Google+ recently rolled out its Hangouts On Air tool to all of its users. In the spirit of Internet Week, which is coming up May 14 – 18 in New York City, GalleyCat and AppNewser editor Jason Boog and I decided to try it out. We invited Mashable editor-in-chief Lance Ulanoff, Buddy Media VP of communications Joe Ciarallo, and Newsweek Daily Beast senior social media editor Brian Ries to join us On Air and help us develop our game plan for the next week.
Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. Click here to receive the Morning Social Media Newsfeed via email.
Government Advises Americans to Create ‘Social Media Wills’ (New York Daily News) If you haven’t thought about what will happen to your Facebook account when you die, the government suggests you get started. Creating a “social media will” is now one of the government’s official personal finance recommendations, listed on USA.gov along with advice on home ownership and money management. USA.gov Like with a traditional will, you’ll need to appoint someone you trust as an online executor. This person will be responsible for closing your email addresses, social media profiles, and blogs after you are deceased. The Atlantic Sounds good, but legally it’s tricky territory. As Naomi Cahn, a professor of law at George Washington University, explained, “Formal wills become public. So you need to be careful what you put in a will, because anyone in the world could have access to it.” Read more
Tomorrow evening at 6:00 PM (GMT) the chocolatiers at Cadbury UK are welcoming springtime with an “Introduction to Chocolate Tasting” Google Hangout on Air. As if the stacks of Creme Eggs at the check-out stand weren’t temptation enough.
It’s the end of the first term for the Obama administration, and the end of an era for the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Aneesh Chopra, the White House’s first-ever chief technology officer, has announced his resignation.
Google+ recently added video conferencing capabilities to its platform. Like Skype, you may have used Google+ hangouts to talk to your friends face-to-face for free using your computer. But have you used it to watch your local news?
