Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Fresh New Social Media Icon Sets That Include Google+

Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani. 0

Bloggers, designers, creative nerds and everyone in between, it’s about time you have an all-you-can-eat resource of social media icons. These icons are those small, sometimes big, images and graphics you see all over the internet. Primary use includes linking them to your social media profile.

My list consists of icon sets that include Google+, that’s why I say its fresh. Instead of listing Google+ icons, I decided that it would be better to link to icon sets that not only have Google+ but other icons. This will help you maintain uniformity across the board, see my header above, I am using Flippa Social Icon Set (below).

This is not an all inclusive list and I will be updating it as soon as I find new sets.

Wooden Social: Free Icon Set

Wooden social free icon set consists of 10 icons for social media sites, including Google+,as well as common content-sharing icons like an RSS feed icon and an email icon.

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Flippa Social Icon Set (PSD)

Flippa Social Icon Set (PSD) includes 18 social icons in JPG, PNG & PSD Format in size 64x64px. This icon set includes Google+, Dribble, RSS, Forrst, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, Flickr, Digg, Last Fm, Stumbleupon, You Tube, Skype, Share This, Google, Linkedin, Gwolla and tumblr.

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Somicro: 27 Free Simple Social Media Icons

Somicro contains 27 icons covering most of the popular social networks out there including Google+

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wplift social media icons

70 social media icons including Google+.

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Stained and Faded Social Media Icons

Stained and Faded Social Media icon set includes 20 stained social media icons with one added for Google+.

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Hand Drawn Social Media Icons

15 hand-drawn social media icons for sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, RSS, Digg, StumbleUpon and more.

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Social Media Bookmarking Icons

Social media bookmarking icon set consisting of 38 individual icons of all popular social media sites including Google+. PNG format in size 64×64 and 32×32.

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What happens in 60 seconds on the Internet?

Posted on 01. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani. 0

Here’s a snapshot of what happens in 60 seconds on the Internet. It’s probably outdated but gives a snapshot of how things are evolving as time goes by.

Image by Go-Gulf

Listen Up Bloggers, Your Content Belongs on Google Plus

Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani. 0

It doesn’t matter if you blog for money, fame, or because you don’t have anything better to do, your content belongs on Google Plus.

This is you: your own blog > content > readers > credibility > share-ability > popularity > engagement.

Engagement is, majority of the time, the ultimate goal and if you can eliminate the “middle men,” why wouldn’t you?

Here’s you on Google Plus: content > share-ability > engagement.

This is radical, yet, understandable.

Plus is the shortest distance, if you get it right, between content and engagement. Once you have engagement, you have the platform. If you are selling something, engagement can mean more referrals. If you are going for the fame, your downline will respect your knowledge and opinion.

I blog because I want to share what I know. Money and fame is secondary.

When most users get tired of Facebook telling them what’s important, they will go back to what they know best, Google. Sooner or later, every Gmail user will have a profile on Google Plus and will circle few hundred people, family, friends, etc. Once that happens, your friends will be able to see the content you post and things you share when they Google something.

What I am suggesting relates more or less to a head start. Better be prepared than sorry.

What about SEO?

In 2 years, SEO will be irrelevant. Search will primarily be social. Content farms will die.

Recommendation: Post shareable content on Google Plus and your blog. Post opinion and your piece of mind on your blog with a snippet on Google Plus. Keep content that is your brainchild on your own blog. You own it, you keep it where you can control it. Everything else, just share!

Plusist lets you post to Facebook and Twitter using Google Plus

Posted on 24. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani. 0

It’s possible to post once on Google Plus and update both your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Plusist makes it really easy for you to do that. Just use Facebook connect to authorize your Facebook account and Twitter OAuth to verify your Twitter account and you are good to go.

Here is a short video screencast of how you can achieve simultaneous posting to Facebook and Twitter via Google Plus.

Quick look at Google Plus and its slick features

Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani. 0

Before you give Google Plus a shot, watch the following videos for an overview of what Google Plus is. My advice, don’t compare it to Facebook. Let the media hype it that way, that’s what they do best. Plus is somewhere between Twitter and Facebook, has the best of both worlds.

Quick Look

Circles

Hangouts

Messenger

Games