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Google.. what are you doing?

Posted on January 24, 2012 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Google.. what are you doing?

Google’s Bradley Horowitz recently announced that Google+ will be accepting Nicknames and Pseudonyms. Considering other changes, is Google+ drowning?

Google, Internet/Music, Social Networking

What good is social media when your friends leave it?

Posted on August 19, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on What good is social media when your friends leave it?

Google Plus, the honeymoon is over. Is social Media any good when you have no one to talk to? So there we go. Google is really bringing the hammer down on people who use Pseudonyms. Not only for Plus, but also for Buzz, and other Googley apps. What good is it though? People get pissed…

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Google, Internet/Music, Mobile Computing, Rants, Social Networking

Google+ A First Look

Posted on July 7, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Google+ A First Look

Social Networking is a big thing in the world right now. Can Google+ be the next big thing? Here are my first impressions of it. Google+, the new attempt by Google to go up against Facebook. I was able to get in it last night, and immediately started poking around, seeing what was what, and…

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