Big news!
Google recently released some really nice features for Google+ search!
So you have an account on Google+, and are ready to share it with your followers or on your other social networking sites. What is the best way link them to your Google+ profile?
You could copy and paste the long Google+ profile URL on your page, which will look something like this:
https://plus.google.com/113700089599268336343/posts (That’s mine)
You can see for yourself it is not exactly ideal. It is a very long and goofy looking link. There is no easy way to remember this link.
However, we have come to the rescue with 10+ third party services providing Google+ vanity URLs!
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Sometimes you will be posting stuff out on Google+ that you want to keep to your own profile and not have people reshare.
Maybe it is a piece of photography, creative writing, or a video which you want to make sure it attributed to you, I totally understand.
Google being Google have made it super easy for you to “lock” your posts so that no one else can re-share them, just check out my video below where I run you through it!
If you’ve started to circle lots of people on Google+, you’ve probably noticed that the notifications system is being abused. Spammers and people with an elevated concept of how important their content is have begun to barrage inboxes with notifications. It has become a bit of a problem.
Google has delivered a solution! With this new option to choose who can send you notifications, you can put an end to spam notifications for good! Just follow these simple steps:
One of people’s biggest complaints about Google+ is that there’s “nothing happening on Google+”. This is only true if you don’t have any friends on Google+, or haven’t found anyone interesting to follow. However, those of us who are active on Google+ have found plenty of valuable content to keep us busy. So what do we know that they don’t?
Below, I’m going to go through a process that has allowed me to make dozens of genuine, and valuable connections on Google+.
If you want to create an online presence that has value, and credibility, this post is essential. People like Robert Scoble have talked extensively about the importance of filling out your public profile. It’s no secret. Having a sloppy profile will be detrimental to your online reputation.
So we’ve put together this 12 step tutorial that will make filling out your Google+ profile easy. Once you’re done, you will certainly be on your way to Google+ profile domination!
If you’re constantly on the run like I am, sometimes you don’t have time to read every post on Google+. Sometimes you only have a minute to scan through and see if anything interesting catches your eye. But when you find something interesting, what do you do if you don’t have time to actually read it or comment on it?
Well, we’ve found an easy way to bookmark posts so that you can easily come back to them later to read or comment on them! It’s actually really simple to do, and you’ll likely be using it several times a day!
[This post is part of a collection of posts called "The Beginners Guide To Google+". If you are new to Google+ and want to learn the basics why not check out the other posts in the series? You can also get the latest news and tutorials from GPlusTuts by subscribing here!]
Google+ hangouts is a fantastic feature of the Google+ social network.
It is literally video chat on steroids!
I used to mainly use Skype for doing video chats, which only allows one to one chats unless you have a premium service. Google+ hangouts wipes the floor with Skype and other services with a stable, high quality group video chat solution that even has some nice extra features. It’s all free too!
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Some of us are extremely pleased that Google+ has some great games on it. Popular titles like Angrybirds, CityVille, etc.
Others of us, couldn’t give a damn, and quick frankly want nothing to do with notifications that have plagued us on other social networks such as Facebook in the past (I still have nightmares about farms).
Google+ Game Notifications
As I have already mentioned, Google have been very helpful in setting up a specific stream for posts to do with games. However, it does seems that people can still send you game invites in your notifications bar, which, for some, could be a little irritating.
But have no fear! These gaming notifications can be easily muted. Just check out my video below where I show you how!
[This post is part of a collection of posts called "The Beginners Guide To Google+". If you are new to Google+ and want to learn the basics why not check out the other posts in the series? You can also get the latest news and tutorials from GPlusTuts by subscribing here!]
One great thing about Google+ is it’s search capabilities.
Obviously, Google are the Kings of search, so it goes without saying that the search feature within Google+ is awesome.
I love it as a great way to find posts on the topics I care about, finding information, and finding relevant people to follow on Google+.
If you don’t use it you definitely should! I am going to show you how in a video below.
