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Logging Off: The Internet Generation Prefers the Real World - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. Google Researchers Exploring Social Networking, Possibly for Google Me? Adding more fuel to the wildfire of rumors about a possible Google social network, one Google staffer has posted a huge slide deck of research findings on social networking problems and solutions. Social networking is a complex, fascinating puzzle that we're just beginning to solve. Technologists as a group are making great strides in user adoption and functionality, but we're still missing some important elements that would allow our online lives to better emulate our real-world experiences.
In a killer 216-slides-with-footnotes presentation posted on SlideShare, Google UX researcher Paul Adams laid out the full gamut of challenges for today's web designers. It's a topic of great importance for every product designer, interface designer, web startup and social media consultant struggling with social groups in the online space. The Social Web of the Web Social media is here to stay, and it's becoming an integral, irrevokable part of the Internet. 'Google Me' site may be in the works. According to an online report, Google has invested more than $100 million in socal-game company Zynga. Reports: Google invested in "FarmVille" maker Zynga as it plans social-networking move Online tech pundits say Google Me will aim to take on Facebook Former Facebook technical officer says Google plans are "not a rumor" (CNN) -- If online reports are to be believed, Google could be cooking up a rival for Facebook -- and bringing the maker of popular social games like "FarmVille" with them.
Google Games, built around some sort of partnership with casual-gaming company Zynga, is in the works and would be part of a larger social network called Google Me, according to technology blog Tech Crunch. Statements from notable internet players, including Digg founder Kevin Rose and a former Facebook chief technical officer, have suggested in recent weeks that the search-engine giant is working on a social network geared toward rivaling Facebook. "This is not a rumor. Auth traffic. Rich text signatures. Posted by Mark Knichel, Software Engineer Rich text signatures have long been one of our most widely requested features.
Some of you have tried your own solutions, including Greasemonkey scripts, browser plugins, and even using canned responses from Gmail Labs. Others have simply lived with frustration of not being able to change the colors or font size of your signature, or insert images and links. Either way, you'll be happy to know that today we're launching the ability to write your own rich text signatures right in Gmail. The next time you log in and visit the Settings page, you'll see a rich text editor in the signature section. Gmail also now supports a unique signature for each email address associated with your account. Currently, only the latest desktop version of Gmail supports rich text signatures and multiple signatures.