Google have just showcased the new social collaboration features inside Google Presentations with a quirky video that takes a cheeky pot shot at Microsoft. Introducing their collaboration features that are now available in the browser - this tongue in cheek advert mimics the exact approach that Mic...

As many of you will already be aware, with the Twitter deal going down the tubes Google realtime disappeared into the ether a while back. As Google build out their +1 service, undoubtedly it will make a return somewhere in the future for all of us. There is however, the alternative - Google offer...

Airing during the Grammy's this recently released ad from Google tells the story of lost memories. Like most great stories,  the script behind this ad was conceived from real life, actually from one of the team members on the Google+ team. All of us can relate to a similar event somewhere in ou...

If you are as much a techhead as me, no doubt you'll notice that this week, the web has been all a swirl with a couple of meaty main topics.  Facebook's recent S1 filing, Google's introduction of Search Plus Your World and decision to change their privacy policy to consolidate data about you and m...

With the new introduction of  a social platform there are a number of challenges that Google currently face. Perhaps one of the greatest of these, is getting businesses to engage with people on their platform as opposed to competing platforms such as Facebook. When you have major brands and busines...

URL: http://www.google.com/producer/currents Google Currents is a new mobile centric curation tool released from Google. (Not yet available outside of the U.S. although I managed to get around it with Market Enabler. ) According to the Google mobile blog - Content on Currents is optimized so...

Remember a while back I announced that Google are experimenting with a new social layout for YouTube? Turns out you can get the new updated design before everyone else with some technical wizardry. If you want a sneak peak of the new YouTube layout before it's rolled out to everyone else -...

Google have just announced that they have rolled out a new feature for tagging friends in albums. The change replicates the feature already available inside competing social network Facebook, however Google's face detection algorithm built into the software (the likely result of an acquisition of...

According to Business Review USA, the below screenshots have been leaked online for what looks like Google's updated design for YouTube. Art Director Freddie Pierce noticed the updates, which, as you would expect offers an enhanced social media experience with Google+ front and centre.  Also ava...

Google have just released Brand Pages bringing the same functionality available for individuals to businesses.   Some of the brand pages already created and up and running on the platform include All American Rejects,  Anderson Cooper 360, Angry Birds, Barcelona Football Club, Burberry,Â...