There is an unsettling buzz about the future of Facebook. Some analysts report that Facebook usage is declining , or at least  slowing in some parts of the world  and if that is true, it is a problem of Facebook’s own making. The Facebook is foremost a place to connect with family and friends. Secondarily, Facebook provides a place for self-expression. Yet, for some years, Facebook has failed to effectively innovate on any of these fronts! As Facebook has moved through its IPO, it has increasingly lost focus on serving its primary customers. MORE >>

Let me boil my last post, Google Plus was born prematurely and you should take advantage , down to practical pieces. To help you carefully handle Google+ for maximum advantage, I’ve assembled eight steps that help you get the best searh visibility from your Google+ posts. hacked this awful-looking graphic as an example: Here’s a list of things that you need to consider before you invest your time and energy in Google+: Make sure all your posts are Public. Here’s my Google+ public profile. Use a clean URL when you add your content to Google+. MORE >>

by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Gargantuan search king, Google, announced changes yesterday intended to provide people with highly personalized search results and drive folks to the company’s nascent social network Google+. Google is billing its new social search initiative “Search plus Your World.” You can get a full synopsis at Google’s blog. Here I am highlighting the most significant changes for marketers and why it will push many to create Google+ pages, if they haven’t already. Google will enable easy off/on for personalized search results. MORE >>

There is unnecessary unrest that has been buffeting the launch of Google’s newest online social network, Google Plus, and the reason for that is simple:  Google was forced to launch G+ because Twitter blocked Google’s real-time and direct access to Twitter updates. This What has been happening even before the real names scandal is the scandal that any and all Google Plus profiles that were not simply real users with real names were deleted en masse. Until Google Plus, there was only one true source for real-time news and real-time trends: Twitter. MORE >>

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? It’s certainly gaining traction, with over 500 million users now on board, already half of Facebook’s total. Then again, the average Facebook user spends nearly seven hours per month on the site—compared to just three minutes for the average Google+user. Many of this year’s best posts about Google’s newest social platform were written early in the year. So what makes Google+ special? Google+ Guides and Tips. MORE >>