Gogle+

They said, Google is on the move on how they gonna defeat the well-known and historical social networking site - the Facebook.  And their powerful weapon? the Gogle+...! I've heard that it's also a kind of social networking site but has great features compared to Facebook.
And it's already in its Beta version. I haven't tried it yet, or registered into it but by watching some videos about this new social networking site, I can say that it has the chance to defeat Facebook!.... that's only my Point of View. ツ peace to my fellow Facebook supporters. ツ

 Click this link Gogle+ to go to the said site.

Yeah your right! It is Google+ not Gogle+...=P .. I just making an experiment with that keyword...ツ

Anyway, Watch this video for some sneak peek about Gogle+... Google+ i mean... ツ

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JFGI!

One time, I asked my older brother something,then he just said to me, "JFGI!"...

JFGI???..

JFGI is a "new" computer terminology which mean JUST FUCKING GOOGLE IT! ...yes it is! ツ


I'm already using this term when someone is asking me but only if his/her question is something stupid. ツ

you can also use the term STFW - Search the fucking Web
or GIYF (if you are polite) which means Google is your friend... ツ

Any question? JFGI! =P

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Google eBooks arrive Down Under

Today, Google eBooks has landed in Australia, and whether you’re a bookworm or casual reader, you’re invited to stop by and stock up on some great reads for summer.

We've got hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, including plenty of bestsellers, and millions of free eBooks on top of that. It's easy to find great Australian authors like Kate Grenville, Thomas Keneally, Geraldine Brooks and Christos Tsiolkas.

Google eBooks is all about choice: we’re offering more titles and more ways to buy, access and read them, so that your library is literally at your fingertips. You can choose from great titles from hundreds of local publisher partners at launch, including award-winning publishers like Allen & Unwin, Scribe and Text Publishing, not to mention the many thousands of international publishers Google works with around the world. In addition, we are working with some of the best local booksellers in Australia, including Booktopia and Dymocks who are selling eBooks today, with QBD The Bookshop and The Co-op Bookshop coming soon.



Plus, choose your favorite device for any occasion. You can discover, purchase and read our eBooks on almost any device, including your PC or netbook; Android and Apple smartphone or tablet; or pretty much any eReader, picking up at the same spot that you left off as you move from one device to another.

We're also pleased to report that with our Australian launch, we are opening up our Google eBooks affiliate program in Australia, Canada and the UK. The affiliate program allows retailers, bloggers, book publishers and other website owners to earn commissions when they refer their users to Google eBooks. To learn more, please visit our Google eBooks Affiliate Integration Help Centre page.

We’re happy to make it even easier for all Australians to discover, buy and read their next great book. Head on over to our new eBookstore, visit one of our great retail partners, or check out the new books tab on the updated Android Market and get stuck into your next amazing story today.

Posted by Mark Tanner, eBooks Partnerships Manager, Google Australia

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What I like about Google+

I've been using Google+ for a few days now and I'm really enjoying it. I admit that I might be a tad biased. I work for Google, but like 1/2 a billion other people I also use Facebook, albeit sparingly. I also Twitter for all of my other online "friends", as well as LinkedIn for professional contacts.

Here's the breakdown for me by social network:


I use these separate social networking sites to reflect my different social circles. In particular, unlike many people, I've strongly resisted the urge to add friends willy nilly to Facebook. People with 500 friends on Facebook are kidding themselves if they actually think that many people care about what they are doing. That said, I use Twitter for sharing with everyone, but at that scale it's typically more of a broadcast medium than a social medium, and I use it accordingly. Of course, Facebook lets you share publicly as well, but then conflates all posts into a single unmanageable stream. Finally, LinkedIn, is basically a rolodex in the cloud, but still useful for keeping track of acquaintances and colleagues.

Why have 3 social networking sites when you can have one? In the real world, we effortlessly communicate different messages to different social circles. In other words, we share information selectively. With Google+ you can now do the same thing when you're online. You can selectively share to social circles, and then keep those conversations confined to their respective circles. Family stuff for family, friend stuff for friends, work stuff for colleagues, etc., you get it.

I've just touched on one exciting feature in Google+. If you'd like to learn more about Google+, read the introductory blog post.

One last thing. If you follow me on twitter, and would like to try Google+, sign up here. I make absolutely no guarantee that you'll actually receive an invitation though.

And remember to +1 this blog.

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So, you wanna do business with Google?

Once or twice a week, some budding entrepreneur emails me that they have "X", and that "X" has all manner of virtues, and that Google really needs "X", and can I please, pretty please introduce them to the right team at Google to work with them on bringing "X" to the world. After hundreds of such highly emphatic emails during my past 4 years at Google, I can safely say that regardless of "X", the chances of such emails achieving the intended results are slim. It’s not that I don’t care about “X”; “X” might be quite important but, for crying out loud, puleez do your homework.

Read this recent inquiry. I’ve made only a few deletions and obfuscations to protect the innocent.

Hi Alan,

I’ve recently been looking for contacts within Google to talk about "X".

So nice of you to choose me.

I came across your website and realized we’ve worked on projects together between blah. I can’t recall whether we’ve met, but your name was mentioned in a lot of my dealings with blah. I’m still in contact with blah, blah to name a few...

Nice try, but we never met.

My main focus after all this time is still "X", and the next big challenge is "X". Earlier this year we brought an "X" solution to market we are having great success, albeit rather stealthily. The focus of the product is blah. It is the only "X" solution that uses blah. We are the only platform to blah allowing blah. I have many roles within the organization and I am looking towards "X" using several lenses. As the blah for blah and I need to integrate "X" into the current roadmap. As blah and blah I need to focus on third party or Google solutions to support "X".

How nice that “X” is important to your roadmap, but what about our roadmap?

I know that Google has some "X" capabilities, but nothing has been officially disclosed. I would like to start at the top and arrange a meeting with you to discuss how we can work together… and maybe catch-up on some blah stories.

Nice ego-stroking attempt.

If that sounds harsh, tell me what would you do? In this case I replied to clarify what exactly the sender was proposing with “X” but after a couple of such exchanges it was clear it was going nowhere fast.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of people who approach me have simply not done their homework and usually expect me to figure out for them what they bring to Google. Keep in mind that Google has over 26,000 employees and thousands of projects. Google is moving a mile a minute. Poorly researched external requests are distractions at the best of times.

Here are some tips for improving your chances.

Know the answers to the following. Does Google really need “X”? Why does Google need "X"? Or what part of Google or Google users needs “X”?

Don’t simply ask to be introduced to“Y”. “Y” may be one of the busiest people at Google and even an internal introduction will go nowhere fast.

Read Google blogs (there are hundreds of them). Find relevant names or product managers and engineers and study them.

Requests for “let’s have coffee” are generally not realistic. I love coffee but I’d quickly overdose if I accepted every offer. Requests for information are more realistic, than requests for meetings.

Last but not least, if Google really needs "X", there is a good chance that one of Google's teams is already working on something like “X”.

In short, be prepared!

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An Aussie's take on Google I/O

I spent last week at Google I/O, Google’s annual conference for developers held in San Francisco. This conference is all about making the web a better place -- the nuts and bolts of software development that most folks don’t ever think about when they add apps to their Android phones or when they log into their Gmail. What’s interesting about all these developers getting stoked about building the apps of the future is that they take one thing for granted: high speed Internet connectivity. That’s not to say they don’t recognise that sometimes connectivity is slow or erratic -- they do, and we’re all trying to find ways to make sure our apps can work in those situations. What I mean is that their starting assumption is that high speed connectivity is fast becoming like electricity or running water -- never far away when you need it, and plenty of it. I love this optimism -- and it’s this optimism that is bringing the National Broadband Network to Australia.

Out of all the exciting announcements that came out of Google this week, every single one of them relies on high speed broadband. YouTube movie rentals -- tick. Syncing your music library and movies from Android Market across your PC and your Android tablet and phone -- tick. Using a Chromebook, where your apps, games, photos, music, movies and documents will be accessible wherever you are and you don't need to worry about losing your computer or forgetting to back up files -- tick. These products will run on the networks we we have now, but just imagine their potential -- and the potential of the ideas of all the developers in Moscone Center and those around the world watching Google I/O streamed over YouTube -- when we have high speed Internet everywhere.

Most of us in the Google Sydney office wish we had a dollar for every time someone asked us about the NBN, “Yeah, but what are you going to do with all that speed?” or “What’s Google’s vision for how to use all that bandwidth?” I think we saw a taste of it at Google I/O.

Originally posted on the Google Australia blog.

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