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How to Serve Up Brilliant Posts for Maximum Visibility

Emilie Eggleston — May 29, 2012 — 2 Comments

The new Google+ app is here, and this article shows you, step by step, how to take advantage of the new changes so your posts are appealing to both mobile and desktop users.

In the new app, media posts are now larger than life with photos stealing the spotlight, while text-only posts seem to stand out like little islands of white paper in a sea of colors and dark grays. It’s all visually stunning, but unfortunately many readers shake their heads in shame because their ability to skim full posts has been taken away.

Don’t despair, as this focus on brevity is the perfect opportunity to format your posts with attention-grabbing titles and relevant images. Continue Reading…

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Add Rounded Corners to Any Photo in Google+

Emilie Eggleston — March 17, 2012 — 1 Comment

Google+ Rounded Corners Creative Kit Photo Tutorial

Is your inner artist screaming to come out and play? Explore the Google+ Creative Kit!

There are so many options available to spruce up your photos; options like saturation, exposure, contrast, rotate, crop, cross process, text, decorative items such as speech bubbles, beards, and the list goes on.

Here’s a quick tutorial to add rounded corners to any photo in your Google+ photo album. Continue Reading…

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Over 50 Google+ Hangout Ideas

Emilie Eggleston — February 19, 2012 — 4 Comments

You can have live video conferences with up to 10 people, FOR FREE! Want to know how others are using Google+ Hangouts? This is the granddaddy of all lists! Continue Reading…

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Did You Know This About Google+ Notifications?

Emilie Eggleston — January 9, 2012 — 6 Comments

So we’ve gone over how to put an end to spam notifications and how to mute game notifications, but in this article, we’re going to delve a bit into exactly how the notifications system works for personal profiles.

Throughout this article, “notifications” will refer to the red indicator in the Google bar, and not email or SMS notifications which can be turned on/off in Google+ settings.

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