in the last 200 years*

see all the other photos of the day here (http://goo.gl/mSdJL)

ping +Garth McKay 

2013-05-24 22:45:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Thanks to the 1 million developers that have re-imagined the map by using the Google Maps API!

Do you know of a marketing campaign or application that utilizes Google Maps API in a creative way? If so, let us know about them below! 

2013-05-23 20:47:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hero Tour on Memorial Day
An online opportunity for the veterans who fought for our freedom to virtually experience the 9/11 Memorial in New York. 
More info about +9/11 Memorial here:  
http://www.911memorial.org/ 

2013-05-23 20:24:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I am so proud, honored and humbled to have the privileged to stand in the shadow of extraordinary men.

A little over a year ago +Ken Smith and I started a quiet but important journey, a non profit called the +Veterans Workshop  Ken has been a tireless Veterans advocate for over 20 years since he started the largest homeless shelter for Veterans in the country in Boston.

Let me be unerringly clear, this in not about us, far far from it.  It is about the men who have lost their sight, their hearing or the use of their bodies but not their minds, not their determination and spirit.  People like +Emory Finefrock +GeorGe Lamb +Chuck Smith and +Martin Brown who comprise our fist class.  These disabled Veterans are training to help other disabled Veterans using the power of Google Plus. 

The +Veterans Workshop is one of my greatest passions in life.  Itis a way that I can... more »

2013-05-21 21:32:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hangout On Air Today with +Shimrit Ben-Yair
3:30pm PDT from my profile

Today I'm going to be sitting down with members of the G+ community and product manager Shimrit to discuss some of the new features of the new Google+. See ya there!

p.s. Sorry for deleting the first version of this post... I didn't like the audio and tried to fix it. Oh well!

2013-05-19 16:21:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Can't wait for summer!! My trainer friend Josh of physicalfix.com is posting FREE summer tune-up workouts that you can do at home! Check it out here: http://on.fb.me/14cJTAt - He gives you the log-in info you need and all you have to do is log-in and be ready to sweat!

2013-05-18 21:49:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Standing under the noon-day sun in Barcelona, squinting...  Made my skin look a bit harsher than I wish it were.  I love the subtle improvements.

2013-05-17 21:53:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-05-17 21:12:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Alongside this week's new Google+ stream and new Google Maps preview, +The New Yorker talks with our design team about how the look and feel of Google has changed over the years. 

2013-05-15 20:33:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We just introduced the new Google+! Enjoy the details below.
#googlepluslove

2013-05-14 22:06:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

About 14 years ago, I got a bad cold, and my voice became hoarse.  At the time I didn’t think much about it.  But my voice never fully recovered.  So I went to a doctor and was diagnosed with left vocal cord paralysis.  This is a nerve problem that causes your left vocal cord to not move properly.  Despite extensive examination, the doctors never identified a cause — though there was speculation of virus-based damage from my cold.  It is quite common in cases like these that a definitive cause is not found.

While this condition never really affected me — other than having a slightly weaker voice than normal which some people think sounded a little funny — it naturally raised questions in my mind about my second vocal cord.  But I was told that sequential paralysis of one vocal cord following another is extremely rare.  

Fast forward to last summer, when the same patternrepeated itself... more »

2013-05-13 21:41:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

It's time to decriminalize nature and legalize food.

A dairy farmer in Wisconsin is facing two and a half years in jail for selling raw milk. 

Even the charge is legally false. The "buyers" of the milk were actually part of a "buyer's club" who bought shares in the cows. 

But let's be honest: The dairy farmer's crime was offering people an alternative to the massive and politically powerful Wisconsin dairy industry. 

The problem with raw milk production is that it cannot be industrialized. So it's not a product that giant companies can produce at scale. Therefore, they want it to be unsafe and illegal and they press government to make sure that happens. 

How dangerous is raw milk? Between 1998 and 2011 there have been two fatalities nationwide. That's being used to justify the jailing of a farmerwho... more »

2013-05-12 17:01:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+Rick Lutz  was very fast to pick up a suggestion (unworthy) from +Jo Anne Thomas  who "baptized" me as "Yoda of G+" I like  that really. So thanks to both for setting me up like this. May the Force be with you and of course with all the great folks at +CircleCount . What do you mean you don't know who they are? just check www.CIrcleCount.com and download their +Google Chrome  extention otherwise the force will NOT be with your +Google+  posts

2013-05-12 16:33:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Please Feel Free To Share This Week's Present Moment Reminder:

To receive automatic reminders from Eckhart, sign up here: http://www.eckharttolle.com/present-moment-reminders/?f=1

2013-05-10 21:38:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New Google+ Help Pages

It looks like Google+ has launched some new help pages. At least the design is new:
https://support.google.com/plus/

Side node:
The new design is responsive. You can check it out very easily by reducing the width of your browser.

edit:
This design isn't so new, but there is a new "embedded help center" like +Lee Jarratt mentioned in the comments:
http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2013/05/2-new-unannounced-improvements.html

Looks like we are not the only ones who want to help you better understand Google+ ;)

2013-05-10 21:05:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google I/O 2013 brings together thousands of developers and more than a million online viewers for three days of deep technical content focused on building the next generation of web, mobile, and enterprise applications.

2013-05-08 21:03:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Language helps you unlock the door to new worlds and experiences. Starting today, you can now translate another five languages using Google Translate: Bosnian, Cebuano, Javanese, Hmong and Marathi, which combined are spoken by more than 183 million people around the globe. The addition of these languages means you can now translate 70+ languages with Google.

You can access Translate via the web at https://translate.google.com, on your Android (http://goo.gl/Z0Yxn) or iOS (http://goo.gl/fR6VI)  device, or via Chrome and in Gmail. We're excited to reach the 70+ language milestone, and we look forward to continuing to add more languages. 

More info: http://goo.gl/VNsgx

2013-05-08 20:42:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Happy birthday to Saul Bass, American graphic designer and filmmaker who designed the title sequences of dozens of classic films, working with directors like Hitchcock, Scorsese and Kubrick. Can you recognize any of the references to Bass' work in our video doodle?

2013-05-07 22:04:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Internet access has been completely cut off in Syria in the past few hours. Mobile phones and landlines may not be working properly either. But those who still have a phone connection can still use Speak2Tweet by leaving a voicemail on one of these international phone numbers (+90 212 339 1447 or +30 21 1 198 2716 or +39 06 62207294 or +1 650 419 4196). Press 1 to leave a voicemail and # when you’re done, and the service will tweet the message. No Internet connection is required, and people can listen to the messages by dialing the same phone numbers or going to twitter.com/speak2tweet.

2013-05-07 08:58:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Complete Guide to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), using Google Plus. (15 videos and blog resource)
You may be surprised to hear Social SEO has as much to do with people, connections and psychology as it does with 'links' between pages.
Huge thanks to +Mark Traphagen +Joshua Berg for their question and answer sessions and interviews (exclusive content).
Also thanks to +Lyndon NA for creating a fresh graphic for the post as well. 
#socialseo   #seo   #searchengineoptimization  

2013-04-30 20:49:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013 BEARMAN CHARITY CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY

For every new G+ follower I net till the end of May, I will donate $1 to charity.

Click the link for additional ways to get me to donate money: http://beartoons.com/2013/04/30/bearman-cartoons-charity-challenge-2013/

I donate money for your actions This is the fourth year I have done this. I will donate MY money (up to $1500) when people do different things including following me on G+, Blogging about the challenge, cartoonists including me in their regular strip, adding me to your blog roll, etc.

Plus anyone that donates money in honor of Bearman Cartoons to http://crayons2computers.org, I will match that donation up to $500.

I don't usually ask people to share my posts, but this one will help spread the word on some great causes I am supporting including:

Cincinnati FreeStore Foodbank:... more »

2013-04-30 01:55:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

one of the coolest (and most insightful) gifs i've seen in a while.

most batters say then can read pitch type by reading a pitcher's body/arm movements - yu darvish is almost identical in all five.

2013-04-30 01:54:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2013-04-22 20:42:07 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Grooming Your Google+ Circles in 4 Simple Steps

People who aren't on Google+ will trot out a variety of reasons why they are afraid to make the jump ... 

 1. Facebook is just fine. 
 2. G+ is a ghost town. 
 3. G+ is confusing, especially this Circle business. 

(See "A Cheat Sheet for People Afraid of Google+" for more reasons: http://goo.gl/DfEKr)

While I can't relate to the first two reasons, however, I can relate to number three.

Circles are simple in their nature: add people to Circles based upon topic or relationship. Create one for close friends, family, co-workers, heavies, and so on.

It's fun at first. But eventually -- and it happens to all of us -- we run into Circle fatigue (http://goo.gl/pMrE4) because you are forced to decide upon each contact how they fit into your life.
Ugh.<... more »

2013-04-20 02:59:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Watch the live webcast here: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address University of Oxford and Cambridge students on the theme of "Non-violence for conflict resolution" at the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, UK, on July 20th starting at 9:00am British Summer Time (BST)

2013-04-19 20:30:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

CIRCLE SHARE - From the ground UP!
Please add & share!
Starting anything from scratch can be challenging.  I've put a circle together here of users with less that a few thousand followers that are posting good content and hoping to get more interaction here on Google+!  I've personally checked out each included profile and recommend you help them really enjoy what this place has to offer :)
Oh - and to prove this has nothing to do with personal gain I am NOT included in the circle (but +Stu Stu Studio is just to keep an eye on things!)

#sharedcircle   #sharedpubliccircles   #circleshare   #followfriday   #payitforward  

Special shout out & thanks to those who already agreed to share or helped promote or build the circle: +Brian Alberghini +Rosie Nixon +Raven Partida +Alex Lapidus +Eric Raeber +Bette Kauffman +JohanJohansson +Le... more »

2013-04-19 20:30:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The people who have voted on our first poll

Check out the people who have voted on our first poll on CircleCount (http://www.circlecount.com/poll/1).
Why are these people interesting? Because they are active! ;)

We had a very good discussion with +Richard Hoefer and +Bearman Cartoons here: https://plus.google.com/+CircleCount/posts/AMbHGT3Qu1m and one idea was to feature a special group of people and not only the most followed or most engaging ones.
I think this circle is not really what +Richard Hoefer meant, but it goes hopefully in the right direction ;)

We like such unusual shared circles, since these people didn't act because we have offered to share them in a circle afterwards. 
They just did/voted/reviewed! ;)

A year ago we have already shared a circle like this with the people who have written a review for our Chrome... more »

2013-04-16 20:39:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google announced a new field trial experiment for a feature named Quick View. http://selnd.com/XEGSYf

2013-04-11 23:07:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+CircleCount  and +Bearman Cartoons  have teamed up for a fun initiative. Vote for your favourite Gplusser (just go to the link on the post, click on it and cast your vote) The winner.....

Original posts here below
https://plus.google.com/u/0/103857459148999991693/posts
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CircleCount/posts

2013-04-11 22:17:18 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

Proud Mom!

2013-04-10 21:14:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+Google for Entrepreneurs
You have an idea. Make it happen.

Discover local programs and online resources to launch and scale your business: Introducing Google for Entrepreneurs

. Programs: google.com/entrepreneurs/initiatives
. Events: google.com/entrepreneurs/events
. Ressources: google.com/entrepreneurs/resources

Website: google.com/entrepreneurs 
YouTube: youtube.com/Google4Entrepreneurs 
Google+: +Google for Entrepreneurs 

More: googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/celebrating-spirit-of-entrepreneurship.html    
#googleforentrepreneurs     

2013-04-10 21:10:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I Love my Mountains This is what the #Dolomites  look like in the Winter +Jeff Sullivan . You are going to love taking pictures here.

#bellaitalia  

2013-04-10 21:10:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings, talks and discussions from Switzerland on April 13-16, 2013.

All times Central European Summer Time (CEST = GMT+2.00)

April 13 & 14: Teachings
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will teach on Atisha's "Lamp for the Path to Englightenment" and on the 14th confer the White Tara Empowerment at the Forum Fribourg in Granges-Paccot, Switzerland. Live webcast can be viewed at http://dalaila.ma/16Px3rb
Times: April 13: 9:30am - 11:30am & 1:30pm - 3:30pm CEST
            April 14: 9:30am - 11:30am CEST

April 14: Public Talk
His Holiness will speak on "Ethics Beyond Religions" at the Forum Fribourg in Granges-Paccot, Switzerland. Live webcast can be viewed at http://dalaila.ma/16Px3rb
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm CEST

April 15: DiscussionHis Holi... more »

2013-04-09 04:11:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

+Leanne Staples  a true photographer from New York City, joined me last night for an interview on the program +You Are The Star (for FIVE minutes) . We spoke about her ways, her dreams, her projects on photography.

+Leanne Staples 's love for what she does best, shows in every word of this interesting chat, as well as in her beautiful interesting photography.

2013-04-08 23:17:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

+Leanne Staples  Is joining me tonight for an interview on my humble show +You Are The Star (for FIVE minutes)  She is one of the Best Photographers I have met in the past two years as I joined +Google+ 

Her Street Photography has a magical touch of vintage and poetry that it is not easy to find. It is a privilege for me to be able to talk to her and ask her about her wonderful ways to capture those images that she posts regularly on her stream here on +Google+ 

8:00 is the Time (EDT). If you can't make it to watch the show LIVE on +YouTube 
via #hangoutsonair   you will be able to see the full interview on my +YouTube channel(https://www.youtube.com/user/piodalcinphoto), on +Leanne Staples 

2013-04-06 22:24:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Three of Three +Sharing is Caring on G+  coming from +pio dal cin  with love