Recently Google introduced it’s new kind of social search, Search plus your world. It’s the search you know combined with social results from Google+ (due to the fact Twitter didn’t renew it’s contract and Facebook complained).

What is it?

Of course I can explain to you what this search plus your world is, but that would be like reinventing the wheel. I’m not really the one to do things others already have, so check out the video below (from Google). It will explain how search plus your world works and what it does.

So basically all the results from your network are shown among the normal search results. You can quickly switch back to the standard search mode by the icon on the top right.

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This is a follow up post on my post about whining (Let all the whining begin). It came to mind when coming across another “whiner”. I was asking my self the question: why would he go to that great length to start whining about something that isn’t really important to whine about in the first place? Then it struck me. We’re being too spoiled online!

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A post I made on Google+ recently which I would like to tell readers here too.

This is something I need to get out of my mind. It’s all the damn whining about change that happens in for example software. When something new rolls out, a lot of people seem to take that chance to whine about everything they can imagine…it seems a forum is the perfect place to do it in an unhealthy way.

SCREAMING is a common thing, just like blaming everybody instead their selves. Come on people, are you really that stupid? Can’t it come to your minds that maybe you should spend some time learning and exploring new stuff, just like at school and at work? That would get you more satisfied too!

It will probably get you noticed on the fact that sometimes it pays off and things are working better. If after exploring things aren’t to your liking…okay! Then complain, but not immediately without even trying to use something.

And why not just ask or explain nicely? You think by responding and posting anonymously you’re getting a free pass to do it? Not really, you just won’t get any normal help or responses which will make you even more pissed.

I need to get this off my chest. Lately I’m talking to a lot of people about Google+. They immediately think it’s going to fail…and use dumb ass (yes, I need to be that rude) reasons for it!

People are expecting something different than with other social networks or think it fails because Google “failed” with everything social like Buzz and Wave. Pretty stupid isn’t it? In my opinion it is! I’ll try to explain my problems with the five most heard reasons.

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A good question, ain’t it? There are a lot of people that use this definition for what they do. They’re a social media expert. But are they? I don’t think so!

Social media is pretty young and it’s evolving so fast that no one…read NO ONE can keep up with all the stuff happening. Sure it’s possible to learn a lot, but does that make someone an expert? No, just a heavy user I think.

Most of the time they’ve pretty good knowledge on how to start with social media and can advise a few things on a business strategy…on the other hand, so can I. I’m a heavy user and reading everything I can find about social media strategies, tricks and new stuff that’s launched. (more…)