Maybe this blog should be on Google Plus?

Apologies for being a cheerleader (again).  But articles like this give me some hope.

Consider this blog post by Wojdylo Finance:
"Why Google Plus Will Dominate Facebook Version 2.1" by Jesse Wojdylo
http://www.wojdylofinance.com/why-google-plus-will-dominate-facebook-version-2-1/

The author makes some interesting points.  Chief among them are these:

Over the last several weeks I have been stuck on this quote, “Having the ability to express yourself in words will take you anywhere you want to go.”  I have heard different variations of said quote but it has never been more true in my life than now.

The Google way is to help its users!

As an example, see if you can spot the difference between Google and Facebook in the tweet below.  Hint: It's not very difficult.

I have personally been contacted by over a dozen Google employees asking me for my expertise.  Yes, Google employees are asking me for my expertise.  A wise (wo)man once said, “surround yourself with the smartest people to achieve the most lofty goals.”  Google is a company that realizes their employees do not know everything.  Is Jesse Wojdylo a social media “expert?”  Hardly.  I will say that I do know a thing or two about promotion on the Internet.  I have built strong relationships with Google employees and other brilliant minds.  When you get us all together almost anything can happen.  This is where I think Google Plus is different.

Google Plus will dominate Facebook because they want to help their users.

Did I hear that Google+ is now the second largest social network in the world?  If you want a life changing experience that will help you connect with some of the most brilliant minds alive today I think you know where to find them.  I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best decisions of my life was to “get active” on Google Plus.  I cannot express in words how strongly I have fallen in love with this group of people.  I have Google to thank.  I have never laughed, cried and/or enjoyed life as much as I do now.  That’s a Plus!

Not sure if all the above is true and consistent for users of Google Plus.  But it sure looks like Google Plus is making solid progress.  What am I still doing on Blogger, anyway?

Google People Operations

Interesting article from Slate:

"The Happiness Machine - How Google became such a great place to work" by Farhad Manjoo

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/google_people_operations_the_secrets_of_the_world_s_most_scientific_human.single.html

Hmm, looks like I'm part of a huge experiment.  And I'm enjoying (almost) every minute of it!

Song of the Day: Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzgS9s-tE8

And an acoustic version:
Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen (Acoustic) | Performance | On Air With Ryan Seacrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmONb7JfsUc

I like this sound and the mood of this song.  Love her voice, too.  I also like the message.  I apologize if I'm reading too much into the song but...

I'm fond of thinking to myself, when things are very complicated (on my job or in life in general), "Anything could happen, but what WILL happen?"  It's a reminder that sometimes you have to make something happen.  This song naturally reminds me of that fact.

Henson Ong on Gun Control

I have found that sometimes that people who are not from these United States have the clearest view on our politics.  Here is one example.

"Henson Ong at Gun Violence Prevention Public Hearing - Hartford, CT - 1/28/2013"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyYYgLzF6zU

"If gun control actually did work, Washington D.C. and Chicago would be the safest cities in your nation.  But it does not.  They have the toughest gun laws and the highest crime and murder rates."

Song of the Day: Sarah Darling - Free Fallin

"Sarah Darling Free Fallin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNsF4_NhA7o

Great song performed by a great singer.  Live, with all kinds of background noise, and I loved it anyway!  Did you hear that, Beyonce?  :)

Song of the Day: Ed Sheeran - The A Team (second post, live version)

This is the second time I've posted this song.  But I'm posting it again, because I found a very nice live version.  Here's the first version, from my earlier post (Song of the Day: Ed Sheeran - The A Team, from Friday, July 20, 2012).
"Ed Sheeran - The A Team"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KlOodL9Gw4

And here's the version I recently ran across.  I think I like this live version better.

"Ed Sheeran - 'The A Team' captured in The Live Room"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOwsttzkUgs

There's a lesson in there, Beyonce.  The emotion of a live performance more than makes up for any imperfection.  Just my opinion.

How much are driver-less cars worth?

And should I spell it "driverless" or "driver-less"?  Ah, who cares.

Check out these articles from Forbes:

"Fasten Your Seatbelts: Google's Driverless Car Is Worth Trillions" by Chunka Mui

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2013/01/22/fasten-your-seatbelts-googles-driverless-car-is-worth-trillions/

"Google's Trillion-Dollar Driverless Car -- Part 2: The Ripple Effects" by Chunka Mui

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2013/01/24/googles-trillion-dollar-driverless-car-part-2-the-ripple-effects/

"Google's Trillion-Dollar Driverless Car -- Part 3: Sooner Than You Think" by Chunka Mui
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2013/01/30/googles-trillion-dollar-driverless-car-part-3-sooner-than-you-think/

There are more installments coming.
Series Outline:
    1. Fasten Your Seatbelts: Google’s Driverless Car Is Worth Trillions
    2. The Ripple Effects—As Far As The Eye Can See
    3. Why Change Will Come Sooner Than You Think
    4. How Google Will Profit
    5. How Auto Makers Might Win (or Lose)
    6. If You Think You Can Just Be A Spectator, Think Again

Follow Chunka Mui on Google Plus (I did) to get notified of future installments in this series.

Is Google at the forefront of a new transportation revolution?  Will we someday look back and tell our grandkids (I used to be able to say "kids" when typing a sentence like this) that we remember the days when we had to drive our own cars?  That we actually know how to drive a car without any computer help?!

Wow, technology moves at a fast pace!