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There are two particularly interesting things about the video. The first is that precisely one other person is seen wearing Glass, and it's a fellow sky-diver covered in safety gear. The second is that one of the shots is from the POV of a model on a runway. We suspect that the first fact belies the message of the second: Runway model or no, Google Glass isn't all that great to look at. It's clear that Google is conscious of the fashion implications of a gadget that you wear on your face, and they are trying to position it as a high end item of style. After Sergey Brin jumped out of a zeppelin for I/O, the next place Google debuted the device was New York Fashion Week 2012.

"Since Seth Weintraub of 9 to 5 Google first leaked news of "Google Glasses" in December, a steady trickle of information on the top secret project has been filtering out."

Facebook = People. Facebook is the way to learn what's going on in the lives of people you already know. Google+ = Passions. Google+ enables you to pursue your passions with people you don't know.

"Google announced that Google+ has 40 million users today. Woo-hoo! That's nearly half what Twitter claims, right? And while it's below Facebook's 800 million, Google's getting there, right? Wrong. The number simply can't be compared to Facebook and Twitter."

"What works for one business might not work for another, and Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter each have their pros and cons. As a result, many businesses create pages on all three sites, thinking that "more is better". However, I don't think that's always advisable, especially for small businesses. This is primarily because many businesses tend to create and then abandon their social media profiles."

"After the social networking sand settled with Facebook on top over the last half decade, the social behemoth seemed untouchable. Twitter, far behind in second place, wasn't a direct competitor for a while, since it focused on public conversation and Facebook mostly targeted private, friends-only conversations. Google+ entered the picture and managed to shake things up a bit, making both networks question their own identities, adding new features left and right to try to be everything to everyone. Here we are, at the Social Network Identity Crisis of 2012, and it isn't pretty."

After weeks of speculation and rumors, Google has officially pulled back the curtain on what they have come to call Project Glass - a pair of augmented reality glasses that seek to provide users real-time information right in front of their eyes.

"The tech giant teams up with revered designer Diane von Furstenberg to try and take the geek out of geek-chic"

A smart, virtual wallet for in-store and online shopping.

"For its wearable computer to be accepted, Google must convince people that the device isn't creepy."

This article focuses on audience insight plus branding re: multimedia bulletin boards like Pinterest and 20Blinks.

Interesting article. I liked this comment: users don't necessarily have a preconceived idea of what they want-but they know what they want when they see it. This dynamic gives brands the opportunity to introduce products, concepts and content much earlier in the decision making process and actually drive discovery. I have seen things on Pinterest that I would never even had tried to search for.

interesting ....

"Today Facebook begins rolling out file sharing to all Groups, and while it's got many restrictions, it could be good enough to limit the long-term growth potential of cloud storage / file sharing services like Dropbox, iCloud, and Google Drive."

In social media, sharing means reposting the content of others (always with a clear link back to them!) or recommending others to your followers. It's no secret that one of the keys to success in building a good following on social media is good sharing skills.

The sci-fi future where the co-evolution of human and machine pushes us towards a singularity is nearly upon us, but before we step into the realm of the cyborg, we're going to have to first get comfortable with the idea of wearable technology. We need look no further than Google Glass, which has occupied many a newspaper inch this past year, but the futuristic glasses are just the tip of the wearable tech iceberg. Analysts from research and analytics firm IHS predict that demand for wearable gadgets will go from 14 million to 200 million devices over the next two years.

F acebook's imminent IPO should put to rest claims that social networking is a short-lived fad. Experts say sites like Pinterest, Twitter and Tumblr, Google+ and Svpply, Instagram and Spotify are reshaping shopping and turning old methods of customer engagement upside down.

Social Media Decoder by +Dan Roam of the Napkin Academy. A picture is worth a thousand posts.

All Your Social Streams in One Beautiful Journal.

Matthew are you using this?

Yes, I installed it, and it seems like a decent process to cross-post from Google + to other social media sites.

This is great especially since I am thinking about starting to blog later this summer. I was wondering about the idea of leaving room for others though... Does that mean don't share all the ideas/a definitive answer, or something related to the actual length of the blog (like ith the need ton leave space on a tweet for retweet purposes)! Also optimizing for google searches really just means inserting the key terminology, correct?

GlassUp is a prototype pair of augmented reality specs that does not include a camera. It's currently seeking funds to start manufacturing on Indiegogo. The glasses are designed to allow the wearer to receive text-based messages and updates overlaid over the central portion of their field of vision - so while they intrude on the wearer's vision, they can't be accused of intruding on the privacy of the people around them.