{"id":2129,"date":"2011-07-29T05:25:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T09:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2011-07-22T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T19:34:49","slug":"google-and-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2011\/07\/29\/google-and-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Google+ and Sparks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have not tried out Google+ yet contact me with your GMail or Google account ID and I will send you an invitation if you cannot sign up. I am not totally sure that Google+ will replace Facebook or Twitter but so far I am having fun playing around with it. One of the interesting things about Google+ is the Sparks section.<\/p>\n<p>This section is kind of like the old AOL keyword section or Technorati&#8217;s blog sections. Twitter has something similar to Sparks too.\u00a0 Sparks are Google derived best items grouped by categories. I haven&#8217;t found out how you get your own content into the Sparks section as it appears totally Google controlled for now, but if you make it there the traffic could be huge.<\/p>\n<p>With Sparks being easy to read and interesting newsy current articles all on one theme, you can go into information over load if you are not careful. You can even create your own Sparks categories by entering in a short keyword phrase. How and why Google chooses to return certain sites, blogs, or articles is unknown, but may potentially hold the key to not only big traffic but good organic placement.<\/p>\n<p>My feeling so far about Google+ is mixed. I like the interface, but no one I really want to connect with is really there right now, not even family members or co-workers. I see the potential, but it may simply be too hard to get people to move out of Facebook and into Google+. There are just no really big incentives to move right now.<\/p>\n<p>What has your impression of Google+ been so far if you\u00a0have been using it? Do you like it? Do you think you will stick with it or drift back to Twitter and Facebook?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have not tried out Google+ yet contact me with your GMail or Google account ID and I will send you an invitation if you cannot sign up. I am not totally sure that Google+ will replace Facebook or Twitter but so far I am having fun playing around with it. One of the interesting things about Google+ is the Sparks section. This section is kind of like the old AOL keyword section or Technorati&#8217;s blog sections. Twitter has something similar to Sparks too.\u00a0 Sparks are Google derived best items grouped by categories. I haven&#8217;t found out how you get your own content into the Sparks section as it appears totally Google controlled for now, but if you make it there the traffic could be huge. With Sparks being easy to read and interesting newsy current articles all on one theme, you can go into information over load if you are not careful. You can even create your own Sparks categories by entering in a short keyword phrase. How and why Google chooses to return certain sites, blogs, or articles is unknown, but may potentially hold the key to not only big traffic but good organic placement. My feeling so far about Google+ is mixed. I like the interface, but no one I really want to connect with is really there right now, not even family members or co-workers. I see the potential, but it may simply be too hard to get people to move out of Facebook and into Google+. There are just no really big incentives to move right now. 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