Create Your Very Own Online Google Profile


Updated 04/24/09 11:05 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

Google Launches Google Profile Pages

With so many social-networking services, photo-sharing sites, and social-media tools, sharing is certainly caring on the Internets. If you want to aggregate all of your online "stuff" into one master zone, Google has just launched Google Profile where you can do just that. On your Google Profile page you can have links to your Twitter account, Flickr page, Facebook profile and more, and one of Read more

31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Perform a Social Media Audit


Updated 03/19/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Secure Social Network Profiles

Sign online in the morning and it's likely your first stop of the day is a social network. We pour our lives into these digital communities, sharing party photos, funny videos, and clever status updates. Do you know who's looking at all these updates, though? Take today's Spring cleaning tips as the chance to finally update your social media privacy settings and take charge of the online image Read more

Britney Spears Joins Path: 3 Reasons She Might Love It


Updated 03/15/12 9:42 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Britney Spears on Path Social Network

Britney Spears has joined Path after visiting the SF HQ yesterday. Path has been around since 2010, but recently found a surge in popularity after its last update in 2011 that revamped its UI. Britney is no stranger to social networks, as she has over 2.3 million followers on Google+ (a tech-focused and male-dominated network, no less) and over 14 million followers on Twitter. But I know what Read more

How Social Media Can Help You Score That Dream Job


Updated 01/31/12 3:30 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Use Social Media to Find a Job

When you think you've exhausted all your job options, the worst thing to do is to wait it out. There are always ways to get to where you want to be, and you just need to think outside of the box. Even just a single tweet might be the trick you need to get the job of your dreams. Companies are now interested in more than just your résumé. They are also sizing up your LinkedIn accounts, video Read more

6 Things to Know About Today's Google Music Announcement


Updated 11/16/11 5:10 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Google Music Features and News

After six months of Beta trials, Google Music gets official and becomes a fully operational cloud music platform. Available to US users, Google Music automatically syncs an entire music library across any and all devices using cloud storage. Offline listening is also available as long as the user tags the specific tracks for offline use. Adding to the storage capacity of Google Music is the Read more

How-To: Keep Your Social Networks Private


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

How to Keep Your Social Networks Private

While most social networks offer enhanced privacy settings, which will allow you to keep your profiles private, there are a handful of things you can do to make your accounts less accessible and susceptible to searches made by your new guy's ex or an old friend you don't want to have to ignore online. Check out these tips on staying private online. Create an Alternate Email Address For Account Read more

Would You Pass a Social Media Background Check?


Updated 06/22/11 7:17 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Social Media Background Check

Submitting to a background and credit check when accepting a job is nothing new. But what about giving permission for a social media background check? Companies have long informally checked out prospects' public profiles, and we've heard of those cases where an employee was fired for posting inappropriate content to Facebook. Introducing the next digital step in the hiring process: Social Read more

Google +Snippets Makes Sharing Easy


Updated 09/15/11 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Google +Snippets

Sharing links with your friends and family on social networks is easy, but Google wants to make it even easier for you to share maps, directions, searches, products, and offers with +Snippets. While you're browsing around within Google products (like Maps, Offers, Places, etc.), you can instantly click the "Share" button that will reside next to your Google+ profile pic, and a link to the item, Read more

Geek Tips For Using Google+


Updated 09/12/11 2:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Google Plus Tips and Tricks

Google + is still fairly new to the social networking masses, and if you're dabbling in the fresh waters, then you could probably use a little guidance. Here, a few tips to help make your experience easy, seamless, and fun. Beginners guide to Google+ — Before you get too excited, flip through this step-by-step guide that teaches you all the basics about the social network. Google+ for iPhone Read more

How-To: Quickly Scroll to the Top of Google+ With One Click


Updated 08/31/11 4:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Google + Tips and Tricks

Did you know you can quickly scroll to the top of your Google+ stream just by clicking on the black nav bar that resides above your profile? iPhone users should already be familiar with this handy feature that pops them back to the top of a web page, app, email inbox, and more, but Google has added the same feature into its Google+ profiles. Obviously, it's simple to use — just click on the Read more