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Google has launched dozens of new features at this year's Google I/O but it's Google Maps that's the stand out Google service this year.

Social Media

2012 was Google+’s first full year in operation, so what did it achieve?

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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2012 was Google+'s first full year in operation, so what did Google's young social network achieve in the past year? How many active users does Google+ have and how are they using it?

Social Media

Brands, not the public, are now flocking to Google+

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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Google+ is seeing strong growth with brands but they're struggling to get the same level of engagement as they do on Twitter and Facebook

Social Media

Eric Schmidt defends Google+, says it’s “absolutely” a success

Darren McCarra9 years ago

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Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the company's social strategy at its Big Tent event in London today. When questioned whether he believed that Google+ was a success or not, Schmidt replied "absolutely".

Social Media

Google+ Hangouts On Air comes out of beta, read this terms of service caveat

Darren McCarra9 years ago

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As well as bringing Hangouts On Air out of beta earlier today, Google also took the time to append its Google+ Policies and Principles section with some interesting additions, placing responsibility for all content included in a Hangout solely on the person who initiated it.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Social media has become such a deeply entrenched part of our lives, that abandoning it all together seems like an almost impossible task for many of us. Therefore, in this episode, we will explore how we can have a better and healthier relationship with social media.

To do this we are joined by Scott Gazzoli, host of Causing The Effect, a podcast exploring how to effectively connect the mind and body through psychology and physiology.

On the show, Gazzoli discusses what motivated him to start his podcast, why he is concerned about social media influencers, and how social media is impacting our ability to delay gratification.

We also discuss how Youtube’s homepage is designed to keep us watching content, often promoting extreme videos regardless of whether or not this information is good or bad.

In addition to the above, we also pick apart the idea that every generation is fearful of something new, negatively impacting a younger generation, such as video games or rap/heavy metal music. In light of this, Gazzoli shares why he believes that social media is different from the fears of previous generations.