The Power of Words: Google + Adds Ignore Button.

Recently Google + announced it would give users a polite way to get rid of bothersome people on the site. Using an ignore button, users can say “no thank you, not right now.”

This is in contrast to the much harsher and more serious “Block” feature, in which users will cut the other person off completely.

This is certainly an advancement on the social media front, as it adds to the dynamic nature of the Google + platform. Giving users a larger online ‘vocabulary’ could enhance online communication as a whole, giving users a larger social media vocabulary to work with.

So the question is: Will you use this new ‘Ignore’ feature? More importantly what kinds of behaviors/communication warrants an ‘ignore’ as opposed to a ‘Block’ ?

Google +1’d Facebook with New iPad App. 

Google has just released a Google+ app for the iPad. Although the app is currently just a larger version of the iPhone app, one can imagine that a version formatted specifically for the iPad is right around the corner. This will undoubtedly shift the Facebook vs. Google + debate into overdrive as Facebook has yet to release an official iPad app.

Do you prefer Facebook or Google+? Will the release of a Google+ iPad app make the difference or be lost in the Buzz? (pun intended)

LinkedIn CEO Bashes Google +, saying it cannot coexist with other social media.

Check out this article from Digital Trends and let us know what you think. Does Google + have a place in social media? What is your social media channel of choice? Facebook? LinkedIn? Twitter? Maybe even MySpace?

Google + …. Are You Cool Enough?

This is the main aspect that sets Google + apart from Facebook and other social networking sites, as well as the vocab word of the day: Exclusivity - limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group. 

So tell us what you think. Does Google + stand a chance against Facebook? Have you used it yet? We want to hear your thoughts. :)  

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