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Google launches Pidgin Language Options to Google Nigeria

After the launch of Google Nigeria some years back with the introduction and the inclusion of the three Nigeria main languages which are Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo in the search options it has been helpful to Nigerians. Recently, there is another Nigerian common language added to the list of Google search options which PIDGIN ENGLISH also known as broken by some people. The pidgin option can be seen at www.google.com.ng and when you search for a topic, it will bring out the guidelines in pidgin. Thanks to Google for recognising our local languages.

Google sets to suspend 'BLOGGER' and 'PICASA' brands

Google acquired Picasa in 2004 and Blogger (co-founded by Evan Williams of Twitter) in 2003. The move is part of a larger effort to unify its brand for the public launch of Google+ Blogger and Picasa are two of Google's most popular products We've been told to expect the public debut of Google+ on orbefore July 31. Google intends to retire several non-Google name brands and rename them as Google products, Mashable has learned. The move is part of a larger effort to unify its brand for the public launch of Google+, the search giant's social initiative . Blogger and Picasa aren't going away, of course -- they're two of Google's most popular products. Instead, according to two sources familiar with the matter, Google intends to rename Picasa "GooglePhotos" and Blogger will become "Google Blogs." Several other Google brands are likely to be affected, though our sources made it clear that YouTube would not be rebranded. The technology giant ...

Ways in Google+ could steal music fans from Facebook

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Google's social network, Google+, is late. Facebook has a big lead, having ousted MySpace, which in turn deposed Friendster, the site that started us all on this path towards recreating our social fabric as a network of connected personal nodes. Facebook is an excellent tool for sharing music -- usually in the form of Google's YouTube videos -- but even the developer of the top music app on Facebook says it doesn't do enough, musicwise . And when we canvassed the top 20 Facebook music apps , we were shocked by what we found. The list of the most popular music apps on this, the most popular social network, included werevertumorro and Shane Dawson TV , which aren't even music apps; they merely alert fans when one of those videobloggers throws up another video on YouTube. Google+ may have a tough time making a dent in the popularity of Facebook. But on at least on the music front it can make a lot of inroads, fast. Fact is that music apps on Facebook are l...

Google challenges Facebook as Google+ (PLUS) emerges!

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Google has finally unveiled Google+, the company’s top secret social layer that turns all of Google into one giant social network. Google+, which begins rolling out a very limited field test on Tuesday, is the culmination of a year-long project led by Google Senior Vice President of Social Vic Gundotra. The project, which has been delayed several times,is — without doubt —Google’s answer to Facebook. The search giant’s new social project will be omnipresent on every Google product, thanks to a complete redesign of the Google navigation bar. The familiar gray bar at the top of every Google page will turn black, and come with several new options for accessing your Google+ profile, viewing notifications and instantly sharing content at any time. The notification system is similar to how Facebook handlesnotifications, completewith a red number that increases with each additional notice. At its core, Google+ is a social network. The first thing users are introduced to when they visit G...