The forthcoming Google I/O event is just a day away and some major announcements are awaited. Some of the most speculated items are the Nexus tablet, the next Android variant, Google Play improvements, Google+ API and even some extras like the revolutionary Google Glasses and Google Drive, the new kid in the cloud. Although we have to wait for the real thing to happen until Wednesday when the event goes live. Now if you are a blogger in this space and are most likely to live blog the event, Google has some help to offer.
Since Google+ is Google’s much professed social layer around all of its services, the new tool will help bloggers take advantage of that while writing out the keynotes to their readers. The idea is to get the word out and do it the Google way.
1. Go to the official page for the live blogging tool.
2. Using the Customize my gadget button, start configuring the gadget for your blog.
All set you will get an iframe code to embed in your blog. Once done you will be able to voice your thoughts about the Google I/O on Google+ and the posts(they need to be public) will be fetched to your widget for your readers to consume. The key elements in the widget are live video stream for the keynote announcements, live text based updates from the keynotes, a stream of your publicly shared posts on Google+.
Here’s an example of what you can expect from the widget:
Although this is a definite help for those who really choose to be social and at the same time voice their opinions on their blog. The tool is expected to work exclusively for the Google event. Although, Google has proposed that you can use the tool for other non-Google events although the video section might not be relevant. The ambiguity in the statement sparks the confusion whether the tool will at all be of any use for other live events. In any case, Google+ will enjoy a enthusiastic response if the bloggers actually use it. Metaphorically speaking, there’s no better way to beat your own drums. Strategically, it’s brilliant.
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