This is a guest post by Sean McGinnis. Did you hear that Google launched a social network called Google+? Of course you did! In the past, Google took a stab at social by purchasing Orkut. Later, they launched both Google Buzz and Google Wave with little success. Now comes Google+. Kinda seems like Google is the Elizabeth Taylor of the social world, doesn’t it? They’re going to keep trying until they get it right. Given those four trips down the…

by Danny Brown and Geoff Livingston Much has been said about marketing on Google+. Both of us have been intentionally conservative about marketing on the new network due to a statement from Google+ specifically asking business and brands to wait until it formalized its business offering. This offering is rumored to include an open API for applications and data usage. Yesterday, a confirmed report from KCET-TV in LA surfaced that Google+ community managers are enforcing the brand “no fly zone.”…

If actions speak louder than words, and a picture paints a thousand words, take a look at this image and ask yourself what message it portrays. If you’re a business owner, would you bring out a new product that could change the way your customers use your service (and that of your competitors) forever, yet not allow them to use it via your service? That’s like  a restaurant that employs the best chef then delivers the food to the restaurant…

From Techcrunch to the Washington Post and beyond, the rumours/semi-rumours of Google buying micro-blogging site Twitter continue. There’s enough already being written on the subject, so I’ll keep this brief. Two words – Gmail and Feedburner. One is Google’s email program and the other’s a blog analytical  tool for stats, readers, clickthroughs, etc. But here’s the thing. According to my Gmail account, it’s still in beta. Despite officially celebrating it’s 5-year anniversary on April 1. Then there’s Feedburner, which was…

This is a guest post from my wife Jacki. I thought it’d be interesting to get the views of someone who has no real interest in social media and let them explain why. And one thing I love about Jacki is her no-nonsense approach to everything. To learn more or connect with Jacki, please visit her blog Just Kickin’ It. I was recently asked my views on social media and all the glorious tools therein. Truthfully, my mind went blank….

Google is without a doubt the most popular search engine in town. With over 2/3 of the world’s web traffic coming from Google results, it doesn’t seem to be in any danger of losing its lofty position any time soon. But does it really know all the answers? In a slight drift from the norm, I decided to type in some random and bizarre questions. Would Google have the answers, or are there some things even they don’t know?