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Google announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out a significant redesign for its social networking platform Google+, which will allow users to create a more customized experience on the site. The company said it will introduce a variety of new features to the site in the next few days, …
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Google just launched dynamic views for Blogger, its free blogging platform, and they are something else. Powered by AJAX, HTML5 and CSS3, these new themes for Blogger users are heavy-duty, interactive designs, not mere blog templates. The announcement claims that they also load “40 percent faster than traditional templates,” but that will require some testing. Just in trying to load Google’s blog posts announcing this update, this author saw lots of new Blogger loading graphics with spinning gears.
Nevertheless, these designs look amazing. They have infinite scrolling, dynamic loading of graphics and new posts, easy re-sorting, keyboard shortcuts for navigation and, of course, one-click sharing to Google Plus “and other social sites.” There are seven new templates, and they can be gently customized. More customization options will be added “in the coming weeks.” The flagship Google blogs for Gmail, LatLong and Docs are getting dynamic makeovers, too.
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