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Google – Find Google Blogs, Plus Google on Twitter, FaceBook, Elsewhere

16 Oct

Display listings of Google’s presence on blogs and social networks.

Google maintains a wide variety of blogs on various subject such as the Google Chrome web browser, Gmail, YouTube, and other subjects. Their social network presence includes Twitter accounts containing Google puzzles, information on accessing Google for those with disabilities, and updates from Google office locations around the globe. They maintain Facebook accounts regarding their products for nonprofits, using Google Maps, and information about the daily life at Google.

With all of these ways to see what is going on at Google, as well as via Google+ accounts and YouTube videos, how can one see it all or find what they are most interested in? The “News from Google” page offers all the above information, as well as updates from the official Google blog. Instead of hunting through links from one Google-related Twitter account or Facebook page to the other, find the lists of all Google accounts in one easy-to-access place….

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Face It! These 12 Creative Facebook Timeline Covers Are Worth Copying

18 Aug

[ By Marc in Design & Graphics & Branding. ]

When Facebook added its timeline cover image, it was likely the first time users didn’t revolt against a Facebook change; it gave the flexibility to truly customize one’s profile page and a lot of creative folks have taken full advantage of that opportunity.

(Images via epiclol, geekscrunch, nonexiste)

Nothing adds a little energy to a profile like a bit of danger. With clever manipulation and Photoshop work, the small box that usually houses a person’s face can become an epic life or death struggle. Whether it’s running from a lurching Tyrannosaurus Rex, battling a giant clone, or fighting off a terrifying dragon… these profile owners can rest assured they have risen in the esteem of their friends if only because they have portrayed themselves in such an awesome light.

(Images via techeblog, facebook-cover-profile)

Classic videogames are the door to the geek soul, so it’s fitting that the more creative ones have put together excellent homages to their old school favorites. Dan has entered Streets of Rage as a streetwise brawler, while David has settled on an all time favorite: Super Mario Bros. Power up!

(Images via bestwebhostsanddomains, best-ever-facebook-timeline)

There is something very meta about a timeline cover photo in which the profile owner is pouring something on their own head, and while the subject matter is a bit odd, it’s definitely executed well in the above examples.

(Images via baconwrappedmedia, scotgat, xploringminds)

There are several ways to react to cover photos that show surveillance equipment narrowing down on the profile owner’s face: They can be seen as a comment on social media and the death of privacy, or they can be a tech-minded individual showing off their love for technology in a creative way. The top images are great examples of the zoom / enhance overwhelming surveillance found in spy thrillers. The bottom example is just plain fun, and likely the most epic use of a “man at a desk” thumbnail ever created.

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It’s true… animals attack. In these creative examples this is especially true. It would be interesting to know which way most people would rather go; smushed by a giant crab claw, or consumed by a giant shark? Can’t get enough of these? Check out more of the best, with 24 Poke-worthy Facebook Timeline Covers.


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Facebook pushes photo prominence in timeline

01 Aug

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Facebook has updated the way photos are presented in the timeline section of users’ profiles – devoting more page space to the images and making it easier to give some images prominence. The result is an awful lot like the Google+ gallery view, and the Flickr interface for viewing contacts’ images but appears to crop all images to square format. The Facebook update gives the ability to ‘highlight’ specific images (making them four times larger) but doesn’t just present your own images – images with you tagged in them will be intermingled with your own shots, so it’s not an optimal way to showcase your photography, unless you ruthlessly de-tag yourself from other peoples’ photos.

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Facebook creates Camera app for photo sharing and viewing on iOS

25 May

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Facebook has announced a free app called Camera that focuses on viewing and sharing photos. Instead of showing what your friends are doing and thinking, it just dives straight to their photo galleries. The app also allows you to share multiple photos at a time, including descriptions and tagging. There are also tools for cropping and applying filters to your images. The app allows Facebook to be used in a much more Instagram-like manner (and it seems too soon for this to be a product of the Facebook buyout). Updated with first impressions.

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Facebook buys photo sharing service Instagram for $1bn

10 Apr

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Just as Instagram looked to expand its ambitions as a mobile photo sharing network, it has been bought by Facebook for $ 1bn. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company ‘need[s] to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram’s strengths and features, rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook.’ He stresses the importance of growing the service independently of Facebook and voices support for Instagram’s recent expansion to easily share images from other Apps, such as Hipstamatic and Camera Awesome.

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Facebook Lightbox vs Google+: which better presents your images?

12 Feb

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Facebook is making its first steps towards taking photography seriously with the launch of its Lightbox display interface. The change, which is being rolled-out to users in the coming weeks, darkens the rest of the screen when a photo is selected and shows images in greater detail than before (up to 960 pixels in each dimension). How does this presentation compare to the more obviously photo-friendly Google+ service?

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Mozilla Firefox – Plugins and Extensions – Share Sites via Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, More

20 Sep

The AddThis extension for Mozilla Firefox provides a toolbar where you can share websites via a variety of social networks and other services.

Do you often share websites via Facebook, Twtter, Reddit, or other social networks / services? Do you have multiple toolbars installed inside Mozilla Firefox and wish there was just one toolbar you could install to share pages with virtually any popular service?

The “AddThis” extension allows you to quickly share web pages via a customizable list of services. This Firefox extension installs a toolbar for quick access to popular services, or you can optionally turn on a toolbar button instead, and/or you can access sharing features via the right-click context menu or an icon on the URL bar….

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[MODIFIED] Sites to Browse – Misc – Where is Santa Claus? Find out on Twitter, Facebook, iGoogle, and More!

17 Dec

Track Santa Claus using sophisticated equipment from NORAD.

Merry Christmas! A fun site for the young and young at heart, NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) has set up a worldwide Santa Claus tracker website. Powered by Google, you can view Santa’s location as he zips across the world in his reindeer sleigh delivering toys. Santa Cams are set up to record the visit, “ultra-cool, high-tech, high-speed digital cameras pre-positioned at many locations around the world only on December 24th”. You’ll also be able to see how many cookies Santa munches on.

As Santa has gone high-tech, you can also track him via the Google Earth application, allowing the young and old to do some learning as they follow his flight. You can also follow NORAD as they track Santa Claus via their Facebook, Twitter, and Picasa pages. Plus, his location is available on your mobile phone. And, there’s even a gadget for iGoogle….

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