That was quick. After a few days of testing, the improvements to the Google +1 button are publicly available. When you mouse over the button, Google shows a list of friends that +1′d the page. The same list is now displayed next to the button if you change the code and select inline annotations. This…

One year ago, Google acquired Slide, a company that developed third-party apps for Facebook and other social networks. At that time, Google mentioned that the goal was to “make Google services socially aware”. Slide continued to operate as an independent start-up inside Google and developed photo sharing apps like Photovine and Pool Party. Slide’s CEO,…