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Google+ is a social networking service operated by Google Inc. The service launched on June 28, 2011, in an invite-only testing phase. The following day, existing users were allowed to invite friends, who are above 18 years of age, to the service to create their own accounts. However, this was quickly suspended in a day after there was “insane demand” for accounts.
Google+ will be built as a layer that not only integrates different Google social services, such as Google Prof...

Say Goodbye To The Black Google Navigation Bar, & Hello "Google Bar"

It wasn't very long ago that Google moved to a new design for their "Google navigation bar" that sits across the top of the browser, creating a simple but bold black bar with simple links to other Google services. Today Google announced the next evolution ...

YouTube Is Changing Journalism - The Reel Web #15

On this week's episode of The Reel Web, we show you what's happening with Netflix after all their customers leaving them recently. Also, YouTube and online video is really changing the way we consume media--especially journalism. And Xbox has made an interesting purchase that we'll ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Thanksgiving Edition

Plenty of news in the world of online video this past week, though many of us probably found ourselves distracted by things like family interaction, football games, and turkey. Because we were all a little more distracted than normal, it's an even better idea to ...

The Google Interview: Using Video With Google Plus Pages For Business

I interviewed Google's spokesperson Andrea Faville to learn more about the video features available on Google Plus Pages for business; along with a number of examples from businesses across the small-to-large range, and the great new "Hangouts with Extras" they're previewing for everyone!

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Arrested Development Edition

The piece of online video news that made the biggest splash this week didn't even fall on a week day. In fact, it happened yesterday, when Netflix announced its deal to air brand new episodes of cult-classic television show, Arrested Development, almost singlehandedly returning the ...

Chris Brogan's Google Plus Hangouts Tips - Live Video Chat For Business

I interviewed social media strategist and video blogger Chris Brogan at the recent Blogworld New Media Expo conference in Los Angeles. Chris shared with me in this video interview why he's a big fan of Google Plus Hangouts, along with the benefits of other online ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Google Plus Edition

Last week saw an unusual amount of big online video news stories. Google Plus integrated YouTube (finally!), and then rolled out Google Plus Pages for businesses and brands--they're also using Google Plus relationships to power video suggestions on the YouTube home page. YouTube announced a ...

YouTube Suggesting Videos From Google Plus Friends On Homepage

Late last week I brought you the story that Google Plus had finally integrated YouTube into the Google Plus experience. There's a search function that's pretty handy, and you can watch your favorite YouTube videos or share them easily with friends and circles through your ...

Introducing Google Plus Pages, Google Plus For Businesses & Brands

Well, they said they were working on it, and now it's finally here. Google Plus for businesses and brands is now a reality with the introduction of Google Plus Pages. Pages is basically the Google Plus version of Facebook Fan Pages, and gives businesses a ...

Google Plus Integrates With YouTube - The Reel Web #12

This week's look at the Reel Web highlights several news stories surrounding YouTube's $100 Million investment into new premium content channels and the perspectives and opinions that go with it. Will the investment into contracting celebrities, athletes and hollywood stars be a good thing for ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - YouTube Ad Edition

This week was overloaded with YouTube-related news. The video service is now fully integrated into Google Plus, their skippable TrueView ads now make up 50% of all the ads on the site and serve up 18 years of video ads per day, and the majority ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Lollipop Edition

Allow me to apologize for the very tardy nature of this online video news round up article. I've been dealing with an unexpected illness, and couldn't get it completed until now. We'll be back on our normal schedule for the article next weekend. Well, last ...

Google Plus Now Open To All Google Apps Users - Time For Hangouts To Shine

Google has announced that Google Apps are now available with Google Plus. This means that if you're a Google Apps user, whether you use the paid Business version or just the free version, you can now turn on Google Plus for your organization, and all ...

Google Plus Users About To Get Google Apps, Share Photos Like Mad

Google Plus opened wide to the public a couple of weeks ago, but since then, there's been very little in the way of official updates. Until this week, that is. There's a ton of news this week regarding Google Plus, including some eye-catching statistics on ...

You Can Now Share Google Plus Circles With Friends

One of my favorite things about Google Plus is how it's part Facebook and part Twitter. I follow a host of interesting people on Google Plus, many who have never met me at all. It keeps my stream filled with interesting and unique content throughout ...