Google Does A Barrel Roll

Oh how Google loves to have fun. On holidays we get witty logo redesigns. On other occassions, we get...well...we don't want to spoil the surprise. Go to Google and do a search for "do a barrel roll," "tilt" or "askew. We're happy to bring you this Thursday afternoon time waster.

Does It Matter If Facebook 'Beats' Google+?

Here is a fascinating article written by Jolie O'Dell of VentureBeat. In the article she take s along look at Google+ which over the past few months went from social media darling to everyone's favorite whipping post. O'Dell puts things into perspective when she says Google is all about "compiling the best, most actionable data about consumers to sell to advertisers." And to that end, she says Google will accomplish that "not by orchestrating a Great Migration of users from one social network to another, but by subtly linking all your Google-powered online activity and profiles so advertisers can see a more complete picture of you than Facebook could ever offer."

In essence, she sums, "Plus isn't a social network; it's Google's new way of getting you to use all its web products."

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