tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post8481679034703867378..comments2023-03-22T03:46:05.342-07:00Comments on One Finger Typing: Google signals its next social media moveSteve Masoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387484207819808962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post-58569241478623192522010-12-31T16:27:15.212-08:002010-12-31T16:27:15.212-08:00I'm pretty satisfied with the solutions that h...I'm pretty satisfied with the solutions that have been rolled out since I blogged on this topic.<br /><br />Thanks to Jiten Bhardwaj for being first in <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sites/thread?fid=613b29368534d2780004988cd1d6c313&hl=en" rel="nofollow">the thread I started in the Google Sites forum</a> to point out a new embeddable Groups widget that Google rolled out for Google Sites. For info on how to use it, check out the new Groups UI <a href="http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1050653" rel="nofollow">help article on the topic</a><br /><br />The new UI for Google Groups includes elements that support the hypothesis I floated in this post re: changes to Groups pointing to bringing this offering into alignment with Google's social-media strategies. One such element is "<a href="http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1047952" rel="nofollow">lightweight comments</a>" which allows tweet-sized comments that can be added to any 'regular weight' post to a Discussion Forum; this feature only works for groups that conduct all business in the Groups interface (e.g., that have e-mail delivery disabled).<br /><br />The new UI is explained in a set of <a href="http://groups.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1046505" rel="nofollow">Help articles</a> for those who want more info. <br /><br />It's worth noting that in the Getting Started screen for the new UI, we're warned that "<i>The new Google Groups user interface represents the first in a series of updates to Google Groups...</i>"<br /><br />All is flux, as Heraclitus pointed out long before Google came on the scene. Stay tuned.Steve Masoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387484207819808962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post-14181932852802514622010-11-29T09:51:21.623-08:002010-11-29T09:51:21.623-08:00I would love a sort of 'Google Me' and loo...I would love a sort of 'Google Me' and look forward to any sort of connectivity for Google Sites. I use Google Sites all the time and I blog about making a business out of it. A Google social tool would only bolster this effort. Thanks for the article.Kyle Horsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802359135674592258noreply@blogger.com