Google Apps for Business users can now edit Microsoft Office files using Quickoffice on iPhone and Android, the company announced today.
Already available on the iPad, the tool is made for people who use Google’s office products to be able to receive Microsoft files such as Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Powerpoint presentations from those who don’t. The files are stored in Google Drive.
When Google acquired Quickoffice in June 2012, it seemed like the productivity suite would compete directly with Microsoft’s Windows 8, which made its own office suite more social and moved it the into the cloud.
While it certainly does this, even Google had to admit that ”not everyone you work with has gone Google yet.” Wisely, the company has made the platform flexible to keep its current users happy.
More and more companies are turning to cloud services for storage of email, documents, spreadsheets and presentations. But as far as collaborating with a team on image-based projects, what are the tools you can use that combine the collaborative ease of Google Docs for teams and the beautiful presentation and inviting interface of Pinterest, while maintaining efficiency?
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Exclusive: Microsoft Tie-Up, Network Sale Among RIM Options: Sources (Reuters)
Research In Motion Ltd’s board is under mounting pressure to consider unpalatable options such as selling its network business or forming an alliance with Microsoft Corp after the Blackberry maker again delayed the release of its next-generation smartphones, said three sources familiar with the situation. RIM said the launch of BlackBerry 10 mobile devices has been postponed to early 2013 — more than a year later than initially promised — because the development of its new operating system had “proven to be more time-consuming than anticipated.” CNN Money The company reported a first-quarter loss of $518 million, or 99 cents a share. Overall sales came in at $2.8 billion, down 43 percent from $4.9 billion in the same quarter a year ago and considerably lower than analysts’ expected first-quarter revenue of $3.1 billion. Gizmodo The worse news: It’s now letting 5,000 employees go, on top of the 2,000 cuts that had been previously announced. Wall Street Journal According to interviews with more than a dozen former RIM executives and industry executives who worked closely with the company, it was a blinding confidence in the basic BlackBerry product that was at the root of RIM’s current troubles. continued…
Google has acquired the makers of an office productivity suite called Quickoffice, according to a statement posted on Google’s blog on Tuesday. Quickoffice does for mobile devices what Google Docs did for the Web by allowing people to share and edit documents and spreadsheets remotely from their smartphones and tablets.
Being a community manager is a 24/7 job. As the representative of your brand in the social space, you have a huge responsibility to be available and responsive. The problem is, no human being is sitting in front of their laptop hitting the refresh button all day and night. Luckily, there are tons of resources that can help you manage your brand’s communities while on the go. All I can say is, thank goodness for smart phones! Here are three great mobile tips that will help you manage your communities while away from your computer.
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Study: Google Ads Work Better Than Facebook’s (Boston Herald)
Facebook may be this week’s stock market darling, but when it comes to online display advertising, search engine Google provides advertisers with “significantly more value” than the social media giant in terms of growth rates, performance, targeting options and formats, according to a study released Tuesday. The study compares the value of Facebook advertising to Google’s Display Network. PC Magazine Facebook moved quickly — again — to address concerns that it wasn’t doing enough to satisfy mobile users, buying the developers of the Lightbox Android photo app. However, the company also made it clear that Facebook was not acquiring the company or the photos that users had stored on the Lightbox website, just the developer team. AdAge General Motors said Tuesday that it is “reassessing” its spending on Facebook advertising — about $10 million — but “remains committed” to the social network as part of “an aggressive content strategy with all our products and brands.” Meanwhile, Scott Monty, Ford’s head of social media, said that the automaker is bullish about Facebook ads — particularly “sponsored stories” that contain a social layer — and intends to “accelerate” spending on them. AllFacebook Facebook followed up last week’s introduction of its app center with two new metrics to its insights for applications: app ratings and negative feedback. The new app ratings dashboard will bring developers information on how users rated their apps with the five-star ratings system Facebook recently implemented. The negative feedback feature shows developers how many times stories from their apps have been hidden or reported as spam, as well as how many times the app itself has been blocked. Mashable Two Colombian criminals almost got away with robbing an Internet cafe, but one of them checked Facebook first — and ended up being identified and arrested because he forgot to log out. The two men whipped out guns at the cash register to demand money and made a clean getaway on a motorcycle. After the men escaped, an employee at the cafe called the police turning in information from the Facebook page that led to his arrest. continued…
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Source: Facebook’s IPO Show to Hit the Road May 7 (Reuters) The roadshow for Facebook’s initial public offering is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company’s shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process said on Tuesday. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has mostly operated in the background during Facebook’s closely watched journey to public markets, will be involved in the roadshow, another source said. Mashable However, Zuckerberg will only be present for some of the roadshow, sources said. COO Sheryl Sandberg will handle the rest, along with CFO David Ebersman. San Francisco Chronicle Numerous details remain unknown, especially the range where the Menlo Park company expects to price its stock. MSN Money Some are beginning to question whether the social networking giant is worth the investment. Revenue growth is a major issue for investors, according to Boston University professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, chairman of the Information Systems Department of BU’s School of Management. “Other [investors] will focus on Facebook’s monetization machine and question if Facebook could create and maintain the growth in revenue and profits,” Venkatraman said in an email. continued…
Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
This was a VERY big week for social media news. Be sure to see all the new updates from Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Foursquare and more below.
Facebook Apps Get More Social: Improvements in Facebook’s Open Graph protocol mean that app developers are now able to create more social Facebook apps. Facebook has already worked with a few companies on this new generation of apps, including Spotify, Netflix and The Daily. Watch the video below to learn more.
Facebook Profiles Get a Makeover: There are a number of changes in the general presentation of your Profile page. Some of these changes to your news feed highlight the most interesting stories on your Profile page. Here’s what’s new:
Real-time Ticker: You now have a real-time mini-feed on the top right-hand section of your Facebook profile home page. This is a live stream of your friends’ updates.
Simply click on one of these updates to get a pop-up with the full story.
See Your Friends Activity on Facebook Pages: In addition to the changes on Profile pages, Facebook has a new feature found on Business pages. There’s a new Friend Activity navigation link on Facebook pages which allows you to see what your friends are saying about the Page.
Check out this new link on the left sidebar of your Facebook Business page.
Google+ Makes Improvements: Google+ has rolled out a number of improvements. You no longer need an invitation to join Google+. It is now open to everyone. And there’s now a search function across the Google+ platform. In addition to these improvements, there are a couple of new features for Google+ Hangouts:
Mobile Hangouts: You can now join a Hangout on your mobile phone.
To get started, simply find an active hangout in the stream, and tap “Join.”
Hangouts On Air: The new On Air feature opens your Hangout to everyone, so it can be seen by the general public.
On Air is rolling out to a limited number of broadcasters to begin with, but any member of the Google+ community can tune in.
Hangouts With Google Docs: This feature will allow you to view your Google Docs in your Google+ Hangout “when you want to write, plan or present something with others.” It’s an interesting free collaboration tool.
Google Docs is part of the Hangouts Extras which will be available soon.
As you can see at the bottom of this ad, when you click on the +1 button your friends will see your photo, unless you opt out.
Twitter Lets You Tweet Photos Via Text Messages: You can now “share photos on Twitter by including a photo in your text message. It’s simple: just enter the text of your tweet as you normally would, attach a photo to the message and send to Twitter.”
Klout Ads Google+: You can now connect Google+ to your Klout dashboard to integrate your activity on Google+ into your Klout score.
Watch this video from Mike Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner).
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Google Apps for Business users can now edit Microsoft Office files using Quickoffice on iPhone and Android, the company announced today.
Major Facebook Upgrade: This Week in Social Media
This was a VERY big week for social media news. Be sure to see all the new updates from Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Foursquare and more below.
What’s New This Week?
Facebook Surpasses 800 Million Active Users: Plus, 350 million people use Facebook via a mobile device.
Major Facebook Features Roll Out
New Facebook Timeline Revolutionizes Your Facebook Experience: Facebook changes its current layout to give you a Timeline where it’s easy to share the story of your life. This new feature will roll out over the next few weeks (signup here for Timeline). Check out the video below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzPEPfJHfKU
Facebook Apps Get More Social: Improvements in Facebook’s Open Graph protocol mean that app developers are now able to create more social Facebook apps. Facebook has already worked with a few companies on this new generation of apps, including Spotify, Netflix and The Daily. Watch the video below to learn more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3b94kFBah8
New Facebook Profile Features
Facebook Profiles Get a Makeover: There are a number of changes in the general presentation of your Profile page. Some of these changes to your news feed highlight the most interesting stories on your Profile page. Here’s what’s new:
Simply click on one of these updates to get a pop-up with the full story.
This new feature highlights your top stories.
Watch the video below to find out more about these new changes to your Profile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6JrZdF4IPA
New Facebook Business Page Features
See Your Friends Activity on Facebook Pages: In addition to the changes on Profile pages, Facebook has a new feature found on Business pages. There’s a new Friend Activity navigation link on Facebook pages which allows you to see what your friends are saying about the Page.
Check out this new link on the left sidebar of your Facebook Business page.
Facebook Allows Users to Comment on Pages Without Liking Them: You no longer need to Like a Facebook page to be able to comment on it.
More Social Media News This Week
Google+ Open to Public: Now anyone can open up a Google+ account.
Google+ Makes Improvements: Google+ has rolled out a number of improvements. You no longer need an invitation to join Google+. It is now open to everyone. And there’s now a search function across the Google+ platform. In addition to these improvements, there are a couple of new features for Google+ Hangouts:
To get started, simply find an active hangout in the stream, and tap “Join.”
On Air is rolling out to a limited number of broadcasters to begin with, but any member of the Google+ community can tune in.
Google Docs is part of the Hangouts Extras which will be available soon.
Google’s +1 Button Comes to Ads: Google AdWords advertisers can add a Google +1 button to their ads.
As you can see at the bottom of this ad, when you click on the +1 button your friends will see your photo, unless you opt out.
Twitter Lets You Tweet Photos Via Text Messages: You can now “share photos on Twitter by including a photo in your text message. It’s simple: just enter the text of your tweet as you normally would, attach a photo to the message and send to Twitter.”
Klout Ads Google+: You can now connect Google+ to your Klout dashboard to integrate your activity on Google+ into your Klout score.
Foursquare Gives Homes More Privacy: You can now check in to your home on Foursquare without sharing your address.
Foursquare Passes a Billion Check-Ins: Follow the week of check-ins across the globe in the video below.
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Gowalla Builds a Social Atlas of the World: Gowalla’s latest upgrade takes Gowalla “away from the check-in space and towards the travel and location-based story space.”
Gowalla now focuses on helping you share the world with Social Guides.
Here’s a social media tool worth noting:
Blog Pitching Symbol: A tool to create a badge to let your audience know your blog’s policies on accepting pitches.
An easy way to let your audience know if you want to receive brand or product information.
And don’t miss this:
Social Media Examiner presents Facebook Success Summit 2011! (online conference starts Oct. 5th!)
Watch this video from Mike Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner).
What social media news caught your interest this week? Please share your comments below.