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Everywhere: The Democratic National Convention on Facebook, Twitter, Google+

CBSNews :: The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday with CarolinaFest 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. Convention proceedings are scheduled to start Tuesday. All of the traditional media outlets will be on the ground covering the event, but this election year the political parties are also ramping up their social media presence.

A report by Chenda Ngak, www.cbsnews.com

Eric Hysen, Google Politics & Elections Team: We make it easier to cast your ballot

Google Official Blog :: Our Google Politics & Elections site enables you to see the latest Google News, YouTube videos, search and video trends, and Google+ content about the election in one place. You can also visit our live Elections Hub to watch the national political conventions, debates and even election night LIVE right from your mobile phone or laptop.

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Announcement by Eric Hysen, googleblog.blogspot.de

Revamped Sina Weibo set to come with Google+ style sharing

memeburn :: Chinese blog Techweb claims to have exclusive screenshots of the new version of the social network. The release, called “Version 5″ was first outed as existing by Sina CEO Charles Chao during the company’s earnings call last week.

A report by Nur Bremmen, memeburn.com

Google+ 'Studio Mode': Self-marketing for musicians

It's a(nother) game changer. Musicians will switch to Studio Mode and broadcast their gigs via Google Hangout. What's next? Your fans will listen to your music and watch the clip on GoogleTV as well. Your (still) working in the music industry? Hand in your notice and start your own self-marketing consulting business.

VentureBeat :: Music over online conference lines or video-conferencing software mostly sucks — because the conferencing world is optimized for voice, not song. Google’s trying to change that — and bolster its social network, Google+ — by adding Studio Mode to Hangouts on Air. Studio Mode is a special treat for audiophiles … and bands that want to connect with fans.

A summary by Johne Koetsier, venturebeat.com

Google+ adds custom URLs for profiles and pages: A first step

Saurabh Sharma on Google+ :: At first, we’re introducing custom URLs to a limited number of verified profiles and pages. But over time we plan to offer custom URLs to many more brands and individuals, so please stay tuned!

The custom URLs will have the form: http://google.com/+davidbeckham

A report by Saurabh Sharma, plus.google.com

HT: Dara Karr, CNET

Google+ global unique visitors up 66pc since November

CNET :: A new study from ComScore shows, that the social network's U.S.-based unique visitor tally jumped to 27.7 million last month, up 82% over the 15.2 million people who used the service back in November. On a worldwide scale, Google+ had a similarly strong performance, jumping 66% from 66.8 million unique visitors in November to 110.7 million in June.

A summary of the ComScore findings, by Don Reisinger, news.cnet.com

Bottlenose: What happens on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ ... now?

Ambitious goal. Wonder if that will work.

VentureBeat :: Bottlenose is to social networks what Google is to the web. At least that’s how Bottlenose CEO Nova Spivack describes his tool, launching in public beta today, for helping people make sense of what’s happening right now on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Sections include "What the crowd is talking about now", "Discover new trending links, photos, and videos", "Get live insights and explore connections", and "Track all your interests and news in one place." 

Try my permalink for Bottlenose: "journalism"

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A report by Jennifer Van Grove, venturebeat.com

Australia's PM Julia Gillard labelled ‘immoral’ and ‘Chairman Mao’ during Google+ Hangout

First experiments with Google+ Hangout might have been not the best first experiences for Australian's Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Marketing magazine :: Prime Minister Julia Gillard took to social media to connect with constituents over the weekend, taking part in a Google+ Hangout, but was slammed by the internet community for being “wrong, unjust and immoral” and as domineering as “Chairman Mao”.

A report by www.marketingmag.com.au

Kenya: 54 countries can follow games on Google+

allAfrica.com :: Google have partnered with the International Olympic Committee to broadcast all the 2012 London Olympic Games events on YouTube through the Google+ platform. The initiative targets 54 countries all over the world with Kenya one of the key players considering the extent of following it commands in athletics. YouTube have purchased non-exclusive digital rights to stream the live Olympic Games of the Summer Games.

A report by Muigai Kiguru, allafrica.com

Compete: Google+ now more unique visitors than LinkedIn in the US

Google+ :: Google+ grows 43% in June – reaches 31,9 million unique visitors in the US, new numbers from Compete shows. The June social network traffic numbers from Compete are now available, and confirms that Google+ had a huge visitor and traffic increase in June. This month Google+ had 31,9 million visitors to it's site, compared to 22,3 million visitors in May, an increase of 43,1%.

[Morten Myrstad:] For the first time, according to Compete statistics, Google+ is now larger than Linkedin, who had 24,6 million visitors in June.

Source of the chart: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/plus.google.com/; UV = unique visitors - Google+: 31,886,609 [07-18-2012; 11:12 CET]

Continue to read the full post here Morten Myrstad, plus.google.com

HT: Lars Budde, t3n