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A couple of weeks ago, Google launched “Search Plus Your World”, a new feature that displays social information alongside regular data in Google’s search results. The goal of SPYW is to further personalise search results to deliver the most relevant data for you, which is some cases may come from your personal network.
Shortly after the announcement, Twitter…
LinkedIn is a huge business orientated social network for professionals with over 75 million members worldwide. Aside from connecting with customers, LinkedIn is a powerful platform to work on your B2B relationships by finding new suppliers and networking within your industry.
In essence, LinkedIn functions just like any other social network. You can connect with others, share information and contact…
We know how much an impact Facebook has had on Google lately, especially with the news of a new Facebook search engine. Now we hear that Google might be developing its own social network.
TechCrunch reports that Google is conducting focus groups to gather information about consumers’ online social habits. The study will take place in Google’s Dublin…
Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Product and User Experience was interviewed recently on all things Google and I thought I would share some of her thoughts.
It’s quiet a long interview, so I have pulled out some of the areas of most interest.
Mayer was asked where she thinks search is at, in terms of its lifeline. She…
Ever wondered if AOL is turning its back on search for social networking? Well, you might not be too far of the mark.
AOL has just confirmed that it has acquired Socialthing!, a lifestreaming service that competes with FriendFeed.
Socialthing! joins the social platforms stable in the AOL…