Google will Evict Picasa and Blogger

Shortly after launch the Google+ social networking, Google is rumored to be consolidating its services. Two names for a service from Google that is already publicly known, ie, Picasa and Blogger, will be renamed with a frill Google as part of a strategy of integration into the social networking.

As the site Mashable.com reported on Tuesday (07/05/2011), will be replaced Google Picasa Photos, Blogger will be replaced while Google Blogs. These changes will be made within the next six weeks before Google+ will be launched to the public in general. Picasa is a provider of online photo albums, while Blogger is a free blog service providers.

Such rebranding step is not only the first time does Google. For example, when it acquired GrandCentral VoIP service in 2007, later changed his name to Google Google Voice in 2009 as provided to the public.

In addition, the rebranding will strengthen the Google brand. Picasa and Blogger users so far probably do not know if you use Google's products to enter despite already being forced to use a single login address.

Picasa is a product of the acquisition in 2004, but his name is not changed then. So is the case that Google bought Blogger from Pyra Labs in 2003.

Google+ Opponent, Facebook Hold Skype

Competition in the business world is increasingly competitive social networking. A variety of new social networking sites grows each year. Google+ one of them. To defend his title, the king took the Facebook social networking internet telephone company Skype Technologies.

Facebook is proud to introduce the service in cooperation with Skype, Video Chat, Wednesday (6 / 7).

This service allows users to chat her jolly while exchanging expressions. Even more unique anymore, Video Chatting on Facebook can be used together, or better known as the conference. To use it, users simply to click on a friend who wanted to chat and press the special button Video Chats. A box will appear on the computer screen that contains the option to accept or reject the call.

"The service is easy to use," said Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Video Chat will be available to users on Facebook in the coming weeks. Hopefully, this service can spoil the hearts of the owners of Facebook accounts and persuade them not to turn away.

Previously, Google+ could be a threat to Facebook. Display Google+ is designed as closely as possible with Facebook. Like Facebook, Google's social networking allows users to share pictures, stories and comments. The difference lies in additional features such as maps and other images stored in Google data centers. In addition, Google+ claims helps users to easily group contacts and their friends in the system group.

However, some analysts say Google only shows what the back up and just add the video chat facility.

Cosmic Panda

The existence of Google+ affects all the features of Google products. Most of the features of Google redesigned to seminimalis and in line with Google+ interface, such as Gmail display instead of just yesterday.
And now turn to YouTube. YouTube Cosmic Panda named a new design has several new features. Under his video screen there are four icons regulatory frame size and device customization channel editing.
Moreover, in Cosmic Panda no comments display manager. Here there is an option to display or not display the video comment. Tab menu also suggested the video bigger, so more visible.
But in this new display no icons are missing, such as icon for the skip forward or backward, but this function can still be done directly on the slider.
Overall, the interface is cleaner and better views. But if you do not like the Cosmic Panda and prefer the old one, you can still return to the old interface YouTube.