CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-19 14:56:17 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Does anyone else keep accidentally clicking on the "+ Share" box when they're trying to check notifications?

#newnotifications  

2013-06-19 13:42:25 (45 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Have we got a name for this little guy yet? 

EDIT: Apparently it's called "Mister Jingles". (see below comments from +Tais Plougmann Hansen , +Mike Downes and +Bradley Horowitz )

2013-06-19 06:54:25 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Morning all.

The sun has returned to Devon, UK.

2013-06-18 12:01:20 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Afternoon all.

(daughter's birthday today, so sort of half here.)

2013-06-17 14:12:12 (4 comments, 9 reshares, 22 +1s)

My Google Business Toolbox
1. google.com/entrepreneurs
G+: +Google for Entrepreneurs 
2. google.com/enterprise
G+: +Google Enterprise 
3. google.com/+/business
G+: +Google+ Your Business 
4. google.com/services
5. google.com/think
G+: +Think with Google 
6. google.com/ads/engage
G+: +Google Engage for Agencies 
7. googleventures.com
G+: +Google Ventures 
8. google.com/partners

Help / Support: support.google.com

2013-06-17 07:39:50 (15 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Morning all.

The grey skies continue in Devon, UK. Bring back the sun!

2013-06-14 13:16:15 (9 comments, 3 reshares, 26 +1s)

Meanwhile in... Russell Crater, Mars

This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is an example of a type called 'linear gullies.'

Photograph: NASA/EPA

(source: http://goo.gl/Q45AB)

2013-06-14 09:39:31 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 40 +1s)

Haha awesome.

Create your own Bard-Style insult at: http://insult.dream40.org/

h/t +Michael Mahemoff 

#dream40  

2013-06-14 07:04:12 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Morning all.

Cloudy in Devon, UK.

2013-06-13 17:49:46 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 16 +1s)

Zen of Small Tasks: Exposition

"Storytelling is the most serendipituous path between A and B."
-- +John Kellden 

ht +Zachary Goldberg 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/113166792321920553401/posts/Z4ksMDg9KSC

2013-06-13 14:14:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Google's SVP of Ads and Commerce, Sridhar Ramaswamy, oversees the technology behind Google Shopping. Here he explains how combining classic retail truths with digital savvy can help retailers do what matters most: serve their customers better.
http://goo.gl/Q2lhD

2013-06-13 12:35:44 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

The UK Government is trying to be more "open" (in a "digital" sense). Have they succeeded?

2013-06-13 10:27:56 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

NatWest's new marketing campaign prompting people to search for 'natyes' resulted in no organic search listings, showing a lack of marketing cohesion.

A great article by James Murray

NatWest and the Pitfalls of Siloed Marketing

http://bit.ly/12p01AT

2013-06-13 06:54:14 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Morning all.

Grey skies in Devon, UK.

2013-06-12 14:06:50 (18 comments, 11 reshares, 59 +1s)

I hadn't realized that British pocket change came with a complimentary puzzle.

2013-06-12 08:51:10 (14 comments, 7 reshares, 33 +1s)

What's trending on Google right now.

How crazy is this real-time visualization of Google Trends?: 

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/visualize?nrow=5&ncol=5&pn=p1

Note that this is for the United States only. You can choose a few other countries individually, or look at all of them at once. 

#googletrends  

2013-06-12 07:36:00 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

Hang tight! Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival with a doodle in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.

2013-06-12 07:27:34 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Morning all.

Kind of cloudy today in Devon, UK.

2013-06-11 16:10:02 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

It's Official! The +Waze team is joining Google!

It's been officially announced that Google has bought Waze, the social navigation app that's available on both iOS and Android.

Official announcement: http://goo.gl/SkcEq

I've not got a new page to add to my "Google Services" circle. ;)

2013-06-11 15:10:42 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Chinese spacecraft blasts off from Gobi desert: http://gu.com/p/3gfh4/tw

Shenzhou 10 takes three astronauts to experimental space laboratory where they will give a lecture to students on Earth

The Shenzhou 10 launched from the Gobi desert in China's far west on Tuesday morning. Once in orbit, it will dock with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1, a trial space laboratory module, and the astronauts, one of whom is female, will test the module's systems. They will also give a lecture to students on Earth.

Photograph: Chinese astronauts, from left, Wang Yaping, mission commander Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang prepare to board the Shenzhou-10. Credit: AFP/Getty

#space #spaceexploration #china  

2013-06-11 13:24:51 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Changes in Rankings of Smartphone Search Results

To improve the search experience for smartphone users and address their pain points, we plan to roll out several ranking changes in the near future that address sites that are misconfigured for smartphone users.

Well, that's one way to make sure people start getting the mobile configuration right. 

#seo   #mobile  

2013-06-11 13:05:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

"Firstly, and most importantly: the Culture doesn't really exist. It's only a story. It only exists in my mind and the minds of the people who've read about it."

Classic. From the days when sensible posted things to Usenet.

2013-06-11 12:39:59 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

Google Paris office has an awesome handmade chrome logo in steampunk style created from scratch by a Parisian artist named Stéphane Dumur, aka le loupiotiste.

2013-06-11 12:38:03 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 27 +1s)

By Vladimir Kush

2013-06-11 06:55:51 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Morning all.

A cloudy Tuesday in Devon, UK. 

2013-06-10 09:49:48 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 31 +1s)

Fun London Fact! Five stations on the London Underground are named after pubs — but can you guess which?

#LondonTrivia                               

2013-06-10 08:39:10 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Expand Your Business With New AdWords Features
Posted By: +emma thorn, Google Engage UK
(http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/ads/engage/)

Are you reaping the benefits of enhanced campaigns? If not, you can sign in and upgrade at any time to take advantage of their powerful new feature set. All AdWords campaigns will automatically start upgrading to enhanced campaigns in July.
http://www.google.co.uk/adwords/enhancedcampaigns/

2013-06-10 06:19:11 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Morning all.

Still sunny in Devon, UK.

2013-06-07 20:06:07 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Arcade Secrets.

2013-06-07 15:53:12 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Wheels set in motion for London-Tokyo train link

It is the ultimate in long-distance travel fantasies. Boarding the train in London, you cross Europe and into Russia, journeying on to the Far East and arriving in Tokyo. http://goo.gl/KpW1J

2013-06-07 13:18:45 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

This one is a classic. You've heard of hierarchy, but wirearchy? It's not just a network, but the culture of a network.

The working definition of Wirearchy is “a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority, based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results, enabled by interconnected people and technology”.

2013-06-07 09:03:13 (11 comments, 16 reshares, 32 +1s)

Woah.  This may blow your mind.   Look at how beautiful the universe is!  Salt suspended over different frequencies naturally falls into stunning patterns.  Check it out to see...

2013-06-07 08:20:25 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

The tribal wisdom of Dakota Indians suggested that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, your best strategy is to dismount.

However, in business and in Government, more advanced strategies are often employed such as:

- Buying a stronger (and more expensive) whip.

- Changing riders.

- Appointing a committee to study the horse.

- Arranging trips to other countries to see how other cultures ride dead horses.

- Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.

- Reclassifying the horse as living-impaired.

- Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.

- Harnessing several dead horses together to increase efficiency.

- Providing additional funding and/or training to increase dead horses performance.

- Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riderswould im... more »

2013-06-07 07:29:09 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 12 +1s)

Every dot on this interactive graphic represents an email sent to you this year— all the gray ones (over 74%) is junk that never makes it to your inbox. That's a lot of dots! Check out the rest of the graphic to see what percentage of the email you receive is "critical" to work, and other fun facts. How much email do you get in a day? http://goo.gl/UDDgG

2013-06-07 06:53:38 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Morning all.

(still sunny in Devon, UK)

2013-06-06 10:37:48 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Want to get your hands on our NEW t-shirts? Tell us your favourite things to do in London, and if you're featured in our newsletter, we'll send you an exclusive Google+ Local t-shirt to say thanks. 

Fill out the form here: http://goo.gl/HpYGW

2013-06-06 09:59:13 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 14 +1s)

How Google's Semantic Search Works

Now that the illustration below shows you the process through which the raw text on your website is turned into semantic search entities you understand that for a website to rank in the semantic search web requires      

•   Content that is original, timely, and of high informational quality    

 •   Clear linking strategies on the pages of your website (I return to this a little later in the chapter)    

 •   Content that reflects the unique identity of your company or brand    

 •   Content that clearly reflects the value proposition of your products or services      

•   Content that is constructed in a way that can invite further engagement 

Excerpt taken from: http://goo.gl/ckXqQ

2013-06-06 09:01:06 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Meanwhile in... Moscow

2013-06-06 07:23:48 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Morning all.

2013-06-05 17:15:01 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Where's the meat? British Edition.

I'm astonished at the level of detail the gov.uk collected data about family food and drink purchases, and even more so that the data is available in formats you can play with. Under President Obama there have been many initiatives to make data available and accessible, but due to whatever reason (lobbyists?) we have not seen nearly enough out there.

Back to the story. I was initially impressed that while Chickens have captured British hearts (and tummies), overall the consumption of meat is going down (overall down 13%). Another bit of good news was that more Brits are eating at home, the black line is takeaway food. 

But the confusing part was ready meals, the brown line. The article, http://goo.gl/CBwKN, does not provide context as to what these are. My assumption is that these are meals I normally buy at Tesco orS... more »

2013-06-05 15:05:22 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Life below deck on China's first aircraft carrier
Full story here: http://bit.ly/19IBaJZ

2013-06-05 13:14:21 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 43 +1s)

Perfect World (except from the cold maybe). Lofoten, Norway.
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www.silent-moment.com

2013-06-05 13:08:34 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

A company wide social media strategy will have extraordinary results. If your companies social media was given to the girl in accounts because she was always on Facebook then it probably wont! Take a read of +Jonnie Jensen's latest blog. Do you agree?

2013-06-05 09:52:01 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

Many feared that social media would undermine professional reporting. As it turns out, photographs, videos and tweets from ordinary people are improving and expanding news coverage. They also create work for journalists who know how to curate, authenticate and analyse their material http://econ.st/14eX29V

2013-06-05 06:18:31 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Morning all.

2013-06-04 17:49:38 (5 comments, 8 reshares, 41 +1s)

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http://www.masswerk.at/404

2013-06-04 16:08:43 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

Explore the future of digital at thinkDoubleClick 2013

Start @ 29:52 <- click here

2013-06-04 15:55:39 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

2013-06-04 13:59:27 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 9 +1s)

Inside Google Maps.

2013-06-04 13:45:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Meanwhile in Iraq... (and China)