With one day to go until Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, even Google has hopped onto the Timelord celebratory bandwagon. That's right - they've done a Doctor Who Google Doodle. And an interactive one at that. … [Read more...]
Google+ Hangouts that should exist in 2013
Google+ Hangouts have been one of my favourite online tools this year, since I started taking part in TeamRedDigital's Q&A. At the moment, there's a growing love for the feature from G+ users, but I feel like they're missing a trick with what could be done. Here are a few hangouts I'd love to … [Read more...]
Five reasons Google+ is worth another look
Six months ago, I'd pretty much written off Google+. I only logged on when a notification popped up in my inbox and, to be brutally honest, because I've been reading lots about the SEO benefits of sharing on Google+. But then a few things happened. Google upped its game; it launched a few … [Read more...]
Ten signs you’re addicted to social media
Did you know you can go to rehab for internet addiction? It’s such a huge part of our lives that it’s easy for casual browsing and casual social media use to turn into a serious compulsion. We’re now a nation of people who have to share everything - from our latest relationship updates to what … [Read more...]
Five things we love this week
This week, we’ve been bowled over by an adorable iPad app, geeked out on Google+, protected our gadgets with some quirky cases, got excited about a certain magical film and created our own infographics. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore This is possibly the loveliest app I've … [Read more...]
Google+ What is it and is it any good?
Dork couple Rebecca Noakes and Wez Knowles have kindly put together an overview of Google+ for us. We've had our invites to Google's new social network, Google+, for around a week now, so we thought we'd go over a few of the new features introduced in Google+ and look at how it stacks up against … [Read more...]
The Google 2011 cushion
Every year since 2005, Brooklyn based design company ElastiCo has produced a cushion emblazoned with the top ten Google searches of that year. In this digital age of transient trends, where celebrities are forgotten as soon as their 15 minutes of fame is up, the cushion is a permanent reminder of … [Read more...]
The best Pac-Man products
Image by Elliot Li via Flickr Remember a little earlier this year, when Google dedicated their Google Doodle to Pac-Man? That particular Google Doodle was so popular that a study by Rescue Time estimated that playing it led to five million hours of wasted work time. It's a testament to the … [Read more...]
Google Waves goodbye to real-time collaboration tool
Google has finally admitted defeat and ended the Google Wave project. Its demise was announced on the official blog and lack of usage was blamed for the closure. Originally, the concept was to create a Web application that allows realtime communication and collaboration. However, the resulting … [Read more...]
15 of the best iGoogle gadgets for bloggers
If you're a heavy user of Google services like Gmail, the Calender and Google Docs, it makes sense to have everything collected together in one place. iGoogle does this by acting as a homepage and a base to access all your services whilst also having some useful widgets and gadgets to hand. You can … [Read more...]