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Google+: hot or not?

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Google's new social network Google+ is a big step forward for the search giant after years of missteps and misjudgments in the social media market. Now, with Google+, Google is making its boldest effort yet to slow Facebook's runaway market share. Loaded with features like 'Hangouts' and 'Circles,' Google+ offers web users a distinctive alternative to other social networking sites.

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By Eric Olander
Facebook's Extreme Makeover
26/09/2011 - TECH 24

Facebook's Extreme Makeover

Facebook unveiled its most ambitious design make-over in years with the release features like 'Timeline' that rearranges the display of users personal posts. As with all major Facebook announcements, the new changes have been greeted with mixed reviews. Plus, the Angry Birds phenomenon and Finish game-maker Rovio has been able to build a market of 350 million users.
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Any juice left in BlackBerry?
20/09/2011 - TECH 24

Any juice left in BlackBerry?

Research in Motion is a company in real trouble. The popularity of its once iconic BlackBerry mobile devices is falling at an alarming rate. Profits, market share and overall excitement for the brand are all down sharply. RIM is now placing its bets on a new BlackBerry operating system and the largest roll-out of new devices in the company's history.
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The group buying phenomenon
12/09/2011 - TECH 24

The group buying phenomenon

The Chicago-based group buying company 'Groupon' is credited with sparking one of the latest waves in online shopping by connecting merchants and consumers with unbelievable deals. Although the company is now encountering a number of obstacles from management woes to overseas expansion, the group buying phenomenon that Groupon sparked is taking off.
Gaddafi's cozy relationship with Western IT companies
05/09/2011 - TECH 24

Gaddafi's cozy relationship with Western IT companies

There is new evidence that reportedly proves Western IT firms provided the tools employed by the former Libyan regime to monitor the communications of the Libyan people. Once again, US and European technology firms have either directly or indirectly become complicit in the suppression of free and open communications in authoritarian societies.
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Post Steve Jobs: Apple's next chapter begins
29/08/2011 - TECH 24

Post Steve Jobs: Apple's next chapter begins

Apple embarks on a new chapter in its storied history after its founder and chief creative visionary Steve Jobs formally stepped aside due to his declining health. Although long expected, the announcement still came as a surprise to many, especially on Wall Street where the company's stock lost over 5% of its value. Now, a week later, Tech 24 looks ahead to Apple's future without Steve Jobs.

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Google+

by Anonyme - 19/07/2011 - 10:11

Over the next few years as competition heats up among social networking sites such as Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. Content, features, and services will be important but the two most important deciding factors will be Privacy, and the sharing of Ad Revenue.

Privacy regardless of social and/or information is not as protected as most people think on social networking sites such as Google+ & Facebook. If you have an email address or real name, there are companies today who are able to track this information. Most search engines that crawl these sites are able to atleast get Jane Doe's User Name.

Both Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin have excellent privacy settings, and different ways to protect it's users privacy, but both fail to address the real issues at hand.

The real issues most people have today about privacy is the amount of information these sites are collecting about its users, the way this information is being collected, and how this information is being used.

One thing that social networking sites today don't want to tell you, is that any site can be hacked! The only way for sites to combat this problem is to not ask it’s users to provide their real names, and email addresses.

As to the sharing of Ad Revenue, there is only one site today that allows it’s users to place their own Ads on both personal & business profiles.

ONLYMEWORLD is less the 20% complete, and may not be as savvy as some of the other social networking sites, but early on seem to realize that Privacy and the sharing of Ad Revenue is paramount to both longevity & success in the industry. Their platform is similiar to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Linkedin, yet differ because of their willingness to protect it’s users privacy, and the sharing of ad revenue. The best part...It’s Absolutely Free!

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