Google+ is the Glue between the Google Services (Part 1)

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Jul 142011
 

Google launched Google+ just a few weeks ago, and it has boomed into a relentless hunger from the Social Media scene to be on the newest and hottest social media platform from one of the most popular brands on the planet, Google. However, I still hear a lot of people asking what exactly is Google+, why they should want to be on it, and how to use Google+. Well, I’m going to try to answer all those questions, and talk about what will become possible in future for Google with this new Google+ social media platform.

Be forewarned, this is a pretty heavy article. Read on after the break. Continue reading »

Google I/O 2011 Keynote Day 2

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May 122011
 

Summary of Google I/O 2011 Keynote Day 2:

  • Google Chrome Browser
    • Speech to Text input
    • Using GPU to hardware-accelerate graphics
    • 10X performance improvement to Canvas 2D
    • 10X performance improvement to WebGL
    • Tinkercad – web-based 3D modeling tool
  • Chrome Web Store
    • Available in 41 languages to all 160 million users of Chrome
    • Seamless, painless, simple in-app payments within online web apps
    • 5% flat fee to Google for purchases within online web apps
  • Angry Birds on the Web
    • In Chrome Web Store
    • Play the complete game offline
    • Mighty Eagles will be available on Chrome soon (when in-app purchase is released)
    • Used Google Web Toolkit (GWT)
  • 3 Dreams of Black
    • Interactive music experience project from Google Creative Lab
    • Uses the power of Javascript, HTML5, WebGL to make an immersive, interactive, multimedia 3D experience for the web
    • Chris Milk, wrote and direct the script, based off some music off of Danger Mouse and Daniel Luppe’s new album called ROME, featuring Jack White from the White Stripes and Nora Jones
    • Involves composited video, animation, and 3D graphics all into one space
    • Chrome Experiments to see a number of demos
  • Google Chrome OS / Chromebook
    • Nothing but the web
    • Instant-on (8 secs), always connected, all-day battery, access your stuff anywhere, gets better over time, security built-in
    • Able to download files and open with new File Manager
    • Added a new Media Player, plays music + video with full screen mode
    • Movie rentals and Music beta works seamlessly
    • Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, music, MOG, Pandora, etc. all works out of the box
    • Send to Picasa, Save to Box.net, Open with Google Docs, etc. Chrome Web apps able to install local file handler for file types
    • Offline versions of Gmail, Google Calendar, Google docs
    • Built-in 3G
    • Samsung Chromebook
      • 8 second boot
      • 12.1″ display – 300 nits
      • 8 hour battery
      • WiFi + built-in 3G option
      • Available in 2 colors
      • WiFi – US$429, With 3G – US$499
    • Acer Chromebook
      • 8 second boot
      • 11.6″ screen – full HD display
      • Full size keyboard
      • 6.5 hour battery
      • WiFi + built-in 3G option
      • US$349 and up
      • Available June 15, in US at Amazon.com and Bestbuy.com
      • Also available in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy
    • Chromebox – without screen
    • IT management and administration
      • Web Console to centrally manage all Chromebooks
      • Add, remove users, apps, and have a centralized group policy settings for their entire employee base
    • Chromebooks for Business
      • Software and hardware as a service
      • Get Chromebooks, centralized web console, full support, warranty & replacements (ship a new device when breaks down), hardware auto-updates (upgrade to the next generation Chromebooks)
      • $28/user/month
      • Chromebooks for Education – $20/user/month
      • Available June 15 for companies, schools, governments, in US at Amazon.com and Bestbuy.com
      • Also available in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy