7 Reasons Why You Need To Be On Google+

Are you are tired of the frequent invitations to play Mafia Wars and Farmville on Facebook? Many of us are looking for a quiet place to connect with the important people in our life and be able to share only the important things. A place where online where one can truly meet REAL people and not bots and be able to engage in meaningful conversations. That’s where Google+ comes in.


You might be asking yourself, what are features that Google+ has that my Facebook and Twitter can’t give me? What do i gain by joining google plus? Well, here are 7 awesome reasons why you need to join Google+ NOW!

Connect with your friends on Google+ and add them to your Circles:

Google plus helps you to stay connected with friends and the people that matter in your life. Currently with more than 80million members and growing at the rate of 400,000 users a day, Google + is the fastest growing social network. You can add each person to their own circle. You can create a circle for Family, another for friends and another for acquintances, etc.

It is owned by Google:

Google is not a kid when it comes to managing your data and making sure your information is secure. The security of Google’s servers are top notch. And it is free and will always be so, guaranteed by google.

Integrate all your google profiles in one place

I know, like me, you’re an ardent lover of free services and you are hooked on google’s several services. Right? Fret not. With google+, you can now create a single profile for all your google services. That means your google+ profile will be same for your Gmail profile, same with your Blogger profile and several other Google services.

No Spam

Google has zero tolerance for spam, so you can be assured that your google+ stream wont be filled with viagra ads. Also, Google+ is on a strict real name basis, so you can be sure that you are talking with a real human being and not some bot. Google actively monitors Google+ for people that violates it’s policies.

Create Hangouts with your friends

Hangouts are a great way for you to video chat live with the people in your circle. Hangouting with your friends involves streaming and sharing live video with them. You can even create hangouts for your favourite cat.

Connect with popular celebrities and personalities

Oh yeah, all your important celebrities are on Google+, so you can connect with them. And since Google does not allow any kind of remote posting of status updates on Google+, so you know there are the ones really posting them.

Build high authority links back to your site or business

If you an online marketer, you can use Google+ most effectively. Google+ is the only social network that allows you to build high authority links back to your blog or business site. This helps to increase your relevance in google’s eyes and helps to increase your site’s SEO and ranking in the search results. You can also create a page for your business.

Apple Now Has More Money Than The U.S Government

The continued growth of applications of Apple iOS, its revenue, employees and it products, no longer impresses me like before. Why? Because the technology giant has been so successful in its field of operation, the reports of its ground breaking success is expected. For example, the latest post by Forbes that clearly illustrates that Apple has more money that the Government of US!

The report from Forbes stated that the operating balance of the US Treasury Department is US$73.768 billion. On the other side of the coin, Apple's latest quarterly earnings displays a cash reserve of US$75.76 billion

Is Fiverr a Good Marketplace for Professional Web Designers?

Amongst the new Quality Independent Freelancing websites, Fiverr is a new member. This is a place where you can find a contractor for $5 and do the job in a very short time. The site has been operating for quite a long time and I see many people buying and selling shows. In Fiverr, its just what you can do and what you are willing to do for $5, but then buyers should respect to what you are willing to do and that is expected to be mentioned in the description of the set.


$5 seems to be a good amount for newbies who are working on an premature state, they do not expect the contractor to do the highly technical task coz of the low pay load, knowing that he or she receives only $4 at the end. This is the problem, people are going online to work in these freelancing sites, and there are new sites created every day, but what they do not know how much does a good website may cost you. I work a lot of freelancing sites, and I think a good number of online buyers have increased, and there are more jobs available for freelancing talent than they can ever handle or complete.

Top 20 SEO Terms We Use Regularly

If you own a website or if you intend to be a blogger or gain through the Internet, then it is necessary for you to know what SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is. There are some terms commonly used internet referencing, so you should familiarize yourself with them. Some of you already know these concepts SEO, so this post is a course to refresh you, but is a must read for beginners.


1. SEM: This term refers to Search Engine Marketing, and is used a lot. It's used to market services through search engines. SEM has been discussed more below.

a) SEO: SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and deals with all matters relating to optimizing a website to make the pages appear at the top or in better position than the competitors in the result of search engine.

b) PPC: It stands for Pay Per Click, and by this technique, you can buy clicks from search engines.

2. Backlink: It is commonly known as Inlink and there is a hyperlink to another website or blog and links to your website. Inbound links are important for SEO because they increase the PageRank of your website and give you a good position in the search engine rankings.


3. PageRank: This is one of the 300 + factors Google uses to determine the relevance and importance of pages. If the page shows a link to page B, then to Google takes it to consideration to determine the importance of this link, and consider their vote of confidence on the page.


4. Title Tag: It's just the title of the article, but it has its own significance. The title should be unique, SEO-optimized, and should contain the keyword related to the article.

5. Link farm: They are used to increase the PageRank through artificial means. Link farms, each site links to all other sites, but these techniques are considered "spam" by search engines now-a-days. You can be penalized by the search engine if you use these techniques.


6. Meta Tags: Search engines look at meta tags to gain an understanding of your website and contents available on it. These tags can be placed in the HEAD section of your HTML index page. These labels are not visible to human visitors usually.


7. NoFollow: People rarely pay attention to this factor when commenting on blogs. Nofollow means that the site is being reviewed does not support the link. Google does not intend such links and nofollow links do nothing to improve your PageRank. However, you can get some quality traffic, by commenting on blogs related to yours.

Facebook Video Chat Vs. Google + Hangouts: Which Is Better?

Google has introduced a number of projects of social media, including Orkut and Google Buzz, but somehow could not keep up with Twitter and Facebook, and he was far behind in the social media war, until last month. Google+ project is now live, but it is still in its infancy, and like other Google projects, you must be invited by someone, before use.

Facebook Video Chat is the newest feature of Facebook and trying to keep people occupied the number one social media site in the world, but the Facebook Video Chat is buggy and requires a software / plug-in that has to be installed. Google+ places of residence are correct and the software is ideal for a group call. If you are lucky enough and have an account in Google+, still you can find it annoying, but Google will kill all the bugs and patches before the project is officially open for use publicly.

How Is Google Plus Different?

A lot of people are asking the question, “How is Google+ different from other social media services?“.

It seems that we’re already overloaded with too many forms of social media, why do we need another one? The truth, is that Google Plus not just a social media platform. In fact, Google has never used the term “social media” when describing Google+.

Instead, Google describes Google+ as a platform for “sharing“. Although there are many social aspects of Google Plus, the overall goal is not just to communicate with close friends and family. Instead, it is to facilitate the process of information sharing.

Features of Google+ that Differentiate it from Traditional Social Media

• Google+ Offers Everything You Need in One Place

Google+ integrates seamlessly with Gmail, Google Docs, Picasa, YouTube and even Google Search.
If you use Gmail, Google Docs and Google+, you will only need one username and password for most of your online services.
Adding Google+ to Google’s additional services make life very convenient and people on the web love convenience!

• Google+ Offers LOTS of Control

  
  

  You have more control in Google+ than in other other social platform. In Facebook, relationships are either two-way relationships or no relationship at all.
  What I mean by this is that if someone “friends” you in Facebook and you accept, they are automatically added to your friends list as well.
  In Google+, someone can add you to a circle (Google’s equivalent of a Facebook list) but you are not required to add them to one of your circles. If you don’t add them to a circle, they will only see your posts that you make as public.
  In short, Google+ allows for one-way relationships, two-ways relationships and anything in between!

Google Plus – Overview of Photos and Pictures

One of the biggest strengths of Google+ is the photo management features that have been implemented. Comparing it to Facebook, because we must, working with pictures and photos in Google+ is much smoother and more versatile.

This article will cover the main aspects of photo management in Google Plus. I will cover the positive aspects and I will also cover some of the concerns that Google+ users have had when working with photos in Google+ thus far.

I am also in the middle of creating a slew of tutorials for photo management in Google+ and would love to hear your suggestions in the comments section below.

Positive Aspects of Google+ Photos:

• Gallery View is Incredibly Smooth and Aesthetically Pleasing


Google+ Gallery (click to enlarge)
The Google+ Photo Gallery was the first thing I noticed when I started using Google+ a couple weeks ago. It is accessed by clicking on the “Photos” tab at the top of your screen.
It displays the latest photo uploads from your friends. If you’ve just started using Google+ and aren’t following that many people yet, the gallery may seem a little empty. As soon has you have 15+ friends who have uploaded photos, you’ll see what I’m talking about.
If you want to look at photos from a particular friend, you can view the photos section of their profile.
Google+ users have reacted positively in regards to the location of photo comments. Facebook, as you may know, displays photo comments underneath the photo. Google, on the other hand, displays the comments section to the right of the photo in the form of chat bubbles. So far, users have tended to prefer the placement of photo comments in Google+.
In terms of aesthetics, I think the gallery feature in Google+ is great. It runs fast and fits as many photos into the space as possible while maintaining organization and clarity. Good job Google!

How Do I Find My Google Plus User ID? [Google+]

Since the release of Google Plus, a number of third party services and products have been released. Many of these services require users to enter their Google+ user ID numbers to allow the application(s) to access user information such as the user’s profile picture or number of followers.

The best example I have of one of these applications, is the Google+ widgetdisplayed on the right side of my blog.

Accessing your Google Plus user ID is simple:

1. Log in to Google+.
2. Click on the “profile” tab to view your own profile.

3. If you look at the URL in the address bar, it should look something like this:

   https://plus.google.com/108207516499212372423/posts?hl=en

4. The long numerical string in the URL is your Google+ ID. Here is mine from the URL above:

108207516499212372423

5 Blackhat Tools That Internet Spammers Uses Regularly

Email spam is annoying, but pretty easy to ignore nowadays. But have you ever wondered how and why your favourite forum died and was suddenly filled with viagra adverts? How about those nonsensical blog comments you got that just don’t seem relevant?

Read on to find out about the tools the Internet spammers have at their disposal, and more importantly how you can protect your online presence against them.

Note: I’ve decided to deliberately censor the names of some of these tools. I chose to do this, because these tools are for the most part unethical and dangerous. These tools are technically classified as blackhat, and stand a very high chance of getting you and your site banned from Google if you are caught using them. You have been warned.

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This is a truly vicious little Windows tool that’s able to automatically register and post profile links to popular online forum systems. Defeating this software is a daily battle for most forum webmasters, and often results in wide ranging IP bans. Once a spammer IP address is identified, it’s reported to a community database and stored. An entire industry has arisen which offers to run the software for you, saving you the trouble of worrying about IPs, usually by making use of their own vast database of hacked proxies. $50 will nab you around 10,000 profile links.

One way to make sure your forum site isn’t inundated is to make sure you’re always running the latest version of trusted open-source software. While it won’t stop them registering, it does avoid the complete spam takeovers that occur when a backdoor is discovered in old forum software.

1000 Photoshop Tips and Tricks

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- Gender Blending
- Face Swapping
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