10 Awesome Animated Google+ Profiles [VIDEOS]

10 Awesome Animated Google+ Profiles [VIDEOS]
February 21, 2012 By Amy-Mae Elliott For Mashable

1. Dunken K Bliths

As the current king of the animated G+ profile with his role as resident artist at profile pimping company

JustBusiness, Dunken's own profile doesn't disappoint.

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2. Eric Cheng

Considering he specializes in underwater photography, Eric's profile is simple and stunning.

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3. Ralph Roberts

How can a cute green robot fail to make a good impression?

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4. Daria Musk

Daria rocks Google+ with her musical Hangouts. She also rocks her profile page with a fabulous circles-based design.

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5. Anthony Widdowson

Model train enthusiast Anthony's design is suitably steam-powered.

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6. Trey Ratcliff

Trey's effective design points visitors to his "Stuck in Customs" travel photography blog.

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7. Evo Terra

Evo's animation is a little different than our other examples, but just as striking. We especially like the Google+ graphics in the background.

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8. Jeremy Cupp

Jeremy's profile showcases his photography, with some lovely landscapes that work really well across the strip of scrapbook images.

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9. Adam Simmons

Bearing in mind his "passion for Geospatial technology" Adam's map-based animation is both apt and awesome.

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10. Giles Pettipher

We're ending the gallery with a home-made creation. Giles shares his "how-to" over on Google+.

We’ve seen some great Google+ profile hacks, but there’s a new breed of design in town — the animated Google+ profile.

Pioneered by Dunken K Bliths, whose creations dominate our gallery, the animations create a real splash when you first land on someone’s Google+ profile page.

SEE ALSO: Trick Out Your Pinterest Boards With This Simple Hack
Take a look through our gallery of awesome animations. Link us in the comments to any other good ones you’ve seen on the social service.

How to Add Photos to Your Facebook Map

How to Add Photos to Your Facebook Map
February 28, 2012 By Amy-Mae Elliott For Mashable

1. Your Map

To manage your map, click on the "map" box in your favorites section, beneath your cover photo.

If you can't see a "map" box here, hit the down arrow to the right of the boxes to see the hidden boxes.

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2. Add Photos to Map

Now click "Add Photos to Map" on the top right hand side of the maps screen.

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3. Select Pics to Add

You'll now see your uploaded photos in a film strip-style display at the top of your map page.

Clicking an image will give you a "Where was this?" text box.

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4. Add a Location

Start typing the location and you can select the correct one from the list that appears.

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5. Save Down

When you've finished adding a location to the pics you want to geotag, click "Done Adding" to return to your normal map view.

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6. Add Location to Individual Photos

You can also add in a location when you're viewing a photo.

Simply click "Add location"...

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7. Add Location to Individual Photos

...And start typing in the box. Select your location from the choices that appear.

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8. Your New Pins

Once you've added locations to images, back in your map page you'll see new pin markers.

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9. Click on the Pins to View Images

If you click on the markers, you'll see the relevant image.

Adding photos to your Facebook map is a great way to chart where you’ve been and what you’ve achieved in your life.

If you have added geo data to images as you uploaded them, they should already show on your map page. If not, we can show you how to quickly and easily add location information to your pics to give them geographical context.

SEE ALSO: How to Hide From Annoying Friends on Facebook Chat

Take a look through our simple step-by-step instructions above. Let us know in the comments below if you like browsing images on a location basis

Chinese New Year sees new demand for gold

20 January 2012 Last updated at 02:00 GMT

Retailers are gearing up for a round of last minute shopping as the Lunar New Year draws closer.

According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Dragon starts Monday, 23 January.

And as the BBC's Ashleigh Nghiem reports, people aren't just stocking up on new clothes and food but gold as well.