
Report: Google+ & The +1 Button Are Seeing Gigantic Growth In The US
A new study release by Compete shows an explosive growth spurt of Google+1 and Google+ that started in October. The study represents an...

When Everyone Gets The Vote: Social Shares As The New Link Building
so much attention these days on Google’s competition with Twitter and Facebook. They’re the new, popular ways that people are voting for...

Google+ Gains Better Spam Blocking Options
Google+ has gained new options that allows people to block those dropping spam comments into posts. Hurray! It’s a much needed...

The #Hashtag Bowl, Final Score: Twitter & Facebook 8 Super Bowl Mentions Each, Google+ Gets Zer
While most Super Bowl viewers were concentrating on the Giants-Patriots final score, we were tallying up a different score — call it the...

Social Media Ad Spend: 89% On Facebook, 39% On Twitter & 18% On Google+
Strata reports on where advertising agencies plan on spending their money within the social media space. The breakdown probably comes as...

Google+ Wins A Crunchie But Gets Razzed By The Daily Show
The Daily Show, ironically on the same night that Google+ won an award at The Crunchies. The Daily Show send-up happened when Stewart was...

It’s Complicated: The Awkward Socialization Of Search
But, taking the official and absolutely imperfect debut of Google’s Search Plus Your World as an illustration, we can safely say the...

New Google+ Badges Feature Unified +1’s, Darker Themes & Smaller Sizes
Google+ badges are getting some new duds, enhanced +1 counts and a few more size options. When Google initially released badges for users...

New Google+ Safety Center & Privacy Features Rolled Out For Teens
Google has come under fire as of late with all new privacy policy changes, real name restrictions and forced Google+ account creation....

Tracking Social Links On Google+: How Do You Do it?
Here at Marketing Land we are a big fan of tracking links. We have a specific UTM codes we use across all of our marketing channels, and...

Is Google+ Mandatory For Marketers? And Is That So Bad?
When Google launched its Google+ social network, the marketing world (along with everyone else) barely noticed. When Google decided to...

Google Gives OK To Pseudonyms, Nicknames On Google+
promised last fall, Google says it will soon begin allowing pseudonyms and alternate names on Google+. Google+ VP Bradley Horowitz...

Google Really Wants You To Complete Your Google+ Profile
And the next time you Google yourself, they’re gonna start to bug you about it. Right there in the search results for your name. As Drew...

The YouTube Community Interviews The President: Obama To Answer Questions Via Google+ Hangout
President Obama may be facing his toughest interviewer yet; the YouTube community. On January 30th, just a few days after his State of...

Google To Close Social Graph API, Not OpenSocial
Social Graph API Closes In April The news came in a blog post today: This API makes information about the public connections between...

Google Now Forcing All New Users To Create Google+ Enabled Accounts
When looking to create a new account for YouTube, Gmail, or any other Google product, new Google users are facing a new requirement: The...

No, Google+ Doesn’t Have A 60 Percent Engagement Rate
Earlier today, Google CEO Larry Page told an audience on the company’s quarterly earnings call that Google+ is currently seeing 60...

Google+ Hits 90 Million Users, 60 Percent Engage Daily
Q4 earnings announcement that’s just out today. Update: As described in our more recent story, No, Google+ Doesn’t Have A 60 Percent...

GOOG Earnings: Google Delivers Massive $10.58 Billion Quarter, Disappoints Investors On Net Revenue,
Google reported record revenues of $10.58 billion for Q4 2011 and roughly $38 billion for FY 2011. Quarterly revenues were 25 percent...
























