Feb 11, 2010 Posted by Helena@ggt

How To: Get Started with Google Buzz

Now that Google Buzz is finally available inside my Gmail account as well, I went through the process of setting up the (public!) Buzz-Profile for GGT. So here is a step by step guide that’ll help you get started yourself: 1. First, take a quick look at this privacy checklist and make sure that you understand how Google Buzz works, what the common privacy concerns surrounding it are and that there... read more

Feb 10, 2010 Posted by Helena@ggt

Google Buzz Beats Aperture 3 (Sorry!)

So, a colleague of mine asked me to write something about Aperture 3 today (Aperture is Apple’s photo editing and management software), which was released this morning on the Apple Store. BUT with Google taking an unexpected and aggressive plunge into the world of social media by announcing the release of Google Buzz, their very own social network, Aperture will just have to move aside (sorry!) ... read more

Feb 9, 2010 Posted by Helena@ggt

11 Ways to Make Tweeting More Fun

Ever started working on a project enthusiastically and somewhere mid-way you noticed that it started to feel more and more like work and less and less like fun? Twitter can sometimes feel exactly the same way. Whether you tweet for your company, to promote a project or just for fun; Twitter is a network, which is great to generate immediate response and receive feedback on whatever it is you’re... read more

Feb 8, 2010 Posted by Helena@ggt

Is Anyone Going to Profit from Macmillan’s Victory?

A little more than a week ago Amazon removed all of Macmillan’s books from their virtual bookshelves in order to put pressure on said publishing group. The move was Amazon’s reaction to a dispute with Macmillan over the current eBook pricing scheme, which caps the price for any eBook at $9.99. Macmillan asked for more flexibility in order to be able to raise the price for eBooks up to $14.99... read more

Feb 7, 2010 Posted by Helena@ggt

What Your Twitter Page Says About You!

When you use Twitter on a daily basis you get to dig through A LOT of different profiles. Typical scenario: you see an interesting tweet that was retweeted by someone you follow, you click on the author’s name – voilà - you just stumbled on someone new that could be potentially interesting. That’s the moment when you scan someone’s Twitter page briefly and decide, if you want to... read more