Social Networking - Android Community

Google+ updated for Android with hashtags and web snippets

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Apr, 2012

Google's social network Google+ has been getting tons of attention lately from the team at Mountain View. The web interface was completely overhauled this week with a fresh new look and improved features, and today they've pushed an update for the Android app bringing some awesome web features to mobile. The big one for me is web snippets. You know -- the extra information shown when you share a story or a link.

Digg founder Kevin Rose and team hired by Google

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Mar, 2012

Earlier this week we heard reports that Google might be looking to snatch up a few new employees to help out with their social side of things. The rumors suggested that Digg founder Rose, and the staff of Milk have been hired by Google. Today on Google+ Kevin Rose himself has confirmed the rumors and is excited about what the future holds.

Sonar: Local social networking lands for Android

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Mar, 2012

The popular local and location based social networking application Sonar is finally available for Android today in a limited beta. Sonar pulls data from publicly available profiles from Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook and brings it all into a single application. It sounds a little scary I know, but we are hearing great things about this new social experience.

Official Android Developers now on Google+

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Jan, 2012

Android and Google just keep getting more and more social. After making an official Twitter and Google+ page late last year they are back and now have an official social page for all things Android Development. The Android dev team now has a dedicated social space for developers to meet, share, learn, and connect with one another.

President Obama to appear on Google+ for post State of the Union Interview

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Jan, 2012

Who wants to see President Obama live on a Google+ hangout? If you do then next week you are in luck because Obama will be doing exactly that. After trying to be more "social" the White House made a Google+ account last week. I was confused when I saw it but now it appears that the White House will be holding a post State of the Union interview with the President live with a Google+ Hangout.

Sim City creator bringing his new game HiveMind to Android too

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Jan, 2012

The name Will Wright might not ring a bell for many but popular games like The Sims, Sim City and more should all be plenty familiar. Creator Will Wright has recently detailed his newest game, HiveMind and we are now hearing it will also be coming to Android phones and tablets.

Facebook for Android now looks amazing: Hands-On

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 8 Dec, 2011

The new Facebook application for Android has the same features but a completely revamped UI. If you've ever used Facebook for iOS, then you may find it nearly identical. They completely did away with the home screen from the previous version, and replaced it with the slidebar pictured below. It's more fluid, and I found it much more responsive when navigating through pages.

Google+ photo tagging now features automatic facial recognition

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Dec, 2011

Google's social network site just keeps getting better and better these days. Now I know when you read automatic facial recognition you feel like John Connor from Terminator might hunt you down and recognize your face but this new system is completely opt-in. This feature is being called "Find My Face" and will make photo tagging even easier in Google+ land.