10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google+ Master

By David Nield – Unless you happen to work for the search giant that created it, Google+ is probably not your social network of choice. Nevertheless, there’s a ton of functionality hidden behind its walls, covering everything from photos to local searches as the influence of Google+ stretches across the company’s multitude of other products. Here’s how to get the most out of it.

• Fill up your stream
• Save and filter searches
• Find your community
• Bookmark your favorite posts
• Add circles to Gmail
• Check your profile privacy
• Link to your content
• Back up your photos
• Hashtags, mentions and text formatting
• Set the mood

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Updates from WordPress

WordPress.com – I (Lorraine Murphy) came to WordPress.com after I lost 400,000 words on my first blog, when the Diary-X service went down with no backups. I searched for the most secure, turnkey system I could find; everyone I trusted suggested WordPress, and WordPress.com in particular — they knew I didn’t want to get “under the hood” and tinker. more> http://tinyurl.com/cvvhw8s

Adobe Kills Boxed Version Of Creative Suite

By Thomas Claburn – Adobe has decided not to offer the next iteration of its professional authoring applications on discs in shrink-wrapped boxes in order to focus on delivering software as a service for its Creative Cloud customers.

The company announced the shift at its Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, Calif., on Monday (May 06). more> http://tinyurl.com/cf6qtgn

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Verizon says will not pay a premium for Vodafone stake

Reuters – In a note to clients, analyst Philip Cusick said Verizon boss Lowell McAdam had said he did not believe a premium would be required to buy Vodafone‘s 45 percent stake in the highly successful Verizon Wireless business, because Verizon already had control through its 55 percent holding.

Lowell McAdam also indicated to the JP Morgan team that the two owners could face a “lean” year in terms of the dividend they receive from the Verizon Wireless asset, a move which could increase tensions between them. more> http://tinyurl.com/bwkzpd8

World’s First Website Back Online

By Fox Van Allen – One very important webpage has been rescued from history. Yesterday (Apr 30), European particle physics laboratory CERN returned the first ever Internet website to its rightful place on the Web. more> http://tinyurl.com/clxmvy8