Google Launches +1 Recommendations Button
Google has officially launched their own light-weight social interaction/recommendation feature: the +1 button. They describe the +1 button as shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.” The goal at this point is to enhance your search experience with recommendations from friends and to share those recommendations with the world. Of [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 3-4-2011
Facebook Like Button Takes Over Sharing Functionality The Facebook Like button has become a fixture on sites across the web. It has become widely accepted and, with their latest changes, may become even more visible. Instead of being buried in your recent activity, Likes will now publish a full news feed story. This will raise [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 8-6-2010
Google Denies Net Neutrality Deal About 2 days ago, the NYT broke a story about Google and Verizon making a back-room deal which would have a serious effect on the network neutrality debate. It was reported that Google, who had come out in favor of the FCC’s direction regarding net neutrality, would turn a blind [...]
Read MoreHow To Turn Your Site Into A Facebook Fan Page
Facebook recently introduced the Open Graph API. This is a way for FB to easily spread itself across the web and integrate with any website. Rather than simply embedding some fancy widget into your site, you can actually connect your site and your visitors to Facebook. While there are 8 plugins currently available, the one [...]
Read MoreGetGlue Gets Serious About Likes and New Releases
GetGlue is a service which helps you specify those things that you are interested in. You can visit the website to Like and Comment on things by browsing through categories, but it works best as a browser plugin. As you browse specific websites, GetGlue gives you the option to Like what you see, comment on [...]
Read MoreFacebook’s Tentacles Creep Across the Web
At their F8 conference this week, Facebook announced a new set of features that will make it easier for 3rd party websites to integrate social features from Facebook. These include changes from a user perspective as well as tools available to developers. The most obvious of these being the Facebook Like button that we discussed [...]
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