Is Youtube Leanback A Revolutionary New Way to Unite Television with Youtube, or Another Social Media Waste? In an attempt to slowly (quickly) take over the world, Google has reportedly recently decided to tap into the living rooms of millions of viewers and launch their new product, YouTube Leanback. This interactive television channel is a new way to watch YouTube, all without even having to click your mouse. Because it’s able to connect to your TV, Leanback is your unique channel screening all of your favorite videos. You can sort the videos by your personal feed or a Continue Reading

How Google Plans to Conquer the World, One Product at a Time A little less than two weeks ago, the mass of internet junkies gasped, shuddered and rolled their eyes at rumors based on a single tweet by social news site Digg’s founder Kevin Rose. Allegedly, and from a “very credible source”, his tweet tells us that Google is to launch a “Facebook competitor” dubbed “Google Me”. As I am a curious person, I instantly began my pursuit to uncover the phenomenon of this one, tiny sentence. After searching on various blog posts and “Digging” through Rose’s Twitter account, there Continue Reading

Is Facebook really for you? As social media marketing becomes a necessary and relevant part of today’s advertising world, we often get caught up in the hustle and bustle of making our presence known on hotshot social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. However, do we ever stop to think that maybe we limit our growth as a company by sticking only to these “main” social networks? Don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer of all things social. A business should capitalize on the opportunity of brand awareness and inexpensive advertising by using these easy-access, Continue Reading

Instead of writing out a long and detailed personal review of the positives and negatives of Google Buzz, I think I’ll just post a few Twitters regarding how real people feel about Google Buzz. 1. “I finally have a way to stay connected to my friends!” – I have a feeling this was written with a *hint* of sarcasm. 2. “Remember when Microsoft announced Soapbox, the YouTube clone, and everyone laughed. That’s what just happened.” – If you don’t remember Microsoft’s Soapbox Project, then.. wait. Does anyone remember the Soapbox Project? 3. “Another Continue Reading