On May 1, 2011 I wrote an article called Is the Government Trying to Shut Down the Internet. The intent of the post was to generate curiosity and suggest the rare possibility that full government control of the internet is not far away and will affect many of us who live in the west.
CEOs Suffer from Social Paralysis
More and more Google+ is turning into a smorgasbord of some sort of social media contraption. For many avid users of the platform, it has become a mecca and a safe haven from the likes of Facebook and Twitter. To the chagrin of the hardcore Google+ users, this platform is suppose to go head to head with Facebook, but it is failing in that quest. Let’s face it, the point of the launch of Google+ is to become the prevailing social media platform. To think otherwise is to believe that Google would release a platform to tailor to only a few interested members. And so far, that is what it has become.
In a recent blog atricle, Paul Tassi wrote a post called A Eulogy for Google Plus, in which the author predicts that the new social media platform faces some serious challenges. To put it lightly, it was faced with huge amounts of criticism and attack. And of course, some hardcore Google+ users were quick to call the author names, accuse him of creating an article for link bait and other frivolous accusations.
I got the invite – some Google+ after thoughts
Well I was lucky enough to receive an invite to Google+ from one of my friends and blogger Derek Martin. And as I expected and wrote about in my earlier post, it wasn’t anything spectacular. I know I’m not giving Google+ much of a chance but I really think that it will be difficult, for the search engine giant to make some ground in the social networking sphere.
You may have heard that Google is about to launch their own version of a social networking platform, similar to that of Facebook. I haven’t been invited to their small sample of test users and so I haven’t even experienced what it’s like. Even so, I give Google+ maybe a year or so to survive.
I had a great vacation recently in Alaska and while I was there on a cruise, there came a point where I had no internet access whatsoever. It was something I was prepared for but the difference being, in a remote area like Alaska, you have little to no choice when it comes to checking your email or logging on to Facebook.
This post is more of a rant without any heavy duty research. If you remember from one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that writing consistently is key for any blog. Well you can see that even writing once a week can be a challenge. Especially with all of our demands and busy schedules.
During the turmoil in Egypt, I remember learning about the government shutdown of the internet. In fact, as I write this, the government of Syria is allegedly employing similar tactics. For someone from the west, I can’t possibly fathom the type of monolithic control that can deny something that is so fundamental.
Nevermind Bing, let’s talk salad. The Aerogarden is an indoor aeroponic gardening system that allows anyone to grow herbs, salads and flowers from the comfort of their homes. Well what does this have to do with search?
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