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Google Plus set to replace Foursquare, PicPlz and Twitter for me!

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I have been a heavy user of mobile apps like Foursquare, Gowalla, PicPlz and Twitter. But Google Plus is changing all that. I have been posting photos on it. I have been checking-in on it. And I have been updating my status on it. I am pretty sure that people following me on Google+ are not amused. But what can I do. The mobile app is a fantastic piece of work and I am loving using it!

My unfortunate followers on Twitter would be happy though. They do not have to see any more of my insane updates on a daily basis now!

Update: One sad thing though… The picture quality of images uploaded by Google Plus mobile app is very low quality.

Looks like even Twitter hates me!

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Update: I finally have the link shortening feature on Twitter.com!

Forget Google, even Twitter is slow in rolling out their latest features to my account.

I am not even talking about the photo sharing service that is currently available to a very small segment of their users. Twitter probably enabled it for tech bloggers and other high profile accounts.

I am yet to get their automatic link shortening feature on the web client. It is supposed to let me type a longer message converting regular links to t.co based links. Not working yet.

Google +1 is all set to launch for web publishers

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Update: Google +1 Button has launched. Click +1 above to +1 this post! DUH.

Starting tomorrow, you are likely to see a new shiny button on pretty much every webpage you visit.

Google is expected to launch their Google +1 button for web publishers later today. Google +1 is used as a major criterion for ranking on people who are connected to you.

This feature alone makes it a must have button on your webpages. Your link could have hundreds of tweets or Facebook Likes but in the longer run, you had like your web pages to rank better on Google search result pages.

I like Google +1 over the Twitter and Facebook sharing buttons for a simple reason… You can use it without worrying about bothering your friends and followers. Any link you +1 is going to be added to a list visible only to you on your Google profile. But it would not be pushed to your friends.

Sharing links on Facebook and Twitter could become annoying for your contacts. Share too many in a short duration and you are likely to get bombarded with complaints. Google +1 does not have that problem. It works as a passive recommendation tool. Your friends would get your +1 links in priority on their web searches. This is pretty cool.

How freaking sad can Twitter users get?

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@Sushubh U’ll be unfollowed by @RajnikanthJokes on 25 May. We tracked you in #unfollowers list, #followback to remain followed by us.May 19 via Mobile WebRaghavendra Swamy
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What is wrong with expressing yourself?

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I noticed this tweet in my Twitter feed. The author is related to a glamor magazine…

@neenaharidas
Neena HaridasArrgghhh tired of tweetiyas who have an opinion on every bloody thing on earth
Jan 29 via Twitter for BlackBerry®FavoriteRetweetReply

And this is what Twitter said in a recent blog post:

Our goal is to instantly connect people everywhere to what is most meaningful to them. For this to happen, freedom of expression is essential. Some Tweets may facilitate positive change in a repressed country, some make us laugh, some make us think, some downright anger a vast majority of users. We don’t always agree with the things people choose to tweet, but we keep the information flowing irrespective of any view we may have about the content.

I rest my case.

PS. It has been long believed that the people involved in media industry have never liked common people having a say. Radio, Newspapers and Television become a one way medium long time ago. You can only consume data. Internet (and thus Twitter) has changed it all for our generation. We get the power to express ourselves. A small blog can take on a big giant. People have the power finally. Though network neutrality is being seen as the latest attack on the freedom we have to communicate on the web.