Google Drive Launched And Gmail Users Get 10GB Of Storage
I know I am a little late with this post, but I wanted to make sure that I shared Google Drive with you.. It launched on April 24th, 2012 so in honor of Google Drive being launched Gmail users now get 10GB of storage. Pretty cool, right? But I am sure you are wondering what Google Drive is?
Google Drive is storage services for Google users. You get 5GB of storage for free, but you can upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/mo, 100GB for $4.99/mo and 1TB for $49.99/mo.
Here are some of the features of Google Drive:
Create and Collaborate: Google Docs is built in directly you can share, comment and edit on projects. You also get notified when others comment and edit documents.
Store Files and Access Them Anywhere: You can upload files from your computer and access them on your mobile phone. This can come in handy because it syncs with your Google Account.
Search Option: You can search by keyword and or topic. The really cool feature is that is can detect text that is scanned to be used in search results. That’s pretty cool, huh?
Download Google Drive For PC Here
Download Google Drive For Your Android Device Here
Google Drive is a open platform and is looking to work with 3rd party developers to be able to send faxes, edit videos and create mock websites.
Have you had the opportunity to use Google Drive? If so, I would love to hear your feedback below in the comments section.
The Blog Challenge Has Come To An End..
I am really excited to announce that I actually posted 30 times in 30 days. Although I didn’t post everyday, I did manage to not get too far behind, so I could catch up quickly..lol I have done many challenges, but it has been a while since I actually completed one! When you are a stay at home parent the distractions can interfere with your online tasks.
Let me first say that I have really enjoyed reading and commenting on all of the great blogs. This challenge had a ton of really great people that I was lucky enough to interact and share my blog with. I truly appreciate all the comments and feedback I received.
What I will take away from this challenge is that consistency isn’t the only thing you need to make your blog thrive. Interacting and connecting with others plays a huge roll in making a difference. I guess the saying – ” A Closed Mouth Doesn’t Get Fed!” is true! I feel that I have stepped out of my comfort zone this challenge and by doing so it has helped me not only drive more traffic to my site, but I have gained some really great relationships.
Thank You to Michelle Shaeffer and Michele Scism for putting this event on. You ladies do a great job everytime!! I can’t wait for the next one!!
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WPpinner Review: Track Pinterest From Your WordPress Dashboard
When I seen all of the hype about WPpinner – the new WordPress plugin that brings Pinterest to your WordPress dashboard. I have to say I was a little excited. They are launching the product using referrals which I thought was a great idea too. If you referred at least 5 people then you were allowed to test the plugin in beta.
A couple of days ago I received the download to test the plugin. I did the happy dance! I really was excited to try this plugin out because I had recently written about how to use Pinterest with your blog and I wanted to see if and how it would help me.
Let me first say that the concept is great. But once I activated the plugin I realized that it really isn’t something I need on my blog. You have to enter you Pinterest log in details, you can decide where you want to enable WPpinner either post or pages or both. You can add a description and decide where your pins should be linked to. WPpinner allows you to track the pins that are posted from your WordPress blog. It shows your Pinterest account stats and an option to see data logs.
After customizing the settings of the plugin. I did some testing to see how it worked. I couldn’t find a pin button on any posts or pages. A couple of blog posts were pinned, but didn’t see any stats for them. I was really hoping that it would have had an option to upload a default image icon for your blog. This would be awesome for those of us who don’t use images as much.
Overall I really like the idea of this plugin, I just think they have a lot to improve on before it will get used. So for now I am going to deactivate the plugin and use the system I already had in place to track my pinterest account.
If you have tried WPpinner I would love to hear your thoughts below..
