by Daniele Rossi | May 16, 2012 | news
Now things are going to get really interesting! Google announced a shiny API which will allow developers to create collaborative apps for G+ Hangouts. According to the Google+ Platform website, this API will enable developers to “build games where you can see...
by Daniele Rossi | May 8, 2012 | digital strategy, social media
I’m really excited about the roll out of Hangouts On Air to everyone. Branded pages, too. With this option enabled, you can broadcast your G+ Hangout on YouTube and archive for later viewing. Of course, you’re able to also broadcast from your G+ stream and...
by Daniele Rossi | May 7, 2012 | digital strategy, social media
If you’ve had a chance to read my previous blog post introducing Google+ Hangouts, you’d know I’m a big fan of the free video conferencing feature of Google’s social network, Google+. Enticed to give a Hangout a try? With six months of Hangout...
by Daniele Rossi | May 6, 2012 | digital strategy, social media
In today’s word of social network overload and media buzz this and media buzz that, Google Plus’ epically awesome Hangout feature has been further improving itself with new easy-to-use features and productivity tools. Even if you don’t have the need...
by Daniele Rossi | Apr 27, 2012 | blog, user experience
Facebook has been famously notorious in making changes to its UI and Ux without the best practice of giving prior notice to users. Lately, I’ve been noticing this practice being used by my other social networks and cloud services. Please stop it. Stop it now. It’s...
by Daniele Rossi | Apr 20, 2012 | comics, creativity, illustration, news
What a mouthful that title is, eh? Anyhoo, I’m close to launching the interactive iPad optimized web app edition of my SuperSpud digital comics. I thought I’d share a sneak preview of the three comics that will launch with the app. Particularly, their...
by Daniele Rossi | Apr 3, 2012 | news
I was alerted to an awesome use of Google products by my buddy and American war vet, Jody Fuller. A group of veterans, their families and Google employees got together and created a community called Google For Veterans. Their mission is to connect veterans and their...
by Daniele Rossi | Mar 7, 2012 | creativity, digital strategy
I asked my friend, Eric Stirpe, a screenwriter and filmmaker living in Los Angeles — and a super awesome illustrator — to share advice he can give us digital media folk on telling a great story. Thanks Eric! What makes a compelling story? In my experience,...
by Daniele Rossi | Mar 6, 2012 | blog
Came across this cool video talking about the story behind the famous “Keep Calm And Carry On” posters from World War 2 Britain (not to mention a cool use of an old railway station!). I had a brainstorm at the mention of King George VI’s crown on the...
by Daniele Rossi | Mar 2, 2012 | news, social media
I was interviewed by The Globe and Mail to talk about my latest digital venture, Stutter Social, an online virtual support group using Google Plus Hangouts. Read more about it in this blog post. Journalist, Wency Leung, did an excellent job at telling the Stutter...
