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 | Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |