Today, Google is announces a simpler way to do this: a ‘Verbatim’ option under its search tools in the left sidebar. It runs a query and with Verbatim turned on, you will get results for whatever you had in the search box. “Google is a map, not the terrain.  When …

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  Likes UP: Privacy Online–Does it Exist?   Court makes it official: You have no privacy online Excerpts “Online services like Twitter and Facebook spend a lot of time on their privacy policies, and Facebook in particular has spent the past couple of years tweaking its settings, trying to find a …

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Likes UP: Saatchi Gallery, London for the Google Photography Prize uses Hashtags #LikesUP   https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115913844741839204871/115913844741839204871/posts/SEJJd32izgk Likes UP  –  09:40  –  Public Post your photo to G+ and don’t forget to add the #hashtag so the world can see it:Me – #megppFood – #foodgppTravel – #travelgppFashion – #fashiongppAction – #actiongppStreet – …

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  Likes UP: Google+ Song History…When You Needed an Invitation I’m Loving Google Plus! Google+ started with invitations!  Everyone wanted a Google+ invitation.   Google+ allows you to +1 a post which basically means that you like it in some way.  It is also the easiest way of engaging without …

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  In June 2001, Google release the Zero Moment of Truth.  In the online and mobile marketing worlds, it is about the click to take the next action, “To click or not to click”   Visit http://www.zeromomentoftruth.com  to get a free copy of Google’s marketing eBook and vook (eBook + …

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  Likes UP: The +1 Symbol for Achievement & Success {EAV_BLOG_VER:a45ddc52cf76d00e} The + symbol in front of the the K in the Klout social tracking system caught my attention.  First because of the + plus symbol and second because it reminded me of G+.  With yesterday’s launch of Google Plus …

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Likes UP: Using Google+ as a Page Once you’ve created a Google Plus page (from your personal profile) you can switch to your page.  Underneath your profile photo is a drop down menu.  Highlight the page and click. The message will appear: “You are now using Google+ as this page.  …

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Likes UP: Google Plus +1 for Brands and Business The brand owner from ZEN BIKES is using a Google+ “page” Google has finally unveiled brand page for Google+, allowing businesses and brands to join Google’s social network.  It is not a mainstream release.   You can add the Google+ business …

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Klout is now kaput. ​Effective, May 25, 2018, Lithium.com has sunset the Klout service and its website and service are now closed. The Klout acquisition provided Lithium with valuable artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, but Klout as a standalone service is now closed.  To the loyal Klouters – …

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G+ Tip: Revisiting Old Tips II the lengthy collection, sharing and resharing, 3 new articles added Cilck for Ryan’s Google Plus post to Give Credit where Credit is Due 12 Articles written to Enhance the Google+ User ExperiencePer Ryan Crowe: “Revisiting Old Tips” will probably be something I do once …

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