Google has opened up their Google Plus social network so teanagers aged 13-17 are now allowed to use the site. Previously Google banned any users under 18 from using the website. Google has also added increased security and privacy controls for users aged under 18. So are we going to see lots of teens singing [...]

Google has just released their Q4 Earnings and CEO Larry Page has told everyone Google+ now has 90 million users around the world. Google Plus is achieving good user growth and getting close to both Twitter and LinkedIn in terms of user numbers, but the real questions is how much engagement is there. Google Q4 Earnings [...]

Google has made an update to search so that when you are signed in to your Google+ account, you will now get personalised search results from people you are connected with through Google Plus. This means photos, status updates and comments from your friends will now have prominence in Google Search. The best way to [...]

Over the second half of 2011, Google rolled out many Panda updates to their search algorithms – dramatically changing the search engine rankings for many web sites around the world. Google Panda was aimed at removing the prominence of low quality websites from Google search. In conjunction with traditional SEO metrics, Google is now looking [...]

A Google Toolbar update has been released for Internet Explorer users, which now has the +1 button integrated. This will be sure to provide further support for Google Plus and getting more people using this new social networking site. This is roughly how it looks: This new feature will simply let you +1 webpages on [...]

According to recent figures by Comscore.com, Google Plus attracted 67 million visitors to their site in November. Now not all these visitors will actually be users, I’d estimate that maybe 90% may be users. It still looks to be a network full of tech, digital, and generally people who work in the online industry. So [...]

Google has recently made a number of useful changes to their social networking site, Google+. Stream Control You may have various different circles in your Google+ account, eg Family, Friends, Colleagues, etc etc. You now have the option to decide how much of a particular circles updates get into your stream. Anything from ‘everything’, to [...]

I came across an interesting article in the Google Support directory that discusses Paid Links. Specifically it says: Buying or selling links that pass PageRank violates Google’s Webmaster Guidelines Google goes on to say such practices of selling links will negatively impact that site in Google search results. There are actually many text link brokers [...]

Facial Recognition has been added to the Google+ social network as an opt-in feature. To enable this feature on your Google Plus account go to your settings page: https://plus.google.com/settings/plus Facebook some time ago added Facial Recognition to their site, but this feature was opt-out and could automatically recognise your face and those of your friends [...]

It seems Google is still pushing their social network Google Plus fairly hard in terms of self-promotion. I can now see on various Google Search sites around the world a blue bar across the top of the search homepage. This bar is pointing to the G+ site and is actually fixed, you can’t dismiss the [...]

Want to expand your understanding of Google Plus SEO? This article will summarise the main SEO points you should consider with your Google Plus profile – both personal and business pages. 1. Use your correct name on your account as this will show your profile when people Google Search your name. 2. The Introduction section [...]

Now both personal and business pages are available on Google Plus there is currently a fair amount of content being shared. Not sure how long it will last but most major brands are atleast setting up Google Plus Business Pages. The other day I wrote about Google Plus SEO and how you can maximise your [...]

Recently Google updated the analytics interface to the new design, boasting a number of new features and functionality. This afternoon I have had several confirmations from Australian users that the RealTime analytics feature has been enabled in their account. What is RealTime Google Analytics? This is a feature inside your tracking account that shows how [...]

Would you like to learn how to Search Engine Optmise your Google Plus profile, and also Google+ Business Page? By studying the data and mega tag information of your Google Plus profile and Business Page, there are a number of interesting conclusions we come to. The below points work for both a personal profile and [...]

Post endorsed by: Search Engine Optimization Results Google is now letting 3rd party applications into the Google Plus API for business pages. This means people will be able to manage and update their business pages using a 3rd party system without having to go directly to the Google+ website. At the moment there are a [...]

We recently reported that competitions were not allowed on the Google+ social network. We thought this was a little strange as both Facebook and Twitter have a lot of competition activity and surely Google want to compete in attracting users this way. So Android (Google owned mobile operating system software) is holding a competition on [...]