Events of the week included the Obama Jobs Speech, straw poll in Florida won by Herman Cain, 2 policer officers in Fullerton California were charged with murder for beating death of Kelly Thomas, Two and a Half Men killed off Charlie Sheen’s character, and 6 tons of space junk falls harmlessly in Canada.
5 of my favorite posts in Google + week of September 18, 2011
The big news item this week was the 10 year anniversary of 9-11. I was especially moved by the reading of the names by family members at the 9-11 memorial. A few things that struck me was that there were no political speeches given during the ceremony out of respect for those lost on that day.
It’s been a crazy week with Obama’s speech, blackouts in San Diego, terror threats, recovery from a hurricane on the east coast, a typhoon in Japan, more unrest in Egypt, and a tropical storm that hit Louisiana and later brought flooding to the Northeast. That’s why it’s great at times to get lost in whatever your guilty pleasure, escape from reality, mode of entertainment is.
There were a lot of great posts that came through the timeline once again and I could easily post over 20 that I thought were terrific. I have to at least try to follow my own rules (until I decide not to) so here are my five favorites.
Google Plus is about 2 months old and has approximately 25 million users. There has been a lot of discussion lately about the battle between Google +, Facebook, and Twitter. Each platform has its advantages and disadvantages and there is enough room in the Social Media universe for all three platforms in my opinion.
Many of you who know me know that I am a huge fan of Google Plus. I am a visual learner and have a great appreciation for all of the visual imagery available on the site. You can have a hangout with friends and watch You Tube videos, you may be bombarded in your stream with a boat load of infographics or you can check out the work of many great photographers and artists who have taken to the site.
Over the next several weeks I am going to select my favorite 5 posts of the week and share them with you in my blog. The criteria I am using is the wow factor of images, creativity in infographics, quantity of comments generated by the post, or it’s just one of my favorite topics. What are your favorite posts this week on Google Plus? Leave me a comment with a link.