Google+ was developed around the concept of Circles – groups of people you organize according to your interests and relationship with them (tech bloggers, family members, etc.). While Google was working on Circles for its new social network, though, another company – Katango (formerly known as Cafébots) – was also working on a similar concept…
In many ways, the story of Google+ and Twitter is that of a planned community vs. organic growth. Twitter was never conceived to be what it is today. Its success was purely accidental and thanks to being in the right place at the right time. Its early years were chaotic. Users invented features that Twitter…
With 8.5 million daily riders, New York State’s public transit system is not just the largest in the U.S., but due to the fact that it’s very complex and consists of multiple agencies that all cover very large geographic areas, it’s also often hard to navigate. To make things a bit easier for its users, New…