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Google Maps is arguably one of the handiest tools you can have on a smartphone, the power in your hand to navigate the world! You would of course expect a Google employee to be a specialist at operating the Maps service, but software engineer Ari Gilder has found another practical use for the app. … [Read more...]
Regular readers will be aware that we keep up with a lot of different activities on the web including the Google Doodles, today there’s a new one, it’s a Google Doodle that celebrates Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday and it has a video with it in place of the normal Google logo … [Read more...]
The world has changed an awful lot in the last 13 years and one of the biggest developments over that time has been search giant Google. As Google is 13-years-old today we send Happy Birthday greetings and thought you’d like to hear about some of the key moments about the search engine that has … [Read more...]
We’ve been bringing you news on Google+, the latest social networking site, since its recent launch and have recently told about verification badges being added, Google+ Games and how Klout intends to add Google+ to its scoring system. It’s fair to say that the initial success of Google+ was … [Read more...]
Our regular readers at OSM will know how much we enjoy bringing you news about Google Doodle’s, Google’s innovative variations on the Google logo which usually celebrate or commemorate a person or occasion. Recent examples have included celebrations for Alexander Calder and Pierre de Fermat. … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve been following all the developments about Google+, the latest social networking site and one thing that we noted early on was that a verifications system was needed. Further to that we heard that Google would indeed launch a verifications system and validation process and today … [Read more...]
It’s only four years since Google Street View was launched and yet now for many it’s part of our everyday lives. Innovation after innovation has resulted and many of us can now see the familiarity of our local streets on Street View and visit other areas far away for a virtual look around. … [Read more...]
If you thought Facebook were having a bad time having to defend themselves from ridiculous lawsuits then you should see what Google has on their hands. A man named David Stebbins has made a crazy claim that the search engine giant owes him $500 billion! Stebbins decided to create his own terms of … [Read more...]
Google has subtly added a new feature to Gmail which allows you to turn your computer into a telephone. Google Voice allows you to call your friends like you normally would, reaching either a landline or mobile. Video calling and other forms of IM communication are common on the internet with … [Read more...]
We are all aware that Google has delved into the world of social networking with their new community called Google+. With all the concentration on that, has Google lost sight of what it’s good at and that is what it’s most famous for, being a search engine? We have just heard that Bing’s … [Read more...]
We’ve been bringing readers news about the upcoming Google Nexus Prime, sometimes referred to as the Nexus 4G or Nexus 3, which is thought will be the first Android handset to be running on the next OS, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. We also told of the likelihood of the Nexus Prime being manufactured … [Read more...]
We have had a few days to deliberate and think about the latest update to the newest social network on the block, Google+. Now we want to know what you guys and girls out there are all thinking, Google+ games, do you love ‘em or hate ‘em? … [Read more...]
There are all sorts of petitions and things on Google+ to try and keep it from being pumped full of games, many of them are hoping to keep it as a more kind of professional network. However, today we have heard that Angry Birds and other games are coming to Google+ today! … [Read more...]
Many of you will have heard of Klout, a company that measures a users social networking influence using social media analytics. The company is now three years old and started by just looking at Twitter accounts before spreading to Facebook too, followed this year by LinkedIn, Foursquare and YouTube. … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago we heard about what is thought will be the first Android handset that will run on the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the Nexus Prime. It is thought it will be manufactured by Samsung and has also been referred to as the Google Nexus 4G. Today we wanted to look … [Read more...]
If you didn’t realize just how popular Google+ is already then check out our previous reports that say its hit 25 million users already as well as how at this rate its set to overtake Twitter and LinkedIn within a year. For those of you who still aren’t on there, Google has just made it easier … [Read more...]
Are you in the market for a new mobile phone, perhaps bored of your current handset or contemplating which device to get with your new upgrade? Well we might have the answer for you, bring on the Google Nexus S, well in fact three models being offered for free! Yep you heard it right, free at … [Read more...]
Facebook has been the dominant social network for a long time, but one of the main criticisms it received was its lapse approach to security. Many of Facebook’s features are set to public by default, and users often find themselves opted into extra features that aren’t advertised. Meanwhile … [Read more...]
Google has really been upping its social game recently, not only have they swiftly launched and improved Google+, they have also just rolled out an update to their Google +1 button. The +1 button which you may have noticed has made its way on to just about every web page, is now much faster. … [Read more...]
Since its launch a little under a month ago, Google+ has been nothing short of a resounding success. All of the buzz has been about Google's new social network which groups you and your friends together in circles and keeps you close and connected. So 1 month and over 20 million users later, … [Read more...]
New social networking site Google+ which launched just recently has already racked up a massive 20 million if not more users in a very short time span. Already still in the beta stages and restrictions to joining such as being over 18 years of age and by invitation-only, the site's popularity just … [Read more...]
Something we have noticed increasingly is the use and immediacy of social media in times of crisis. Recently we’ve seen examples of the likes of Twitter and Facebook being used in political uprisings to rally the people and also following natural disasters such as tornadoes. Today has seen awful … [Read more...]
We have been speaking recently about the on demand video service Hulu, and the possibility of them being acquired. We have identified the largest candidates, those being Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Apple are now reportedly very interested in buying out the video streaming site and are getting … [Read more...]
A lot of people are intrigued by Google Doodle’s, the special images on Google’s homepage that usually mark the anniversary of an event or a notable person’s birthday, or even a special day. Many of us check first thing every day to see if there’s a special Google logo and if you looked … [Read more...]
As many of our regular readers are aware we love to report on the latest news for the social networks including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and of course the new one that everyone is talking about, Google+. Now we are hearing that the number of Google+ users should reach 20 million by the weekend … [Read more...]
