If you use multiple social networks, and are trying to incorporate your Google+ posts automatically to other platforms like Twitter, Facebook or even Myspace, you can do it. Sit back and relax, as you post from Google+ and let it auto-feed to your other networks with this new super easy solution.
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I use these basic building blocks in my day to day work at Philips. I feature a few techniques and tools in this slideshare but of course there are many others, which I would select depending on the circumstances.
A pictorial delight!
The Google mobile app has now been redesigned and I will give a quick review of it here on the iPhone4.
I found that the previous version was extremely slow. It was so slow that I would abandon it and use the mobile web version in desperation, but after giving the new version a test drive, the mobile web version icon has hit the delete bin pretty fast.
The new interface is a joy to use compared to the previous version. The biggest difference is the promotion of images to the front of the stage. The app is a joy to use and a pictorial delight!
A new slick interface
Once signed in, you are taken immediately to the “All circles” view, so that is different to the previous version, which brought you to a menu choice. Now you are reading the latest post, and can tap “All circles” to be presented with a list of your circles in a vertical scrolling list. You can also create a post from this view as well as selecting to go to your menu view.
If I select the menu view, I can then see that I can choose from my “stream”, “profile”, “messenger”, “photos” and “circles”. You can do a video hangout by using the messenger function, but not the hangouts on air yet on the mobile device.
Now I go back to the “Profile” menu choice and I then find options for the “About”, “Posts” and also “Photos” section of my profile. Not much has changed in the “About”, and “Photos” sections, but the “Posts” section has the scroll function that I like.
Now I can scan my previous posts by scrolling and it works very well. A very good visual experience compared to before.
Lastly, at the bottom of the menu view, you will find your notifications, just tap to view them all. Next to the notifications is the search. I used the search to look for posts about Instagram. It worked fast, and presents a scrolling list of search results.
Reasons to be cheerful - Part 3..
1 - Alas, no dedicated iPad version yet. I await that arrival with anticipation, however, I am rubbing my hands with glee with this redesign of the iPhone version. The scrolling of posts is such fun!
2 - I am satisfied with the speed as well… for now.
3 - A pictorial delight compared to the web version. I do declare I have read more posts than I would normally have done!
Have you installed the redesigned version yet? Are you impressed or still not bothered? Hmm, off to play with the vertical scroll some more..
HootSuite Teams is a new update that brings many improvements to the social media management dashboard within Hootsuite. This update was introduced this week by Hootsuite. I have been testing it since it was released on Monday. It cleans up the team management aspect, which was a little temperamental at times in the past.
Previously, you could access your teams list by going to settings/accounts/social networks. Now you can easily access the new teams function via the first menu choice on the left (your name is used for the menu label).
We previously had control over the access that team members had to each social network, but these new changes make it clearer to change permissions and to see who is allocated to what. The old view placed everyone in “your organization”, and from there you could select which network they had access to and at what level (basic or advanced). You can now drag and drop names to create new teams and drag to select multiple members or social networks.
The process to assign messages has had a revamp too. I had issues with the old process on the odd occasion, causing me to do a screen capture via email to enable a task message to be sent. Now one can assign messages within, and across teams. Administrators can choose to view all assignments on an organizational level or a team level as well, not bad, not bad at all.
In summary, my main takeaways with the new team function are;
• Now able to create multiple teams and add team members and social networks for management for more easily than before.
• Can control access to social networks and profiles in an easy to view grid.
• The assign message module is new and improved.
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