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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…

Last month I conducted a poll among my circles using the method I’ve previously written about. The results were a bit surprising.

google+ feature poll results

I conducted the poll on my personal Google+ profile, and got a decent amount of responses. In fact, 4 weeks after I posted it, it’s still getting votes!

So I’ve gathered the results and tallied up the +1′s. Here they are, meticulously crafted into a beautifully designed infographic for your viewing pleasure. Afterwards, you can cast your own vote as to which Google+ feature you think is the best!

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Have you ever been in a Hangout that just wasn’t what you dreamed it would be? Maybe the conversation just isn’t stimulating anymore, or maybe you just hit that 7 minute lull in the conversation. Well here is a way to instantly make your Google+ Hangout more fun: Moustache.

bryan allain sporting a moustache

 

I recently discovered this feature while hanging out with some really cool people, talking about blogging. While I was listening, my eyes wandered down to the all-too-familiar Hangouts menu at the bottom. Thats when I discovered a whole new layer of fun.

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I couldn’t help but share this.

Thanks to David Shares for the link!

I think this video is awesome.

Google+ Profile Photo Hacks

James —  July 21, 2011 — 3 Comments

It looks like it isn’t just people on Facebook having fun with their social media profiles.

Check out how these creative Google+ users have used the preview photos on their Google+ profile to make it a little more fun and interesting:

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Google has done a great job at innovating some core features and putting them into Google+. With things like Circles, Hangouts, and Sparks keeping us busy, I’m sure most people are happy with the current feature set. However, there are some things that seem to be missing.

What we’ve done is create a short poll for you to vote on which features you would most like to see on Google+. We’ve given you some options, as well as given you some creative freedom to come up with your own feature! Have at it:

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I found this infographic as I was surfing the web today and thought that it would be worth sharing!

As you will see it is a little biased, but hey! Quite an interesting analysis.

Enjoy!

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