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With the news a few weeks back that Yahoo had made a secret bid for Hulu, the rumor mill has been kicking into overdrive about the future of the video streaming site. Google reportedly are also very keen on acquiring the on demand giant, with Microsoft monitoring things as well. So should Hulu … [Read more...]
The world of social networking has been turned upside down by Google and their latest bid to disrupt everyone with Google+. Already we have seen them destroy Yahoo to become the number 1 search engine, tackle Apple to have the most smartphones on their Google Android OS and now they have breached … [Read more...]
One of our favorite subjects we enjoy writing about, has got to be Google Doodles which can frequently be seen on the search engine's homepage. To celebrate an individual's birthday, anniversary, an event on the yearly calendar and so on, new re-designed logos some of which can be interactive or … [Read more...]
The latest social network Google+, sometimes referred to as Google Plus, seems to be all the rage at the moment and we’ve written numerous articles on it already. Within a short time of release it had already gained millions of users but one of the things that we noted recently was that it needed … [Read more...]
Yesterday OSM’s Matt Tran reported that the iOS app had officially launched onto the iTunes App Store and that the Android version had been updated. With that being the case we were thinking a little more about the Free Google+ app for the iOS and we can see its doing well, but is it as good as … [Read more...]
The increasing success of Google's social network, "Google+" has prompted the launch of another app. It is Apple who are now introducing the social application in to their "App Store", something which of course Android has already done. More and more are hopping on to the "Google Plus" (depending … [Read more...]
Google+ has only been out for a few weeks, but it has taken the social networking space by storm! Already it has reached the 10 million member milestone and even before it comes out of beta it has users questioning whether or not to drop Facebook in order to use Google+ as their main form of social … [Read more...]
The latest social network Google+, sometimes referred to as Google Plus, has had a big impact already with over 10 million users after only two weeks. However when the initial enthusiasm wears off will the demands of Google+ be too much? This seems to be the opinion of LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner who … [Read more...]
The newest social network, Google+, alternatively known as Google Plus, has really got people talking. We doubt that even the fine folk of Google could have predicted the amount of interest it has already gained with more than 10 million users in only two weeks. Today we have news though about some … [Read more...]
Since its emergence, Android has gone from strength to strength, outselling many of its competitors most recently. Google's OS has been a runaway success since coming on to the scene, powering a number of smartphones and tablets for some of the world's largest manufacturers. Google recently … [Read more...]
We have been checking out Google+ over the last week or so and we are pretty impressed with it so far. More and more people are joining up to the new social network and we are now wondering if Facebook’s Chat and other problems will push their users to Google+ … [Read more...]
At OSM we’ve been keeping readers informed with developments over the newest social network, Google+, sometimes referred to as Google Plus. Some may have wondered if there was room for yet another social network but as times change and social networking becomes ever more prevalent it seems that … [Read more...]
At OSM we have been tracking the progress being made by the newest of the social networks that’s looking to rival the likes of Twitter and Facebook, Google+. Recently we added an article where we were talking about how the site during its beta stage was coming up to 10 million users, well, now it … [Read more...]
Google+ social networking which has in some ways been compared to Facebook, has just launched and has already attracted some 10 million if not more users. Although the two sites will coexist alongside one another, we asked just the other day, whether the two can work together and get on or whether … [Read more...]
When you are creating a profile on a social network, something that generally doesn’t cause any of us a problem is Gender. Now we have heard that Google+ (aka Plus) is getting an early update where Gender can be seen or not seen. Now I know what you are thinking, there’s a story behind this… … [Read more...]
One of the biggest drawbacks for Facebook is its overcomplicated and difficult to use privacy and security settings. People struggle through many different menus in order to try and prevent any and every company, application and malicious user from getting hold of their precious data. We even see … [Read more...]
From time to time, you will notice when you access Google's search engine, you will be met with a redesigned homepage. This could be in light of a special celebration, perhaps an individuals birthday, a specific date on the calendar such as Father's Day or even an event that only happens from time … [Read more...]
The world of social media and social networking has had a massive swerve. Remember how Facebook became the dominant force for people to use, well our seamless search engine has now completed a masterpiece in Google+ aka Google Plus and now it’s nearing 10 million users already … [Read more...]
As many of you are aware, Facebook have now got fresh competition, in the form of Google and its new Plus social network service. Launched on the 28th June, the new Google+ will offer its users some additional features that Facebook have failed to give. … [Read more...]
Google+ aka Plus was launched on June 28, 2011, but being able to obtain an invite was a tough job. These invites only went out to a select few at first, but has now started to roll out to the masses. Here we will explain how you can get a Google+ invite the easy way, so that you will be able to see … [Read more...]
Following on from our earlier post regarding the stabilizing of video calling on Android tablets, we now have some more exciting news regarding tablets that run Google's OS. Reports are saying that Android are close to launching an update to their software, with Honeycomb tablet owners enjoying the … [Read more...]
Currently the U.S. phone market is dominated by news of the Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) release, American cellphone users are still waiting for the slightest inkling of when a date will be set. So on this basis it might be worth considering some other options, the Motorola Droid Bionic and Photon 4G … [Read more...]
Video chatting on tablets can be great due to the large screen and front flashy facing camera, but one of the biggest and most common problems with this is that the video can be shaky when you are holding it. Many people like to communicate on the go so this could mean walking and talking, I can … [Read more...]
We are all pretty geared up about the new Google+ social network being launched by everyone’s favorite seamless search engine Google, but we are thinking that Google+ is going to have a bit of a bumpy ride from Facebook about their patent on digital image tagging … [Read more...]
The subject of Google's social network that can compete on a serious level with Facebook is one that arises quite often. We thought for ages that it would be called "Google Me", but we now have "Google+". The new social networking service is available for sign up and use but is still very much in … [Read more...]
