Tag: google

  • My first Google+ writers hangout

    14 Jul 2011 » 1 min read about social networking, Writing & Publishing

    You’ll hear writers say that writing is a lonely business. I’ve said it. But Google+ may be changing that. Last night, I attended my first “writers hangout” hosted by Jason Sanford. It started at 9pm and went on for close to two-and-a-half hours, following some basic rules that Mary Robinette Kowal suggested earlier in the…

  • My initial thoughts on Google+

    12 Jul 2011 » 4 min read about social networking

    I like it. I got my invitation to Google+ last week and I have been slowly digging into it, using it more and more over the last several days, growing my circles and other interactions. Here are some thoughts that I’ve had about Google+ since I’ve been using it. Circles are not only for privacy,…

  • I’m on Google+

    08 Jul 2011 » 1 min read about social networking

    Thanks to my friend and coworker, Monica, I am now on Google+. I’ve had almost no time to really look at it or play around with it (although did manage to add a few folks to circles), but once I have I’ll post here about my preliminary experiences so far. Anyone else out there on…

  • Google+ and Google Takeout

    29 Jun 2011 » 2 min read about social networking

    I saw two new Google tools today. One of them won’t be available for a little while, and one of them is available right now. Google+ is Google’s attempt to take on Facebook. It is a social networking venue that appears to address one of the chief concerns that people have with Facebook: that all…

  • Google Motion Beta

    01 Apr 2011 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta

    Check out this innovative new feature coming soon to Google Docs. Write and get exercise, too! Oh, and happy April, everyone. 🙂

  • Google’s eBook store

    06 Dec 2010 » 2 min read about Reading & Books

    Just in time for the holidays, Google has opened it’s eBook store.  The claim 3 million titles available in electronic format and these titles appear to be available for most eReaders, except for the Kindle, which at present cannot handle the particular PDF format the store uses. I have a Kindle and naturally, that means…