Author Archives: Chris Lang

In case you do not know me, I am Chris Lang. Ranked as the #1 Google Friend Connect authority and Google Wave know it all by Jack Humphrey and listed by Marcus Schroefel as amongst The Top 10 Must Follow Twitter Social Marketers.

Here is what Marcus Scrofel had to say about Chris Lang.

Chris Lang has been one of the leading Google Friend Connect and Google Social Networking proponents for quite some time. He has been deeply involved in the coming Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect communities since the beginning.

Centering on conversion and how social networks effect Google results and rankings Chris Lang is a bleeding edge social consultant and social bookmarking / SEO expert.

Orkut The New Google Me?

New Orkut features spawn Google Me rumors, let me go on record saying Google Me will not be Orkut, no way, no how!
With the new features at Orkut a sudden flurry of Google Me theories have risen. They are wrong.
First off let me say I know Google Me is real. I know when Google Me [...]

Google Dumps Google Buzz?

I could care less if Google deletes Buzz tomorrow Why?
#1 Google is NOT going to dump Buzz. Enough said. However…..
Because my followers will follow me on Google Me. Or what ever platform. This is what makes Google’s social network valuable.
Because my followers and those I follow are in my Gmail contacts. They have little to [...]

Add Google Friend Connect to a WordPress Blog

Lots of mis-information surrounds how to add Google Friend Connect to a WordPress blog. Here is how to do it the right way
You can see in the beginning of this Google Friend Connect video, how Larry Brauner was having lots of problems using the HTML widget in WordPress. Do Not use the widget system in [...]

Android vs iPhone by Robert Scoble (video)

Robert Scoble compares his new Google Android EVO vs the Apple iPhone.

Android Pros
The new Androids are head and tails above the first Android G1. Don’t judge Androids by a first generation model you may have used previously or someone you know has.
Tethering, Wifi hotspot, Android delivers first, very valuable especially in hotel stays and Robert [...]

Free Google Buzz Report

Google Buzz has been through a lot lately, both in the tech blogs and changes at Google.
Why should you read this now?

Find out if Google privacy problems are real
New Google Buzz buttons, get them inside
Discover how to set Buzz up right
Make money, build relationships and craft content for Buzz

When you read my free The State [...]

Twitter Location Sharing on Google Maps

Twitter tweet locations and Google Maps have linked up. Here is what you can expect if you are using it from your laptop or desktop.
Here’s what a Tweet looks like on Google Maps when you show your Twitter location.
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Enabling your Twitter location in Google Maps goes like this.
Step #1, opt [...]

Add a Google Buzz Button to Your Blog

John Chow came up with this Buzz hack to add a Google Buzz Button to your site. What it does is submits the article to Google Reader. From there Google Buzz adds your Reader stream to Google Buzz.
I did not like how the code worked so I improved upon it here. I did not like [...]

Google Buzz Misconceptions

Armand Morin published his first impressions on Google Buzz, here’s my response since his blog was not accepting comments at the time I saw his post.
UPDATE: 9:02 AZ time Armand’s support team got right back to me just now and has enabled comments on his blog :]
Armand you made some valid points but I [...]

Google Wave Notifier With Sound Too

Just a quick heads up that the new desktop Gwave Notifier is my new favorite tool. It is a Windows app that runs in your task-bar and even has a happy little sound it plays when you have a new Wave
I was leery of adding a desktop app that has access to my Google account [...]