CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-22 17:44:55 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Foursquare or Yelp? Every time I try to use Foursquare to find a new place, I end up having to open Yelp too to get business hours, find if there's WiFi etc. These new search filters help a bit, but I just don't think Foursquare is ready to stand in for Yelp.

2013-05-15 22:08:54 (10 comments, 6 reshares, 20 +1s)

Google won't get most people to make G+ their primary social identity with flashy updates to the stream. But it can slowly convert them into active G+ users by making G+ the identity platform on Android.   #io13  

2013-05-10 00:25:52 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Food for thought 

2013-03-13 20:36:10 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Great photos of +Dennis Crowley at SXSW. Credit: +James Martin/CNET. Story: Foursquare gunning for Yelp http://news.cnet.com/8301-14013_3-57573704/foursquare-gunning-for-yelp/

2013-02-20 20:00:36 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner discuss the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, a $3M prize awarded to 11 scientists. Photo credit: James Martin/CNET. Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki (pictured far right) are also backing the prize. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57570335-93/mark-zuckerberg-co-sponsors-$33m-prize-to-extend-human-life/

2013-02-07 16:42:02 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

As far as dating apps go, this one is hands-down the hottest around. I'd say the app has substance too -- if only it would stop showing me 18 - 25 year-old guys with no jobs.

2013-02-06 17:27:13 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Right now I'm contemplating "social fitness" and whether it's an actual trend or a fleeting thing. Specifically, I'm talking about RunKeeper, Nike+, Endomondo, and other applications that people hook into their social networks to share milestones and get encouragement.

There seems to be some evidence to suggest that there's a positive correlation between fitness apps and social networks. For instance, when a person connects their Facebook account to RunKeeper, there is a 70% increase in the likelihood that they’ll go out for their first run, walk, or bike trip (according to Facebook).

If I explore a story here, I want it to be authentic. Do you use fitness apps? Do you get extra value out of sharing your activities with friends? 

2013-01-29 18:44:26 (41 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

A good friend of mine has been extolling the virtues of G+ and I'm ready to see the light but I need some enlightenment. What, if anything, would you like me to post here? I don't want to just share my CNET stories, because that seems redundant. I could go on vegan tirades, but I tend to think that most people who follow me here do so because of my tech/social interests and coverage. So please advise. What can I share/discuss here that would be interesting to you? If no one responds, I'll take that as a message too. :)

2012-12-13 19:49:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Interesting M&A. Localmind launched at the height of the location-based movement and could have easily been forgotten, but it found itself a nice exit because it stayed small and focused on doing one thing well.

2012-12-12 21:53:07 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

Well this is interesting. There's now a 4sq button inside the Instagram app.

2012-11-29 17:28:02 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

I don't often rave about the startup products I write about. Sesame is the shit.

2012-10-30 17:27:11 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

You're either gonna love or hate Gmail's new take on composing messages.

2012-10-11 02:55:00 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 12 +1s)

BlackBerry 10 is late. Late for its originally scheduled release date, and even later to a mobile revolution that some say has already been won by Google and Apple. But the word “late” doesn’t seem to be in RIM’s lexicon. 

2012-09-17 19:05:39 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

In April, Google said G+ had 100M active users. In June, it upped that # to 150M. So why did the company report today that G+ has 100M active users?

2012-09-05 22:30:01 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

The new Kindle Fire, cheap in price only?

2012-08-31 18:05:40 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Today’s mobile user takes for granted the complexity of Shazam’s audio fingerprinting technology. They also likely have no clue that it was developed when cellphones were quite stupid and investors in the U.S. were bewildered by mobile as platform.

2012-08-24 16:39:15 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

That Twitter is abandoning its developer-friendly roots is a secret to no one. Whether the controversial strategy will preserve the network and help it make money — or destroy it altogether — remains a mystery.

2012-08-14 17:11:53 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Klout takes a stab at measuring real world influence too.

2012-08-01 19:44:25 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 10 +1s)

Hangouts make the NFL's starting lineup.

2012-07-16 17:23:06 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 17 +1s)

StumbleUpon is growing fastest on mobile with 25% of stumbles now happening on mobile.

2012-07-10 00:12:32 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

These recommendations could be useful. But the question is: Will web users hover over the +1 buttons to get them?

2012-07-05 17:13:02 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Lift promises the simplest way yet to becoming a better version of yourself.

2012-06-30 21:31:10 (10 comments, 17 reshares, 22 +1s)

a handy tip

2012-06-29 21:17:58 (10 comments, 14 reshares, 27 +1s)

Best observation: "It’s funny that the leading social network … is completely lacking in mobile design, while the social network that’s leading in mobile design seems to be at a stasis in terms of growing its users." #io12  

2012-06-29 18:35:04 (9 comments, 10 reshares, 34 +1s)

Maybe I should stop calling myself an Apple fangirl. Okay, I'm not quite there yet. #io12  

2012-06-29 00:33:27 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 23 +1s)

#io12 , the Sergey Brin show

2012-06-28 20:59:20 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 15 +1s)

Are the apps a peace offering, or is Google crafting an attack that will help it eat Apple from the inside out? #io12  

2012-06-27 22:28:48 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Google gives developers what they've being asking for -- and jabs at Apple in the process #io12  

2012-06-27 18:10:49 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 14 +1s)

The tablet, said analyst Chris Silva, can beat Amazon’s competitively priced Fire and go head-to-head with the iPad primarily because it will offer consumers an attractive, affordable alternative that’s not just a device for media and content consumption, but also a tool for productivity. #io12  

2012-06-25 21:19:32 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Live I/O video + your G+ commentary = instant liveblog.

2012-06-07 20:02:18 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

As the check-in space dries up, SCVNGR finds success with mobile pay service LevelUp

2012-06-06 17:37:58 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 11 +1s)

I was quite fond of little Larry 

2012-05-18 17:32:06 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

In talking with experts, analysts, and Facebook users on the topic of Facebook’s cool factor, we found two pretty distinct camps. Facebook is either fly enough to become the next Apple and maintain its allure as it takes over world, or it’s already years past its cool prime.

2012-05-15 19:01:57 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Flickr gets a "big" update

2012-05-14 19:34:59 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

Facebook is staying local on IPO day with a remote NASDAQ setup (as confirmed by yours truly)

2012-05-11 23:05:50 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

2 big exits in about 2 weeks and both happening around launch of ad platform. Coincidence?

2012-05-09 20:49:37 (13 comments, 3 reshares, 23 +1s)

This is not your average Google+ update, but calling it like I see it: it's a lovely window-dressing with important implications for a social network that still lacks a unique purpose.

2012-05-08 21:07:45 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

The update underscores Google’s long-term Plus strategy: to get people to use all of the company’s web products.

2012-05-08 20:29:27 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 10 +1s)

New York wants Malcolm Harris' tweets. Twitter says, no can do. Would Facebook and Google do the same?

2012-05-07 15:56:40 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Can a Verizon partnership help the seemingly cursed Color craft a comeback story?

2012-05-02 19:48:51 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

With two high profile exits in two months and a $600M valuation it hasn't earned, Foursquare has a lot to prove

2012-04-05 20:31:31 (14 comments, 10 reshares, 29 +1s)

Page says G+ has 100M active users.

2012-04-03 16:57:34 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

Genius idea. I'd love to know what my 4sq friends really think about a restaurant before I order delivery.

2012-04-03 16:51:28 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

Finally.

2012-03-29 18:38:26 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

This is super clever. Curious to see if publishers will adopt the microsurveys drop paywalls.

2012-03-14 20:15:43 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Is Apple doing enough to protect customer privacy?

2012-03-08 02:04:28 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

“With their level of engagement and unique audience, I think $500 million would be a bargain for Pinterest,” analyst and occasional VentureBeat contributor Rocky Agrawal said.

2012-02-27 21:28:28 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 11 +1s)

Instagram has spawned a side market where third-party players profit by printing its treasures.

2012-02-25 01:44:01 (14 comments, 15 reshares, 27 +1s)

Flickr makes a bold move. Which sites will follow suit?

2012-01-31 22:22:35 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

it certainly doesn't sound like a Google/Warner Music Group deal is happening anytime soon