Google Increases Social Web Reach To Challenge Social Networking Giants

Google+ can now also be used as a Login Credential Like Facebook

Google Inc transformed the Internet world by cataloging the Web's countless pages. Now it wants to keep better track of the Web's multitude of users. The Mountain View, California-based company said it would begin encouraging websites and mobile apps to accept log-in credentials via Google+, its social network. The integration with third-party sites and apps, which Google hopes will help it track users as they surf across the Internet, represents the search powerhouse's latest effort to establish a foothold in the all-important social Web arena - and beat back competition from Facebook Inc, the sector leader. Sites that have so far agreed to accept Google's social sign-in include The Guardian and USA Today's websites, as well as Fancy, the shopping site, and Fitbit, the personal fitness-tracking service and app, Google said in a blog post. Since 2008, Facebook has been able to gather massive troves of information about its users' activities even if they are not on Facebook because many popular apps - such as Spotify's music streaming service - allow users to log in with their Facebook identity, which results in data funneled back to the social network. In response to Facebook's rise, Google has made its social Web efforts a top priority in recent years. But results have been mixed under the leadership of Chief Executive Larry Page and Vic Gundotra, the influential senior vice president spearheading Google's social networking efforts. Launched in 2011, Google+ still lags far behind Facebook: it had 100 million monthly active users in December, according to comScore, compared to well over 1 billion for Facebook. But Google officials have downplayed the lukewarm public reception, saying they view Google+ more as an invisible data "backbone" that tracks individual users across its various properties - and less as a consumer Internet destination. Over the past year the company has made changes to the log-in process at its YouTube subsidiary, for instance, in order to nudge the video site's 800 million users to sign in and leave comments with their Google+ accounts rather than anonymous handles.
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Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines For First Time For Public

Google is not known for offering much info about its search engine. In fact, it's renowned for its secrecy. The new "How Search Works" websites aims to change that, in more ways than one.

As part of the How Search Works interactive infographic, which Google released today, they have decided to publish their search quality rating guidelines publicly for the first time.

How to Write a Quality Blog Post only in 20 minutes?

Writing a quality blog post only in 20 minutes? hahaha You may be laughing and thinking it's a joke. But friends it's not a joke. We can write efficiently, a blog post content within 20 minutes. I don't really want to spend more than 20 minutes a day on writing articles. Also, you don't want to spend much time on a single post. But you may be spending hours. But I spent no more than 20 minutes to write this article.

India Australia Test Series: Hyderabad Test- Day 1

Airtel India Australia Test Series For Border Gavasker Trophy 2013

After Beating Australia In First Test At Chennai by 8 Wickets, India's Confidence touching 7th Sky & Australia would be determined to come back strongly in the series, the way England did 3 months back, after loosing the first game in Ahemdabad & they went on to win the series.

The surface here in Hyderabad is more harder, bit of grass is there & a flat wicket to bat on.

Australia, like in Chennai here as well won the toass & decided to Bat again.

This time, from Chennai Test, Australians have made 2 changes to their side, they have left Mitchell Starc & Nathan Lyon & Xavier Doherty & Glenn Maxwell came in.

Glenn Maxwell made his debut in test cricket through this match.

India went unchanged from Chennai Test.

But, The decision of Skipper Clarke seemed going wrong as in the 3rd over of innings, B Kumar clean bowled David Warner on 6.

Aussie total was 10 at that moment.

This was B Kumar's first wicket in test cricket.

Soon after, in the next over, he removed second opener, Ed Cowan on 4.

He was caught in front of stumps & umpire Erasmus had no dout in his mind to give him Leg Before. Aussie total reached 15-2.

Phil Hughes & Shane Watson tried to resist Indian bowlers from taking wickets by playing some attacking cricket but Kuamr was on a role in this innings as he dismmissed Watson on 23 at 57-3.

Star bowler of Chennai Test, R Ashwin when brought into bowling bowled quiet beautifully.

He gave away only 1 run in his 6 overs & picked up the crucial wicket of Phil Hughes who was caught by Skipper Dhoni.

He scored 19 & Australia were sturuggling at 4-63.

Then M Clarke & Mathew Wade settled at the crease & tried to build a partnership to take their team out of trouble.

Australia were 83-4 in 28 overs till Lunch.

Post Lunch Session, turned very good for australia.

Both M Clarke & M Wade got settled at the crease & played their shots.

Soon Clarke reached his fifty & continue his golden period with the bat.

M wade also without wasting any time raised his bat as he had also reached his half century.

Both of Played sensible Cricket & pushed India onto Backfoot as their partnership had crossed 100 runs.

In the post Lunch session, australians dominated & they put on 104 runs without loosing a single wicket.

Till Tea, Australia were 187-4 in 60 overs M Clarke 68* M wade 55*

After Tea, both batsman continued their show & helped their team total to cross 200.

But, Harbhajan Singh in the 69th over of the innings bowled a good delivery to Wade who gave a catch to B Kumar.

He scored a very well 68. Aussies were 208-5 at that moment & both Clarke & Wade had added 145 for 5th wicket.

Soon after that, Wickets start to fall for Australia in no time.

Henriques was the man 6th wicket to fell.

He was clean bowled by Ravinder Jadeja on 5.

Debutant G Maxwell became 2nd victim for Jadeja as he was sent back on 13 by him.

Peter Siddle was dismissed by Harbhajan of 0 & Aussie's were 236-8.

Ravinder Jadeja continued his wonderful bowling as he bowled M Clarke on 91, resisting him to get onto yet another century & demolishing Australia's hope to get to a big total.

M Clarke reached his 50 in Hyderabad test | Eminentyouth

Surprisingly, Clarke declared Australian innings on 237-9 after 85 overs.

His Plan must be to Test Indian Batsman with the musicful Deliveries of Australian Pace House & get 1 or 2 wickets by close of play.

But Both Sehwag & Vijay played calmly the 3 overs & kept Indian Score 5-0.

Now On Day 2, both batsman will look to get a fresh start & play a long innings to come back in form.

The Day belonged to Indians who restricted Australians on 237.

Brief Scorecard

Australia: 237-9(dec.) 85 overs M Clarke 91 M Wade 68 R Jadeja 16-4-33-3 B Kumar 15-2-53-3

India 5-0 3 overs

V Sehwag 4* M Vijay 0* J Pattinson 2-2-0-0

           
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Priyanka Chopra strips into bikini for Vogue

The March 2013 issue of Vogue India is graced by Priyanka Chopra and the actress looks sassy on the cover.

This scorching summer,Priyanka Chopra is going to chill you with her oomph factor. The March 2013 issue of Vogue will see the versatile 'Barfi!' star Priyanka Chopra stripping down into black and white bikini and she is looking super sexy. She flaunts her edgy body in short pant and short top. This special edition of the magazine is dedicated to the summer fashion.

Movie Review | I Me Aur Main

Kapil Sharma's debut film written by Devika Bhagat had all the ingredients to be a breezy romantic-drama. But the unnatural dialogues, the mediocre acting and a lack of nuance only scrape the surface. This superficiality stems from the shallow lead character Ishaan, played by John Abraham.

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Director: Kapil Sharma

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes

Rating - **1/2

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Google Increases Social Web Reach To Challenge Social Networking Giants

Google+ can now also be used as a Login Credential Like Facebook

Google Inc transformed the Internet world by cataloging the Web's countless pages. Now it wants to keep better track of the Web's multitude of users. The Mountain View, California-based company said it would begin encouraging websites and mobile apps to accept log-in credentials via Google+, its social network. The integration with third-party sites and apps, which Google hopes will help it track users as they surf across the Internet, represents the search powerhouse's latest effort to establish a foothold in the all-important social Web arena - and beat back competition from Facebook Inc, the sector leader. Sites that have so far agreed to accept Google's social sign-in include The Guardian and USA Today's websites, as well as Fancy, the shopping site, and Fitbit, the personal fitness-tracking service and app, Google said in a blog post. Since 2008, Facebook has been able to gather massive troves of information about its users' activities even if they are not on Facebook because many popular apps - such as Spotify's music streaming service - allow users to log in with their Facebook identity, which results in data funneled back to the social network. In response to Facebook's rise, Google has made its social Web efforts a top priority in recent years. But results have been mixed under the leadership of Chief Executive Larry Page and Vic Gundotra, the influential senior vice president spearheading Google's social networking efforts. Launched in 2011, Google+ still lags far behind Facebook: it had 100 million monthly active users in December, according to comScore, compared to well over 1 billion for Facebook. But Google officials have downplayed the lukewarm public reception, saying they view Google+ more as an invisible data "backbone" that tracks individual users across its various properties - and less as a consumer Internet destination. Over the past year the company has made changes to the log-in process at its YouTube subsidiary, for instance, in order to nudge the video site's 800 million users to sign in and leave comments with their Google+ accounts rather than anonymous handles.
Read more...