5 Best Sites to Get The Most Out of Google+

Google plus (Google+) is a new social platform; it’s been around just a little more than a month, which means users are still figuring it out. Most of its users have adopted it and are satisfied with its operation. Yet, do you know that there are still many things to explore? I have compiled a list of websites which will help you to make the most out of old and new features to make your google plus experience even better than before. 1. Google Plus Social StatisticsGoogle Plus Statistics currently tracks and generates detailed statistics for 51,046 users and pulls in hundreds of the most popular posts, every second of the day, from Google plus.Add...

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Google releases translator for Google+

Users of Google’s upcoming social network Google+ can now have the posts of friends from other countries translated almost instantly, with a new translator tool from the search giant. The "Google Translate for Google+" is an extension on Google’s Chrome browser, and translate Google+ streams using integrated, inline, Google Translate support.Notes on the new tool’s page indicated the Google Chrome extension can access a Google+ user’s data on plus.google.com; as well as the user’s tabs and browsing activity.Its supported languages so far include Indonesian, German, English, Filipino, French, Vietnamese, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Romanian.A...

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Move Your Facebook Photos to Google Plus – Move2Plus App for iOS

San Diego, California – Pixite LLC launches Move2Plus App for iOS, a powerful app that copies albums, photos, and captions from a Facebook account to a Google (Picasa) account with a touch of a button. Move2Plus is also a fast Google+ uploader for photos and videos saved on an iOS device.With the launch of Google+, many Facebook users are searching for ways to migrate their photos to the new social media platform. Manually downloading to a computer all the photos from a Facebook account, then uploading them to Google+ is time consuming for casual Facebook users and next to impossible for power users with thousands of photos.Move2Plus offers...

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Posts on Google+ look very familiar

Last month, like millions of other people, I joined Google+, the new social network started by the search engine giant.Driven by your Google profile, the network requires members to use their real names and connect to friends, family, acquaintances and experts via a system of "circles," the building blocks of Google+ relationships.You also can use video chats, which Google calls "hangouts," to communicate with people in your circles.Caught up in all the buzz, I created my account fairly soon after the site was launched in late June.And now, more than six weeks later, I'm still not sure of the benefits of joining Google+.It could be that perhaps...

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Facebook: Threatened by Google+? Trillion page views say no...

Social network giant Facebook brought in 870 million unique visitors and a trillion page views in June, according to an updated list of the top 1,000 most-visited sites on the web released Tuesday by Google subsidiary DoubleClick. Between clicking through photo albums, playing games and sifting through profiles, Facebook gets nearly 1,150 page views per unique visitor, according to the data obtained by DoubleClick. The data also indicates that Facebook has a 46.9 percent reach among web surfers, which lines up with the company’s claim that people log over 700 billion minutes per month on the site. While it’s hardly a surprise that...

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Chris Brogan on How Businesses Can Get Started on Google+

Although it may still be a few months before Google allows businesses to create branded profiles on Google+, social media expert Chris Brogan is convinced the new network will be a powerful tool for business owners to connect with customers online."Google is the largest search engine in the world and it's looking to Google+ to understand what people are searching for based on what they share there," says Brogan, who has logged "hundreds of hours" on the site since signing up in early July. He's writing a book, Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything, to be published in November by Que, an imprint of Pearson.In...

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Now, Google+ issues verification badges

Indian social media marketing companies believe this is a step in the right direction, since it helps get rid of fake identities. If you're a celebrity, a public figure, or have a wide circle of friends on Google's social networking site, Google+ (Plus), being anonymous or using a pseudonym is no longer an option. A few days ago, Google+ started rolling out verification badges on profiles, "so you can be sure the person you're adding to a circle is who he claims to be". "Not sure whether Dolly Parton is actually a particular Dolly Parton? For now, we're focused on verifying public figures, celebrities, and people who have been added to...

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Why Google+ ?

One of the most common things I see when a friend or family member joins Google+ is a simple post asking ‘Now What?’ Assuming they even had enough interest to try Google+. Many are comfortable on Facebook and see no reason to change. (I remember similar sentiments with mySpace & Facebook early on.) I personally still use both Twitter and Facebook, just to a lesser degree since joining Google+. This post is simply going to highlight some of the reasons I dig Google+ so much. In addition towards the end I will list a few of Google+’s ugly spots.Following vs Friending (Circles?)With Google+ you do not send friend requests. Instead you...

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Google+ gives Facebook a run for its money

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook finally has a serious competitor. At least, that’s what social-media investor Sergio Monsalve thinks.Venture capitalists such as Monsalve see early signs that Google+, which has picked up more than 25 million users since launching in June, is headed down the right path. Google Inc’s infant social network, which counts Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg a member, has met skepticism so far. Some are waiting to see if it can maintain the rapid momentum of its first months. Others see reason to be optimistic. Monsalve, who has invested in various consumer-Internet start-ups, is among a group of VCs who see promise. If...

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Top 10 Ways To Use Social Network Sites in a Professional Manner

Social Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, MySpace, FourSquare are online platforms which focuses on building social relations with people who share common interests, financial interest, activities, sexual relationships, beliefs, knowledge. Social Network has become an integral part of people’s life across the globe. Earlier social networks is just meant for reconnecting with family and old friends and using these services do have their positive impact but misusing or over sharing on the social networks is like digging your own grave. The things used to a limit which doesn’t have any negative impact will be permitted to any extent...

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Google questions Facebook’s handling of Google+ invitation links, Facebook hits back

There’s a lively debate going on between Google and Facebook today over the question of whether Facebook is filtering links to Google+. The question was raised in this Google+ links on Facebook video, and Vic Gundotra brought it up via his Google+ profile. But Facebook has hit back, saying it’s not blocking Google+ links and that users can see for themselves that this is the case. So who’s right? A lot of users have reported having trouble replicating the alleged ‘filtering’ in the video. I had a go, and found that a Google+ link appeared to be shared just fine. Of course Facebook is probably refining its algorithms all the time, so something...

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Hands-on with Edgeworld and other Google+ games

Since the battle of the social game giants has begun, I decided to try out some of the games available on Google+ to see if the newcomer has an edge on incumbent Facebook.So far, Google+ is working fine. The interface is well-organized and pretty simple. You just click on icons to initiate a game and they’re all pretty self-explanatory. When it comes to the mechanics, user interface or presentation of games, Facebook doesn’t really have any advantages over Google. And so far, Google has done a decent job of getting fun games with variety in its first batch of titles.Facebook has many more users and a lot more games, but that imbalance will likely...

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Will Google+ Act As A Facebook Killer?

If you have been following the recent advancements in the world of Social Media, then you will know how the battle between Facebook & Google+ is shaping up. On one hand there is the reigning number one social network website with more than 700+ million registered users and on the other there is the most awaited social network by the top search engine giant in the world.Right from the launch of Google+, it has been an interesting to observe how things progress with this network. Coveted to be a Facebook killer, the network has been applauded by some and criticized by others. According to a recent report by Comscore, Google+ reached its first...

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Google+ games attacks the heart of Facebook’s revenues

There’s a reason why Google seems like it’s in a big rush to get games up and running on its Google+ social network. That’s because games are the way that Google will put financial pressure on Facebook.This analysis is obvious. But there is some interesting analysis behind it from at least one analyst company. Joseph Ranzenbach, vice president of operations at PrivoCo, a New York company that analyzes financial data for private companies, had some interesting analysis of the Facebook-Google fight.Ranzenbach, vice president of operations at PrivCo — which analyzes companies such as Facebook, Groupon, Zynga and others — says that Google+ games...

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It’s time to include Google+ in your social media strategy. Here’s how.

It’s something of an understatement to say social media is a moving target – especially for business owners. Just when you feel like you have a handle on your strategy for one social medium, another platform surfaces and forces you to re-evaluate. The latest entrant is Google+, Google’s fast-growing challenge to Facebook and Twitter.There are some basic rules that can guide your business’ strategy on Google+ and any new social platform. The most important of these is to pause before you jump in. It’s critical to take some time to understand the conversations, the players and the zeitgeist of the communities you wish to become involved in...

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Who Should Be Worried About Google+?

When Google+ came on the scene at the beginning of July, the early adopters were all over it, but they were skeptical. We all remember Wave and Buzz, which didn’t quite hit the mark. This time though, the general opinion is optimistic, and the conversation has turned from “should competitors be worried” to “WHICH competitors should be worried.” Of course the first reports of Google+ was that it’s trying to compete with Facebook. But when we started using it, Facebook no longer seemed to be the only competitor. When comparing it only to Facebook, critics said that the major fault of Google+ was that, despite its growing popularity, it would...

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Google+ on target to be 2nd largest social networking site

YouGov recently announced the results of a Bloomberg//YouGov survey examining social media trends and usage one month after the launch of the new social media site Google+. The survey gauges the impact of the new Google product on the social media community and other social media products. According to Michael Nardis, Head of YouGov Investment Products, “Google+ is starting off extremely strong. It’s chipping away at engagement levels on Facebook and Twitter. With Google reporting 25 million accounts already and an estimated 16MM more US adults reporting that they plan to join over the coming year, Google+ can be a threat to both.” Google+ Already...

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Facebook Messenger, Google+ Huddle and iMessage compared

Now that Facebook has thrown its hat in the ring, there are quite a few choices for mobile messaging on the iPhone and other iOS devices. The three major contenders are Facebook Messenger, released today, Google+’s Huddle, and the upcoming iMessage service from Apple.You don’t necessarily have to choose one above the others, but here’s a comparison of their function and features in case you were curious about how they stack up (click to enlarge). Source: Giga...

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Google+ For iOS Updated Now Supports iPad And iPod Touch

Google’s new social network has become incredibly popular since it launched a few weeks ago, Google has already released an Android and iPhone app, and now Google has updated the iPhone version of Google+ to add in support for the iPad and the iPod Touch.As well as adding in support for the iPad and the iPod Touch, the latest version of Google+ also comes with a range of bug fixes, although the iPad version isn’t a dedicated version of Google+, so we can expect that to come in the future.Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Huddle lets you send super-fast messages to the people you care about...

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4 Reasons Google+ Brand Pages Will Be Better Than Facebook’s

Zeny Huang is an Emerging Media Strategist at JWT New York where she helps brands connect with fans in innovative and meaningful ways using social media. You can follow her on Twitter @Zenidala.Converting Facebook’s 750 million active users to Google+ will be a long, difficult battle for the search giant. But converting brands to Google+ will be much easier if Google+ is able to solve advertisers’ biggest problems with Facebook — such as post-click engagement tracking, paid search inefficiencies and limited customization.Advertisers drive paid media to their Facebook Pages because they want to be where their audience is, but there’s a major flaw...

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I really like Google+. It’s a refreshing alternative to Facebook and it provides a very “twitter-like” experience too. Unfortunately, my profile URL is not something that is easy to remember or in any way useful if I want to direct people to my little corner. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for a good URL shortener to come along, allowing me to create a more useful URL to share with people. Simply head to http://www.gplus.to/ and paste the long string of numbers in the address bar of your profile page into the box on the right. Give yourself a nickname – such as the one you use on Twitter or your usual gaming handle and type that into the...

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Google+ Attempts to Surpass Facebook, Twitter

Google+ is offering a much simpler way to invite friends to the service. Google engineer Balaji Srinivasan announced in a Google+ post that a new feature is being rolled out over the next couple of days which lets users invite friends through a link.“We’ve heard that you want to invite your friends, but sometimes you don’t know their email addresses… or sometimes it’s not easy to find it,” he wrote.Clicking on the “invite friends” button, will see a new link that users can email or IM to friends.Srinivasan, however, noted that since Google+ is still in limited field trial, there is a limit of 150 people that can sign up to Google+ per link.The...

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Google+ What You Need to Know

There are always exciting happenings around the world of Google. It’s exciting times, as here at Network Intellect a few of us got a Google Plus (pronounced “plus one”) account before they closed to doors, while still in the testing stages.One of the things you are going to see is a little “+1″ icon next to Google search listings. These give you the opportunity of giving a thumbs up to a particular listing.The value of this is that people who are in your social circles will see things you have Plus 1+ed. If people follow you in the social world, they might also appreciate knowing what sites you find useful.If Google plus takes off, which we...

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Google+ reportedly becomes the fastest website to hit 25 million users

Google’s new social network Google+ has reached 25 million users in just over a month to become the fastest website to reach an audience of that size, according to ComScore figures released on Wednesday.Reuters reports that Google+ launched in late June and reached the milestone by July 24, growing at a rate of one million visitors a day. The search giant has not yet publicly launched the service to the millions of its Google account holders, still employing an invitation system whilst the team work to scale the service and incorporate new features before it is unveiled to wider audience.In contrast, Facebook took nearly three years to reach...

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The name game: is Google+ building a cathedral or a bazaar?

The phrase "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" was coined by American computer programmer Eric S. Raymond to distinguish two different approaches to the development of software. The Bazaar was likened to the slightly chaotic but powerful collective approach behind the development of open source software. The Cathedral represented the traditional, closed, corporate approach to software development. In many ways, what we are seeing with Google's birthing pains of its new social network of Google+ is the tension between Google wanting Google+ to be the Cathedral and a vocal section that would be happier to see it operate more as the Bazaar. Advocates...

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