Knowliz is on Google+ now too, Check it out and Add to your circles

With today’s launch of Google+ pages, I wanted to get Knowliz up and going on the Google+ as soon as possible.

I am happy to announce that now there is a Google+ page for Knowliz too.  I would really love you to visit and if you can also add Knowliz to your Google+ Circles. Alongside alerting the visitors with original cross posts and article across the web, I may host a hangout with special feature and event, quizzes and suggestion oriented sessions.

Please visit here to access our profile and find the red “Add to Circles” button in the upper right corner.  As you can obviously guess I am also on Google+, so add me to your Google+ circles.  Other than that you can also

BTW, while you are at it, why not like Knowliz on Facebook and follow on Twitter if you’re members of these social networks?  Please do share how would you like to see the information on Google+ and Facebook fan page.  Is there anything specific you would expect from it.

One thing that comes to mind right now is that I would probably be using Google+ page for more user interaction like asking question about upcoming articles, quizzes and any other suggestion you as a reader might have for Knowliz.

So help me kick off this page so that I find a reason to keep it up to date.

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Google+ for Android gets a huge face lift

Wow! What I just saw is unbelievable.  As I mentioned in my previous post, Google is definitely up for creating a consistent look among various Google products.  Entire Google team is working on creating/updating its entire range of products in a better looking beautiful looking feature rich products.

What Google has released today are two product updates. Google+ app for Android gets a huge face lift and Google Reader get the same consistent look we are slowly becoming used to with Gmail, Search and all.  Google reader also receives Google+ integration.  But that update is probably another post in itself.

In this article we want to see what Google+ updated app brings on the table.  Let’s see what’s new in this version:

  1. Completely new app and new visual design.  New Home screen design puts the notification in top right corner which were previously in the bottom.
     
  2. Press and hold a post in the stream to +1, share or mute it.  The stream also get a UI tweak.
  3. Brand new posting UI.  Posts with photos show more content, covers most of the area as far as possible.  You can also quickly toggle the location sharing.
  4. Hangouts has all new controls.
  5. Messenger also show items with bigger pictures and provides a cleaner design.
  6. Profile tab also shows more information in tabbed format.
  7. The album view receives a huge change.  All your albums are now displayed here instead of hopping around different screens.  When you open an album the photos take full space on the screen which give a stunning look at all your photos.
  8. When you go to the circles, it shows a preview of who all are in those circles.  And when you go to one particular circle, it shows you a list of all the members in that circle.
  9. Among other updates is the support for Google Apps users, ability to sign out and add people to a circle from circle profiles.
With all these updates, it feels like a release of brand new product.  Doesn’t it feel like a superior social network altogether?
Now the only problem is that being such a beautiful range of features and close integration with other Google products, Google+ is still loosing users.  The real issue in my opinion is to bring people over from Facebook to use Google+.  For example, in my case, it was already hard to convince people to create a profile on Facebook, now it is again whole new story to bring them over to Google+.  The communities over at Facebook has become so matured and people have probably embraced the platform so well, that unless Google+ provides something ridiculously different, there is no real incentive for users to migrate.
I just wish Google has some trump cards to play against Facebook in this social battle.  Nonetheless, if you have already migrated or planning to migrate to Google+, now is the chance to start using this on your Android phone with this updated app.
Let us know in comments if you were able to bring over your friends from Facebook.  And how you did that.

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Socialcam : Mobile Video Sharing Well done

Socialcam, a new service from Justin.tv targeted towards smartphone users is something I would call as “Mobile Video Sharing Well done…”  Why?? Here is what it can do:

Socialcam is the easiest way to share videos with friends. With a few clicks you’re able to record, tag and share videos as well as browse, like, and comment on your friends’ videos.

Some of Socialcam’s features:
- Unlimited video length and storage
- Automatic streaming video upload
- Tag your Facebook friends in videos just like you do the photos.
- Instant notification when you’re tagged in a video
- Browse, like, comment on your friends’ videos
- Share videos with Facebook, Twitter, Email and SMS

How else you want to share the video capture with your Android or iPhone?  Socialcam is available for both iPhone and Android.  Here is the launch video:

Essentially, after installing the app (iOS or Android), you login using your Facebook account.  If you recorded a video with some of your friends in it, when you upload the video to the Socialcam you can tag them as being in the video, much in the way  you can do on Facebook with photos. The video, then, will automatically be posted on your friends’ Wall – This is what I call as flawless Facebook integration.

If you are a fan of video recording and then sharing on Facebook, then go ahead and install it on your iPhone or Android devices.  Let me know in comments if you like it.  You may also want to check out other live streaming apps.

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