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Google Plus And Expand Your Business
What is Google Plus?
Google+ – or Google Plus – is a social network from
Google.
Some of its tools and features come from
existing services and platforms, such as the Picasa photo storing and sharing
platform. Some of the features are similar to other popular social networks and
micro-blogging platforms. To
join Google+ you need a Google account (such as for accessing Gmail).
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When you first sign
up, you'll see some 'circles' that have already been set up by Google,
including 'Friends' and 'Acquaintances'. You can also add your own.
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You can share messages
or links with everyone or with only those within designated circles. This gives
you more flexibility than Twitter and is a similar concept to ‘groups’ on
Facebook.
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Your circles are
private – that is, no one can see how you've named your circles or which
circles they or anyone else has been put in.
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'Sparks' is an area of
content based around specific interests, although the topics are often American
in focus.
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The 'Notifications'
section will let you know when someone adds you to one of their circles (though
not which circle) and when someone has commented on or reacted to content that
you've shared or commented on.
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You can make comments
underneath content shared by other users that you follow, and you can also '+1'
it. The latter is similar to ‘liking’ on Facebook.
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You can also share
that content, if the original poster allows it. This is similar to ‘retweeting’
on Twitter.
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If the original poster
allows it, after you interact with a post, Google+ threads responses and
informs you of any updates. If this starts to get annoying, you can ‘mute’
these updates.
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The ‘Hang Out’
application allows users to video chat.
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You can upload and
organise photos using Google Photos (previously called Picasa).
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There is a Google +
app available for smartphones too.
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