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Google+ continues to cause problems 2 years after shutting down

John Montgallo
Man holding head in frustration with Google+ symbol

The tech giant’s failed attempt at a social network is still causing the company headaches. Google+ stopped being available for personal accounts more than two years ago. Still, even though many of us have all but forgotten that the platform ever existed, it continues to cause headaches for the tech and media giant. Remnants of the platform remain live and have been breaking Google Phone app functionality for Android. According to a recent Android Police report, pieces of the Google+ platform are still live and are causing problems for Google…

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Social media marketing for businesses differs from one network to the next

Jorge Gonzalez
mobile Social media marketing

Many companies are asking themselves which is best for their own results. Though Facebook is holding its top place well ahead in the social media marketing environment, Google+ recently overtook Twitter for the second place, causing many to wonder if positions will continue to change over the next little while. It is also causing businesses to take a second look at Google+, which has been underestimated for a while. Small businesses, especially, are beginning to discover that there are some considerable advantages to social media marketing using Google+ instead of…

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Social media marketing war between Facebook and Google heats up

Jennifer Goula
Google+ social media marketing

Google CEO takes aim at product line from Facebook and blasts its quality levels. According to Larry Page, the chief executive officer at Google, Facebook doesn’t know what it’s doing when it attempts to create a quality social media marketing product that is up to the standards of the best in the industry. Page recently opened up in an interview about his opinions regarding the problems at Facebook. He shared what he felt were some of the problems that he had seen at the most popular social network in the…

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The gloves come off in 2012 for Facebook and Google

L. Green
Social Media Marketing

In 2012, analysts are anticipating that Google will be making some significant efforts – far more critical than have been seen until now – to up the popularity of Google+ and become a serious competition for Facebook, which currently holds the leader in the social network market. Google, which holds the position of the largest internet company in the world, still has yet to come near Facebook’s top spot as the largest social network. Next year will have them battling each other head-to-head on a much more regular basis, and…

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