Google+, Google News updated with closer integrationMarch 14, 2012 - 22:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has updated Google+ and Google News with closer integration, making promotion of news stories among the social network circles more straightforward. Although Google News did have “+1″ buttons before, a redesign of the icon arrived March 14; clicking it brings up a sharing box for a comment. According to Slash Gear, that sharing box can, like all Google+ posts, be set to be visible publicly or only to certain individuals or circles you’ve set up on the social network. It’s also possible to not add a comment at all, and merely “+1″ the story as before. The change is the latest example of Google’s evolving social strategy, as the company attempts to better integrate Google+ into its more established products. Earlier this month, senior VP of engineering Vic Gundotra described the social network as part of a greater strategy, dismissing claims that it had been a failure and instead arguing that it was a type of glue that could better draw together different elements of Google’s range. Whether streamlining sharing directly from the Google News page increases adoption of the social network is enough to boost usage remains to be seen. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |