Also, since everyone is Google to search for anything, Google+ Pages is now integrated in web search and they’ve added a new feature called Direct Connect which automatically brings you to their Google+ Page.  You just type in [+] then the name of the brand, band or whatever you want to follow or connect to, like +All American Rejects.  But for now, Direct Connect works only for some pages like +Google, +Pepsi and +Toyota but more are soon to come.

SiliconANGLE and Google+ Pages

As it’s about time that these rolled around, SiliconANGLE is celebrating by debuting our own page. Be sure to add us to your Circle and follow along as we’ll be putting up posts, notes from events, news, and all sorts of content that you might miss out on if you’re not part of the clique–after all, that’s what social media is for, isn’t it?

Become part of the collision between social science and computer science with the SiliconANGLE Google+ Page.

Google+ vs. Facebook

During an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS, Mark Zuckerberg talked smack about Google+ which led to a word war with Google exec.

“People like to talk about war. There are a lot of ways in which the companies work together. There are real competitions in there, but I don’t think this is going to be the type of situation where there’s one company that wins all the stuff,” Zuckerberg said.

“Google in some ways is more competitive and is certainly trying to build their own little version of Facebook,” he added. “When I look at Amazon and Apple, I see companies that are extremely aligned with us. We have a lot of conversations with people at both companies trying to figure out ways in which we can do more together.”

Google+ Vice President of Product Management Bradley Horowitz appeared in an interview with Emily Chang on Bloomberg just after Zuckerberg’s comment aired.

Chang asked whether they see themselves as building their own little version of Facebook just like Zuckerberg described them, Horowitz answered with a chuckle, “We are delighted to be underestimated.  It served us very well to date.  It’s fine by us.  I’m not gonna clear anything up.”

Well played by Horowitz.  At least he didn’t talk smack about their competitor and will just let time and users tell how Google+ will be doing in the future.