UNDERSTANDING GOOGLE+

They say a picture is worth a thousand words so this small work I did should be very useful for understanding Google+ very fast. Feel free to share it to help every newbie and give me some feedback on the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/K2mCT7cSboj

Background source: http://thedeleteduser.deviantart.com by +Gahan Raj
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

Seen in a public library

I'd love to watch this until I fall asleep.

UNDERSTANDING GOOGLE+ v2.0

Ok, so this is the second version of Understanding Google+ and it should be very useful for all the newbies. I would've also added: "Want to see influencers and statistics? -> View Ripples", but there's no more space for that.

Feel free to share it to help everyone and give me some feedback on the original post:
https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/bXh4UpWh3Kc

Background source: http://thedeleteduser.deviantart.com by +Gahan Raj
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

GOOGLE's vs FACEBOOK's TERMS via +L'ammiraglio Valerio

This is a must read. You find what you see in the picture under these links:
http://picasa.google.com/intl/en_us/legal_notices.html
http://www.facebook.com/terms.php

HE MADE IT!
This is one of my favorites.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukaaa/1102090491/

TOP 100 MOST POPULAR CHROME EXTENSIONS AND APPS FOR GOOGLE PLUS

Ok, so this is the updated top of most popular chrome extensions for Google+. These are the most used extensions and apps dedicated to g+ that I found until now in the chrome web store. Did I miss an extension or made a mistake? Then leave me a comment on the original post. Please share this to help the g+ community.

1. Hover Zoom (215,030 users) - http://goo.gl/yrHOA
Enlarge thumbnails on mouse over. Works on many sites (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Flickr, Reddit, Amazon, etc).

2. Google +1 Button (166,957 users) - http://goo.gl/LKO1Y
+1 and share a web page, anywhere you go on the web.

3. Google+ Notifications (95,554 users) - http://goo.gl/UQhIh
View notifications of Google+ activity when signed in, anywhere you go on the web.

4. Extended Share (75,854 users) - http://goo.gl/mijZv
Extends Google+ to share to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and many more.

5. SGPlus (64,781 users) - http://goo.gl/McxeX
Complete social network integration: post to Facebook and Twitter, see your feeds inside Google Plus, and much more

6. +Photo Zoom (63,099 users) - http://goo.gl/rHIEP
Easily zoom photos and profile pics from your Google Plus Stream.

7. Google Translate for G+ (61,938 users) - http://goo.gl/PjSrQ
Translate your Google+ stream using integrated, inline, Google Translate support.

8. Publish sync for google+ & facebook (56,821 users) - http://goo.gl/F3am4
Provides two-way syncs Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Plurk. It supports article, video, pictures and more

9. Replies and more for G+ (39,455 users) - http://goo.gl/Zv8WJ
Adds reply and reply-to-author buttons to Google+ comments and a number of other enhancements.

10. G+me (35,289 users) - http://goo.gl/JgR2Z
Collapses the Google+ stream while keeping live updates: collapses posts, hides comments, etc.

11. Surplus (32,103 users) - http://goo.gl/vRlPE
Google Plus Integration for Chrome

12. Usability Boost for G+ (24,320 users) - http://goo.gl/CLnUG
Greatly improves readability on Google Plus, ability to star posts to read later and some other useful features

13. 1-Up for Google+ (18,368 users) - http://goo.gl/O0NkA
Changes your +1 icon on Google+ into a 1-up mushroom from Mario Brothers. Complete with sound!

14. Google Plus Directory (15,601 users) - http://goo.gl/iAdXC
Find your G+ is a Google Plus person directory, where you can meet new people, start making new friend circles and more for Google+

15. Google+ Ultimate (15,422 users) - http://goo.gl/Q6xd3
This extension for Google Plus adds functionatility and themeing for the site.

16. -1 Minus One for G+ (12,306 users) - http://goo.gl/WYuf6
Minus one (-1) button in Google+ (Post & Comment), Notifications.

17. Plus Minus (12,087 users) - http://goo.gl/PM0Mr
Lets you select which Circles show up in your Google+ Stream, allows you to easily mark individual or all posts as read, offers a wide-screen view so you can see more content without scrolling, and loads more posts automatically as you scroll down.

18. More for Google Plus (9,837 users) - http://goo.gl/JzwVL
Loads more content as you reach the bottom of the Google+ page.

19. Google Plus News, Blogs, Tips & Updates (7,956 users) - http://goo.gl/exYbm
This is a third party site created to cover latest news, blogs, tips & tricks, howto's, updates and progress of the upcoming Google+ social network.

20. RSS Share for Google Plus (7,575 users) - http://goo.gl/IiwUo
Google+ and Google Reader Integration. 'Share on Google+' button on Google Reader. Google Reader in Google Plus.

21. Google+ Tweaks (7,398 users) - http://goo.gl/x00Pw
Tweaks to the layout and features of Google+ (Google "Plus") Full width, thumbnails only, etc.

22. DownloadSupport for Google+ (7,208 users) - http://goo.gl/R82WO
Download pictures and videos on the stream of Google +.

23. Uncircle Inactives+ (6,627 users) - http://goo.gl/VqDLu
Google+: Find and Remove Inactive People in Selected/All Circles. Inactivity = No Public/Private Posts At All or Since a Chosen Date

24. Helper for Google+ (6,570 users) - http://goo.gl/lNbSX
Add extra functions the Google+. Get desktop notifications on new posts. Share Posts via twitter. Translate posts with Google Translate. Bookmark posts faster for reading later (also to delicious.com). Linked #hashtags. Search in posts and profiles directly from your omnibox.

25. Notification Count for G+ (6,179 users) - http://goo.gl/Zml0f
Extension for displaying unread notification count for Google Plus

26. +1 Button (5,560 users) - http://goo.gl/h67bs
Plus one every page you like with only one click, directly from omnibox, without any annoying popup

27. Facebook for Google+ (5,428 users) - http://goo.gl/trBf9
Add your Facebook Stream to your Google+™ Profile

28. Tweets +1 (5,015 users) - http://goo.gl/DaWkz
Adds a +1 button to tweets on twitter.com

29. G+ Count in Title (4,961 users) - http://goo.gl/dANji
Adds notification count to the document title in the page tab.

30. Layouts for Google Plus (4,560 users) - http://goo.gl/tBPMO
Change your Google Plus background to any image you want. Click the 'Edit Background' button in the lower right corner to change…

31. G+ Tweet (4,378 users) - http://goo.gl/118rn
A full featured twitter client for Google+. View your timeline, url shortening, photo sharing and more...

32. Auto-Colorizer for G+ (4,105 users) - http://goo.gl/kRbLi
Colorizes Google+ and Facebook based on the user's photo.

33. Slinky G+ (3,539 users) - http://goo.gl/upGRt
Smart ,Simple and Beautiful Google +

34. Circle+ (3,487 users) - http://goo.gl/Ebkm0
Add people to your circles on Google+ from any webpage.

35. G+ Manager (3,445 users) - http://goo.gl/FfWzC
Manage your Google plus. Keyboard shortcuts, notify icon, collapse, translate posts and more...

36. GTools+ (3,286 users) - http://goo.gl/480VE
Adds many useful features for Google+ services. You can : stick the google bar, translate posts, customize notification…

37. Beautify G+ (3,280 users) - http://goo.gl/T03hB
Makes Google+ a little bit nicer to look at.

38. G+ Extended (2,961 users) - http://goo.gl/UrCUO
Additional shortcuts for G+. Including +1 (+), share (s) and expand comments (e).

39. Plus One (+1) Button (2,943 users) - http://goo.gl/M9geW
Google +1 button for all websites. Especially those who doesn't have one installed.

40. Plus One Anything (2,719 users) - http://goo.gl/ItXav
With this extension you are given the ability to +1 almost any webpage.

41. G+ Stream Pause (2,691 users) - http://goo.gl/tKSFC Allow's you to pause your Google+ stream so you can take your time reading or watching videos posted

42. Share+ Social Buttons (2,687 users) - http://goo.gl/UmLc0
Share+ will add a context-link icon below your Google+ post in order to share your post to some well-known social platforms.

43. Google +1 (2,483 users) - http://goo.gl/PaKyZ
Share the current site with google +1

44. Midnight Theme for Google+ (2,461 users) - http://goo.gl/AwdU5
Tired of all that white? The Midnight Theme extension applies a clean, dark theme to Google+. Even your girlfriend will like it.

45. Reader to Plus (2,292 users) - http://goo.gl/HEFMl
Provides an way to share your Google Reader's items to Google Plus easily.

46. G+ Count Favicon (2,154 users) - http://goo.gl/UDA61
Replaces the favicon on plus.google.com with one that shows the current notification count.

47. Stream Filter BETA (1,971 users) - http://goo.gl/Ync8g
Gives you the option to filter your stream and track it.

48. G+ Game Companion (1,801 users) - http://goo.gl/KcLbD
G+ Game Companion (formerly G+ Notify Circles) is a Google Chrome extension designed to help you with Google Plus games

49. My Hangouts for Google Plus (1,562 users) - http://goo.gl/hnoZ2
Quick view of all the active hangouts in your stream.

50. Uncircle Uncirclers+ (1,556 users) - http://goo.gl/j2Lu8
Find & Remove People in your Circles who've not Added you Back to their Circles. Unfollow Unfollowers, Uncircle Uncirclers.

51. Color Plus (1,543 users) - http://goo.gl/5qWcw
A simple extension that replaces any Google Plus bar with a more colorful alternative.

52. Google Plus Button (1,541 users) - http://goo.gl/yb638
The extension installs a small icon in your navigation bar to access google plus fast and easy with a single click. The icon opens your google plus page in a new or current tab.

53. Quick Hangouts (1,499 users) - http://goo.gl/ikRt5
Adds a link underneath the 'Start a Hangout' button to join any active hangouts

54. View original size image (1,443 users) - http://goo.gl/AyImB
View original size image for Picasa. Please use with Google+

55. Gooce+ | Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter (1,385 users) - http://goo.gl/O1Qvj
Complete social network integration: read and post to Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, search for people and posts inside Google Plus.

56. Search Extension for Google Plus (1,372 users) - http://goo.gl/LrgWF
Search Google Plus (Google+) public contents and profiles online.

57. Golden View for Google+ (1,368 users) - http://goo.gl/scoaD
Google Plus enhancements: (optional) modules: User Mute, Default Circle, Hide Images, Hide comments, & Search w/ Google.

58. Circle Management BETA (1,321 users) - http://goo.gl/koODm
Have better control managing your circles. Do you have more circles than you can manage? Circle management in Google+ has yet to change. So, I am going to make your circle management easier.

Currently, this extension will add a search box on top of your circle list (the one that pops up when adding a user to your circles), and allows you to quickly locate a specific circle.

59. G+Twitter (1,286 users) - http://goo.gl/Acpuq
Realtime Twitter client for Google+

60. Extended Embed BETA (1,284 users) - http://goo.gl/dhYLX
Automatically embed a rich content in Google+ such as flickr, soundcloud, hulu, slideshare, smugmug, and revision3.

61. Share on Google Plus (1,283 users) - http://goo.gl/h7cPY
Share any webpage on Google Plus by a single click. You DON'T need to publicly +1 the page to Share it on Google Plus.
(though it says 'You publicly +1'd this as xxxx', it is not the case. )

62. Hangout Pad for Google+ ALPHA (1,240 users) - http://goo.gl/AyFFq
Working prototype for collaborative coding on Google plus Hangouts. This is ALPHA

63. Google Plus Mania (1,175 users) - http://goo.gl/vELuP
Google Plus Mania is a Web App which feed you with all the latest Google Plus Updates and everything with Google Plus.

64. G++ (1,175 users) - http://goo.gl/QYfUy
Make Google+ Awesome by Adding Facebook and Twitter Feeds

65. LiveOn+ (1,055 users) - http://goo.gl/tx2ld
Announces live-stream events happening on Google+ via the LiveOnPlus.com events feed.

66. Fav+ (1,036 users) - http://goo.gl/mHC0G
Easily bookmark your favorite G+ posts.

67. Circlestar for Google+ (1,019 users) - http://goo.gl/zJDXB
Star posts in Google+ for later reference, just like you star emails in Gmail. Does not sync across computers.

68. Gif Stopper (1,014 users) - http://goo.gl/iCNkH
Stop animated gif images with the escape key. Works with Google+

69. +OneFB: Plus One Button for Facebook (983 users) - http://goo.gl/X3eH3
Adds +1 button below each FB post. All articles recommended by +1 button will be appeared on Google Plus profile.

70. Google+ Refined (906 users) - http://goo.gl/H7UBX
A selection of CSS changes and features for a more refined Google Plus experience.

71. Google+ Hangout Check (812 users) - http://goo.gl/8pSM6
This extension will check for available hangouts in Google

72. Hangout Auto Try Again for G+ (801 users) - http://goo.gl/sQkAx
Tired of clicking the try again button for Hangouts? Then install this.

73. G-Minus (783 users) - http://goo.gl/m37R4
Alerts you when you've been removed from a user's Google+ Circles

74. Styling for Google Plus (721 users) - http://goo.gl/ktLe6
Uses CSS to customize Google+

75. Skins & Share for Google+ & Facebook (716 users) - http://goo.gl/ExHzs
Change the front page’s color of Google + and Facebook. Share content to several websites…

76. Share Widget (663 users) - http://goo.gl/p4YAX
Share your thoughts on Google+. Adds a button that opens a popup where you can make a Google+ post.

77. Hide Google+ Notification (631 users) - http://goo.gl/tGjd6
Simple extension to hide the little red Google Plus notification from the global google header toolbar.

78. Share Widget for Google Plus (614 users) - http://goo.gl/cGjOI
Share your thoughts on Google+

79. Google Plus Colors (564 users) - http://goo.gl/PQE9n
Change the colors, the background of your google bar with 11 predefined themes. (http://www.google-plus-themes.com)

80. PinIt for Google Plus (443 users) - http://goo.gl/QCH1E
Put a pin in your favourite post and add it to the sidebar in Google+

81. Everything Went Black (397 users) - http://goo.gl/WBtPW
This extension modifies page functionality and certain design elements on your Google+ account.

82. Hangouts Finder (385 users) - http://goo.gl/eq68H
Easily find and share public google plus hangouts.

83. Enlightenment for Google Plus (346 users) - http://goo.gl/R2vk3
Enlightenment for Google plus adds a search bar for Google Plus. You can use it to search on Google, Twitter, and the G+ social network.

84. Tweetify for Google Plus (313 users) - http://goo.gl/mgmnZ
Make your Google+ streams Twitter-like. Heavily experimental. Compresses posts in your stream to 140 visible characters. Pages of individual posts or profiles are not affected. An experiment in reducing information overload in Google Plus in a very familiar way.

85. AutoSave for Google+ (288 users) - http://goo.gl/zdq7g
Automatically save the text, restore it.

86. Favorite G+ Stream (280 users) - http://goo.gl/Mtaaa
Allow any G+ user to set a Favorite Stream as default.

87. Trendisimo (257 users) - http://goo.gl/vdi4p
Trending topics for Google+

88. KloutPlus (248 users) - http://goo.gl/Dg9sk
View your friends' Klout scores on their Google+ profiles. Monitor your own as well.

89. G+ Images Hover Zoom (231 users) - http://goo.gl/Gewco
This extension will enlarge the images shown in Google+ stream when mouser cursor is pointing the image.

90. PlusNotifier (217 users) - http://goo.gl/IKhQ2
Displays unread notifications count in Google Plus

91. Mute Plus (214 users) - http://goo.gl/PH6MT Semi-block people from your main stream using this Chrome extension.

92. Google +1[Plus One] & LIKE in 1 (211 users) - http://goo.gl/dzPrq
Recommend any webpage via +1 or LIKE in just 2 clicks using I rec [I recommend]. Simple, Fast and Light weight.

93. Ziplbar Plus (185 users) - http://goo.gl/PiYVH
Take your Google+ bar everywhere you go. Never miss another notification. Also, jump to friends using their zipl.us names.

94. GCview for Chrome (165 users) - http://goo.gl/GYhvu
This changes the style of Google +

95. G+? Why not A+? (150 users) - http://goo.gl/cLSYW
Favourite G+ extensions combined into one

96. Search+ for Google Chrome (149 users) - http://goo.gl/GJFOn
Instantly search Google+ from Google Chrome's URL bar

97. Google+ Troll Remover (148 users) - http://goo.gl/3nd1s
Will help you to avoid trolls on Google+.

98. Star Bookmarks for Google+ (147 users) - http://goo.gl/SxCfL
Add the Star functionality to Google+ using Google Bookmarks

99. Stay cool (109 users) - http://goo.gl/C6rhW
Remove the Google Plus What's hot feature. You can open it by clicking the snow flake.

100. Goodbye for G+ Games (55 users) - http://goo.gl/UxSMW
A simple script by Jonathan Android to hide the Games button for Google+.

101. Productivity++ (53 users) - http://goo.gl/rtQkg

Allows users to hide and show Google+ notifications with one click. It also allows toggling two G+ chat modes.
102. Nonplus (52 users) - http://goo.gl/DhlRC
Automute Google Plus stream entries by hashtag.

103. G+ Stats (17 users) - http://goo.gl/maVcd
Easy way to show G+ users most popular posts and photos

See also:

1. Google+ for Android - http://goo.gl/fpxOY
Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler.

2. Google+ for iPhone - http://goo.gl/x2q4x Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are. Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler.

3. Google+ search for Android - http://goo.gl/7yVuz
Search Google Plus public contents and profiles online, show the hot trends from Google Plus.

4. Google Plus Photo Importer for iPhone - http://goo.gl/sLHSs
Google Plus Photo Importer is a new iPhone app that allows you to import photos from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Photobucket directly into your Google+ profile.

Link to the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/hwgXV71VkKM
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

Yeah, I've seen this lots of times, but I still like it a lot!

There is no spoon

Google+ Cheat Sheet

Since there are a lot of new people signing up on Google+ every day, this cheatsheet made by +Simon Laustsen worths a share! Thank Simon for creating this!

Probably the best video on body language, micro-expressions and how to spot deception. Lots of practical examples on famous people like actors, politicians, etc. 

Amazing art

Eye see you

I couldn't agree more.

Stunning Social Media Statistics Plus Infographic

These figures reveal the huge black hole that our time disappears into when we visit Google+, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or other social media sites

1. People spend 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook
2. YouTube has 490 million unique users who visit every month (February 2011)
3. YouTube generates 92 billion page views per month
4. Users on YouTube spend a total of 2.9 billion hours per month
5. Wikipedia hosts 17 million articles
6. People upload 3,000 images to Flickr every minute
7. Flickr hosts over 5 billion images
8. 190 million average Tweets per day occur on Twitter (May 2011)
9. Twitter is adding nearly 500,000 users a day
10. Google+ was the fastest social network to reach 10 million users in 16 days

See more social media statistics and a nice infographic:
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/09/02/20-stunning-social-media-statistics/

TOP 100 MOST POPULAR CHROME EXTENSIONS AND APPS FOR GOOGLE PLUS

Ok, so this is the UPDATED top of most popular chrome extensions for Google+ that I found until now in the chrome web store. Did I miss an extension or make a mistake? Leave me a comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/OLveP. Please share this to help the g+ community.

1. Hover Zoom (215,030 users) - http://goo.gl/yrHOA
Enlarge thumbnails on mouse over. Works on many sites (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Flickr, Reddit, Amazon, etc).

2. Google +1 Button (166,957 users) - http://goo.gl/LKO1Y
+1 and share a web page, anywhere you go on the web.

3. Google+ Notifications (95,554 users) - http://goo.gl/UQhIh
View notifications of Google+ activity when signed in, anywhere you go on the web.

4. Extended Share (75,854 users) - http://goo.gl/mijZv
Extends Google+ to share to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and many more.

5. SGPlus (64,781 users) - http://goo.gl/McxeX
Complete social network integration: post to Facebook and Twitter, see your feeds inside Google Plus, and much more

6. +Photo Zoom (63,099 users) - http://goo.gl/rHIEP
Easily zoom photos and profile pics from your Google Plus Stream.

7. Google Translate for G+ (61,938 users) - http://goo.gl/PjSrQ
Translate your Google+ stream using integrated, inline, Google Translate support.

8. Publish sync for google+ & facebook (56,821 users) - http://goo.gl/F3am4
Provides two-way syncs Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Plurk. It supports article, video, pictures and more

9. Replies and more for G+ (39,455 users) - http://goo.gl/Zv8WJ
Adds reply and reply-to-author buttons to Google+ comments and a number of other enhancements.

10. G+me (35,289 users) - http://goo.gl/JgR2Z
Collapses the Google+ stream while keeping live updates: collapses posts, hides comments, etc.

11. Surplus (32,103 users) - http://goo.gl/vRlPE
Google Plus Integration for Chrome

12. Usability Boost for G+ (24,320 users) - http://goo.gl/CLnUG
Greatly improves readability on Google Plus, ability to star posts to read later and some other useful features

13. 1-Up for Google+ (18,368 users) - http://goo.gl/NSe1A
Changes your +1 icon on Google+ into a 1-up mushroom from Mario Brothers. Complete with sound!

14. Google Plus Directory (15,601 users) - http://goo.gl/iAdXC
Find your G+ is a Google Plus person directory, where you can meet new people, start making new friend circles and more for Google+

15. Google+ Ultimate (15,422 users) - http://goo.gl/Q6xd3
This extension for Google Plus adds functionatility and themeing for the site.

16. -1 Minus One for G+ (12,306 users) - http://goo.gl/WYuf6
Minus one (-1) button in Google+ (Post & Comment), Notifications.

17. Plus Minus (12,087 users) - http://goo.gl/PM0Mr
Lets you select which Circles show up in your Google+ Stream, allows you to easily mark individual or all posts as read, offers a wide-screen view so you can see more content without scrolling, and loads more posts automatically as you scroll down.

18. More for Google Plus (9,837 users) - http://goo.gl/JzwVL
Loads more content as you reach the bottom of the Google+ page.

19. Google Plus News, Blogs, Tips & Updates (7,956 users) - http://goo.gl/exYbm Google-Plus.com is a third party site created to cover latest news, blogs, tips & tricks, howto's, updates and progress of the upcoming Google+ social network.

20. RSS Share for Google Plus (7,575 users) - http://goo.gl/IiwUo
Google+ and Google Reader Integration. 'Share on Google+' button on Google Reader. Google Reader in Google Plus.

21. Google+ Tweaks (7,398 users) - http://goo.gl/x00Pw
Tweaks to the layout and features of Google+ (Google "Plus") Full width, thumbnails only, etc.

22. DownloadSupport for Google+ (7,208 users) - http://goo.gl/GCzVY
Download pictures and videos on the stream of Google +.

23. Uncircle Inactives+ (6,627 users) - http://goo.gl/VqDLu
Google+: Find and Remove Inactive People in Selected/All Circles. Inactivity = No Public/Private Posts At All or Since a Chosen Date

24. Helper for Google+ (6,570 users) - http://goo.gl/lNbSX
Add extra functions the Google+. Get desktop notifications on new posts. Share Posts via twitter. Translate posts with Google Translate. Bookmark posts faster for reading later (also to delicious.com). Linked #hashtags. Search in posts and profiles directly from your omnibox.

25. Notification Count for G+ (6,179 users) - http://goo.gl/Zml0f
Extension for displaying unread notification count for Google Plus

26. +1 Button (5,560 users) - http://goo.gl/h67bs
Plus one every page you like with only one click, directly from omnibox, without any annoying popup

27. Facebook for Google+ (5,428 users) - http://goo.gl/trBf9
Add your Facebook Stream to your Google+™ Profile

28. Tweets +1 (5,015 users) - http://goo.gl/DaWkz
Adds a +1 button to tweets on twitter.com

29. G+ Count in Title (4,961 users) - http://goo.gl/dANji
Adds notification count to the document title in the page tab.

30. Layouts for Google Plus (4,560 users) - http://goo.gl/tBPMO
Change your Google Plus background to any image you want. Click the 'Edit Background' button in the lower right corner to change…

31. G+ Tweet (4,378 users) - http://goo.gl/118rn
A full featured twitter client for Google+. View your timeline, url shortening, photo sharing and more...

32. Auto-Colorizer for G+ (4,105 users) - http://goo.gl/kRbLi
Colorizes Google+ and Facebook based on the user's photo.

33. Slinky G+ (3,539 users) - http://goo.gl/upGRt
Smart ,Simple and Beautiful Google +

34. Circle+ (3,487 users) - http://goo.gl/Ebkm0
Add people to your circles on Google+ from any webpage.

35. G+ Manager (3,445 users) - http://goo.gl/FfWzC
Manage your Google plus. Keyboard shortcuts, notify icon, collapse, translate posts and more...

36. GTools+ (3,286 users) - http://goo.gl/ECFc8
Adds many useful features for Google+ services. You can : stick the google bar, translate posts, customize notification…

37. Beautify G+ (3,280 users) - http://goo.gl/JMS7h
Makes Google+ a little bit nicer to look at.

38. G+ Extended (2,961 users) - http://goo.gl/UrCUO
Additional shortcuts for G+. Including +1 (+), share (s) and expand comments (e).

39. Plus One (+1) Button (2,943 users) - http://goo.gl/M9geW
Google +1 button for all websites. Especially those who doesn't have one installed.

40. Plus One Anything (2,719 users) - http://goo.gl/ItXav
With this extension you are given the ability to +1 almost any webpage.

41. G+ Stream Pause (2,691 users) - http://goo.gl/tKSFC
Allow's you to pause your Google+ stream so you can take your time reading or watching videos posted

42. Share+ Social Buttons (2,687 users) - http://goo.gl/UmLc0
Share+ will add a context-link icon below your Google+ post in order to share your post to some well-known social platforms.

43. Google +1 (2,483 users) - http://goo.gl/PaKyZ
Share the current site with google +1

44. Midnight Theme for Google+ (2,461 users) - http://goo.gl/AwdU5
Tired of all that white? The Midnight Theme extension applies a clean, dark theme to Google+. Even your girlfriend will like it.

45. Reader to Plus (2,292 users) - http://goo.gl/HEFMl
Provides an way to share your Google Reader's items to Google Plus easily.

46. G+ Count Favicon (2,154 users) - http://goo.gl/UDA61
Replaces the favicon on plus.google.com with one that shows the current notification count.

47. Stream Filter BETA (1,971 users) - http://goo.gl/Ync8g
Gives you the option to filter your stream and track it.

48. G+ Game Companion (1,801 users) - http://goo.gl/KcLbD
G+ Game Companion (formerly G+ Notify Circles) is a Google Chrome extension designed to help you with Google Plus games

49. My Hangouts for Google Plus (1,562 users) - http://goo.gl/hnoZ2
Quick view of all the active hangouts in your stream.

50. Uncircle Uncirclers+ (1,556 users) - http://goo.gl/j2Lu8
Find & Remove People in your Circles who've not Added you Back to their Circles. Unfollow Unfollowers, Uncircle Uncirclers.

51. Color Plus (1,543 users) - http://goo.gl/5qWcw
A simple extension that replaces any Google Plus bar with a more colorful alternative.

52. Google Plus Button (1,541 users) - http://goo.gl/yb638
The extension installs a small icon in your navigation bar to access google plus fast and easy with a single click. The icon opens your google plus page in a new or current tab.

53. Quick Hangouts (1,499 users) - http://goo.gl/ikRt5
Adds a link underneath the 'Start a Hangout' button to join any active hangouts

54. View original size image (1,443 users) - http://goo.gl/AyImB
View original size image for Picasa. Please use with Google+

55. Gooce+ | Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter (1,385 users) - http://goo.gl/O1Qvj
Complete social network integration: read and post to Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, search for people and posts inside Google Plus.

56. Search Extension for Google Plus (1,372 users) - http://goo.gl/LrgWF
Search Google Plus (Google+) public contents and profiles online.

57. Golden View for Google+ (1,368 users) - http://goo.gl/scoaD
Google Plus enhancements: (optional) modules: User Mute, Default Circle, Hide Images, Hide comments, & Search w/ Google.

58. Circle Management BETA (1,321 users) - http://goo.gl/koODm
Have better control managing your circles. Do you have more circles than you can manage? Circle management in Google+ has yet to change. So, I am going to make your circle management easier.

Currently, this extension will add a search box on top of your circle list (the one that pops up when adding a user to your circles), and allows you to quickly locate a specific circle.

59. G+Twitter (1,286 users) - http://goo.gl/Acpuq
Realtime Twitter client for Google+

60. Extended Embed BETA (1,284 users) - http://goo.gl/dhYLX
Automatically embed a rich content in Google+ such as flickr, soundcloud, hulu, slideshare, smugmug, and revision3.

61. Share on Google Plus (1,283 users) - http://goo.gl/h7cPY
Share any webpage on Google Plus by a single click. You DON'T need to publicly +1 the page to Share it on Google Plus.
(though it says 'You publicly +1'd this as xxxx', it is not the case. )

62. Hangout Pad for Google+ ALPHA (1,240 users) - http://goo.gl/AyFFq
Working prototype for collaborative coding on Google plus Hangouts. This is ALPHA

63. Google Plus Mania (1,175 users) - http://goo.gl/vELuP
Google Plus Mania is a Web App which feed you with all the latest Google Plus Updates and everything with Google Plus.

64. G++ (1,175 users) - http://goo.gl/QYfUy
Make Google+ Awesome by Adding Facebook and Twitter Feeds

65. LiveOn+ (1,055 users) - http://goo.gl/tx2ld
Announces live-stream events happening on Google+ via the LiveOnPlus.com events feed.

66. Fav+ (1,036 users) - http://goo.gl/mHC0G
Easily bookmark your favorite G+ posts.

67. Circlestar for Google+ (1,019 users) - http://goo.gl/zJDXB
Star posts in Google+ for later reference, just like you star emails in Gmail. Does not sync across computers.

68. Gif Stopper (1,014 users) - http://goo.gl/iCNkH
Stop animated gif images with the escape key. Works with Google+

69. +OneFB: Plus One Button for Facebook (983 users) - http://goo.gl/X3eH3
Adds +1 button below each FB post. All articles recommended by +1 button will be appeared on Google Plus profile.

70. Google+ Social Statistics (972 users) - http://goo.gl/UPQJk
View a profiles socialstatistics.com infograph, all without leaving the comfort of Google+

71. Google+ Refined (906 users) - http://goo.gl/H7UBX
A selection of CSS changes and features for a more refined Google Plus experience.

72. Google+ Hangout Check (812 users) - http://goo.gl/8pSM6
This extension will check for available hangouts in Google

73. Hangout Auto Try Again for G+ (801 users) - http://goo.gl/sQkAx
Tired of clicking the try again button for Hangouts? Then install this.

74. G-Minus (783 users) - http://goo.gl/m37R4
Alerts you when you've been removed from a user's Google+ Circles

75. Styling for Google Plus (721 users) - http://goo.gl/ktLe6
Uses CSS to customize Google+

76. Skins & Share for Google+ & Facebook (716 users) - http://goo.gl/ExHzs
Change the front page’s color of Google + and Facebook. Share content to several websites…

77. Share Widget (663 users) - http://goo.gl/p4YAX
Share your thoughts on Google+. Adds a button that opens a popup where you can make a Google+ post.

78. Hide Google+ Notification (631 users) - http://goo.gl/tGjd6
Simple extension to hide the little red Google Plus notification from the global google header toolbar.

79. Share Widget for Google Plus (614 users) - http://goo.gl/cGjOI
Share your thoughts on Google+

80. Google Plus Colors (564 users) - http://goo.gl/PQE9n
Change the colors, the background of your google bar with 11 predefined themes. (http://www.google-plus-themes.com)

81. PinIt for Google Plus (443 users) - http://goo.gl/QCH1E
Put a pin in your favourite post and add it to the sidebar in Google+

82. Everything Went Black (397 users) - http://goo.gl/WBtPW
This extension modifies page functionality and certain design elements on your Google+ account.

83. Hangouts Finder (385 users) - http://goo.gl/eq68H
Easily find and share public google plus hangouts.

84. Enlightenment for Google Plus (346 users) - http://goo.gl/R2vk3
Enlightenment for Google plus adds a search bar for Google Plus. You can use it to search on Google, Twitter, and the G+ social network.

85. Tweetify for Google Plus (313 users) - http://goo.gl/mgmnZ
Make your Google+ streams Twitter-like. Heavily experimental. Compresses posts in your stream to 140 visible characters. Pages of individual posts or profiles are not affected. An experiment in reducing information overload in Google Plus in a very familiar way.

86. AutoSave for Google+ (288 users) - http://goo.gl/zdq7g
Automatically save the text, restore it.

87. Favorite G+ Stream (280 users) - http://goo.gl/Mtaaa
Allow any G+ user to set a Favorite Stream as default.

88. Trendisimo (257 users) - http://goo.gl/vdi4p
Trending topics for Google+

89. KloutPlus (248 users) - http://goo.gl/Dg9sk
View your friends' Klout scores on their Google+ profiles. Monitor your own as well.

90. G+ Images Hover Zoom (231 users) - http://goo.gl/Gewco
This extension will enlarge the images shown in Google+ stream when mouser cursor is pointing the image.

91. PlusNotifier (217 users) - http://goo.gl/IKhQ2
Displays unread notifications count in Google Plus

92. Mute Plus (214 users) - http://goo.gl/PH6MT Semi-block people from your main stream using this Chrome extension.

93. Google +1[Plus One] & LIKE in 1 (211 users) - http://goo.gl/dzPrq
Recommend any webpage via +1 or LIKE in just 2 clicks using I rec [I recommend]. Simple, Fast and Light weight.

94. Ziplbar Plus (185 users) - http://goo.gl/PiYVH
Take your Google+ bar everywhere you go. Never miss another notification. Also, jump to friends using their zipl.us names.

95. GCview for Chrome (165 users) - http://goo.gl/GYhvu
This changes the style of Google +

96. G+? Why not A+? (150 users) - http://goo.gl/cLSYW
Favourite G+ extensions combined into one

97. Search+ for Google Chrome (149 users) - http://goo.gl/GJFOn
Instantly search Google+ from Google Chrome's URL bar

98. Google+ Troll Remover (148 users) - http://goo.gl/3nd1s
Will help you to avoid trolls on Google+.

99. Star Bookmarks for Google+ (147 users) - http://goo.gl/SxCfL
Add the Star functionality to Google+ using Google Bookmarks

100. PlusCloutX for Google Plus (142 users) - http://goo.gl/LZNW1
View your friends' PlusClout.com scores on their Google+ profiles. Monitor your own as well.

101. Stay cool (109 users) - http://goo.gl/C6rhW
Remove the Google Plus What's hot feature. You can open it by clicking the snow flake.

102. Goodbye for G+ Games (55 users) - http://goo.gl/UxSMW
A simple script by Jonathan Android to hide the Games button for Google+.

103. Productivity++ (53 users) - http://goo.gl/rtQkg
Allows users to hide and show Google+ notifications with one click. It also allows toggling two G+ chat modes.

104. Nonplus (52 users) - http://goo.gl/DhlRC
Automute Google Plus stream entries by hashtag.

105. G+ Stats (17 users) - http://goo.gl/maVcd
Easy way to show G+ users most popular posts and photos

See also:

1. Google+ for Android - http://goo.gl/fpxOY
Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler.

2. Google+ for iPhone - http://goo.gl/x2q4x Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are. Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler.

3. Google+ search for Android - http://goo.gl/7yVuz
Search Google Plus public contents and profiles online, show the hot trends from Google Plus.

4. Google Plus Photo Importer for iPhone - http://goo.gl/sLHSs
Google Plus Photo Importer is a new iPhone app that allows you to import photos from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Photobucket directly into your Google+ profile.

Link to the original post: http://goo.gl/OLveP
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

BEST GOOGLE+ CIRCLES EVER SHARED
I don't always share circles, but when I do, I make a list of the best ones

But, but... Google+ is boring. No, it's not. You didn't circle enough interesting people. Let me help you.

This list contains the most interesting circles shared and I listed them by categories like: General, Google related, Social media, Hangouters, Bloggers, Journalists, Photographers, G+ Pages, Celebrities, YouTubers, Creative people, Ladies, Men & Science.

Take a look in the circles that interest you most and circle what's for you. If you want even more you can take a look in the Google+ Shared Circles database here: http://goo.gl/8oSmz by +Chris Porter or to look for people in the g+ directories that you'll find here: http://goo.gl/lHkIy

I. GENERAL

1. The Best Google+ Users in 2011 Chosen By Google+ Community - by +Alireza Yavari
https://plus.google.com/107383157816966336384/posts/6kVCGwJp1q6

2. Best of the Best Google+ People to Follow - by +Joe Martinez
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106382433884876652170/posts/75pJoDhTUff

3. An Ultimate Google+ Circle of Inspiration, Knowledge, Entertainment & Value - Part I - by +Melody Lynn
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114326903094745477264/posts/W9V3MVbab9X

4. Google+ Goodness Circle - by +Jaana Nyström
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107742059751171695340/posts/d71mnuTg5D4

5. Awesome People to Circle - by +matthew rappaport
https://plus.google.com/111048918866742956374/posts/eEng7wNcsRm

6. Top 500 Most Followed People on Google+ - by +Giuseppe Basile
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107362628080904735459/posts/6FHbuorsWti

7. The Google+ Suggested User List - by Google
https://plus.google.com/getstarted/follow
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II. GOOGLE RELATED

1. Circle of Googlers - by +Lemuel Cantos & +Craig Kanalley
https://plus.google.com/118060542644788469413/posts/EqExQNDqg2F

2. Googlers Who Rock - by +Natalie Villalobos
https://plus.google.com/109895887909967698705/posts/VrfWQrgcVmU

3. Google+ Team Shared Circle - by +Kol Tregaskes
https://plus.google.com/104405539079062799451/posts/7UntG6XGKoy

4. Google+ Extension Developers - by +Micah Wittman
https://plus.google.com/111309687695898923996/posts/6PiMeizL4jo

5. People Who Make This Place Run - by +Louis Gray
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100535338638690515335/posts/YUQEUx88Ck9

6. Most Interesting Googlers - by +Louis Gray
https://plus.google.com/100535338638690515335/posts/bAsk6te1zwU

7. Chrome Extension Developers - by +Mohamed Mansour
https://plus.google.com/u/0/116805285176805120365/posts/7tsV2gwT7KT

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III. SOCIAL MEDIA

1. Marketing and/or Social Media: Greatest Hits Volume 1 - by +Chris Hoeller
https://plus.google.com/100342703577899262613/posts/Ba3c4YNd7Jp

2. Great Social Media Circle by - +Michael van der Galien
https://plus.google.com/106724181552911298818/posts/VXYAmFiRXPp

3. Internet Marketing and Social Media Circle - by +Daniel Harrington
https://plus.google.com/106186407539128840569/posts/YzvNe68WMKk

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IV. BLOGGERS

1. Best Bloggers On Google+ - by +Mark Eyler
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104905626100400792399/posts/W2Db6PW3CgE

2. Circle of Bloggers - by +Peter G McDermott
https://plus.google.com/108541235642523883716/posts/YSiwKokmbma

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V. HANGOUTS

1. Awesome people to hang out with - by +Eren Mckay
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106215718640234782825/posts/DqDx8j5CcLf

2. Best Google+ Hangouts EVER - by +Michael Mozart https://plus.google.com/u/0/103533326117556337218/posts/gm3YnbQHmr5

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VI. JOURNALISTS

1. Active Tech Journalists and Tought Leaders - by +Robert Scoble
https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/Mf4MdQT4Fbo

2. Ongoing Circle of Journalists - by +Jeff Jarvis
https://plus.google.com/105076678694475690385/posts/78JwpRzWM4X

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VII. PHOTOGRAPHERS

1. 165 Users Google+ Photographers Need To Follow - by +Jarek Klimek
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/KfMidpZntWK

2. 1,500 Kick Ass Photographers on Google+ - by +Thomas Hawk
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104987932455782713675/posts/ci82iZ8N4K1

3. Top 50 Photographers - by +Beau Kahler
https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/R9yV2jMWLgh

4. 10000 Photographers around the World - by +10000 Photographers around the World
https://plus.google.com/110538600381916983600/posts/UhrgCWPop2g

5. Nature & Landscape Photographers - by +Johan Peijnenburg
https://plus.google.com/101373961279443806744/posts/GCiwVwsManL

6. Google+ photographers to follow - by +Peter Bargh

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VIII. G+ PAGES

1. First Google+ Pages - by Google+
https://plus.google.com/101560853443212199687/posts/izNRw9h2dcj

2. Google+ Pages - by +Ammon Fife
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107113605686148217647/posts/dj3f8wPKMMy

3. Brand Pages to Follow on Google+ - by +Joe Martinez
https://plus.google.com/106382433884876652170/posts/CnoNxqG5P1m

4. 1st 200 Brand Pages circled - by +Change Before Going Productions
https://plus.google.com/103971518156648122817/posts/SgQj2htHbK4

5. 129 Digital Agencies - by +Reality Digital
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107715693988308539994/posts/KqqWQYqGrzQ

6. 500 nonprofit brands - by +Beth Kanter
https://plus.google.com/107965826228461029730/posts/6om2739mstG

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IX. CELEBRITIES

1. Cool Celebs - by +Robert Arias
https://plus.google.com/u/0/113597493946570654755/posts/Bh9a2DT1yzb

2. Famous People - by +Robert Pitt
https://plus.google.com/110106586947414476573/posts/WyJMyiXMt41

3. Celebrity Circle - by +Jason Calacanis
https://plus.google.com/103716847685048716973/posts/aZneyJhsGc7

4. Celebrities and Public Figures - by +Paul Meriweather
https://plus.google.com/100918125432083359583/posts/XZF8gHBAxrH

5. Celebrities circle - by +Tim Bartholomew
https://plus.google.com/107010296394096334838/posts/XGGBike3rS1

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X. YOUTUBERS

1. Talented YouTube Celebrities and Rising Stars - by +Michael Mozart
https://plus.google.com/103533326117556337218/posts/6z27aL3ekzS

2. YouTubers Shared Circle - by +James Lawson-Smith
https://plus.google.com/110379434263550065795/posts/SVwQMXD9mmF

3. YouTuber circle - by +Daymond Decker
https://plus.google.com/117059593834355077199/posts/W1kVyX6YuAK

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XI. CREATIVE PEOPLE

1. Creative Circle - Photographers, Arts, Comics, Visualizers - by +Sharon Jamie
https://plus.google.com/105565257978663183206/posts/1i4NquD5xDf

2. Creative People Circle - by +Elizabeth Edwards
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110831145427311371794/posts/6Vu81ZhYM8c

3. Creative Circle. Photographers, artists, media designers - by +Douglas Brown
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107045574805908974704/posts/4zCw8PqT77s

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XII. LADIES

1. Awesome Gladies - by +Jaana Nyström
https://plus.google.com/107742059751171695340/posts/2k9LCEcZbH8

2. Cool G+ Chicks - by +Michelle Marie
https://plus.google.com/114618043230336563405/posts/HH9gbHPLnvP

3. Awesome Women on G+ - by +jim howie https://plus.google.com/115365646538128245790/posts/UCnDvj4DVks

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XIII. MEN

1. Hot Single Men of G+ - by +Hermine Ngnomire
https://plus.google.com/106407963814165910213/posts/FLcVYjVrxpa

XIV. SCIENCE

1. The Academy - by +Maggie Koerth-Baker
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100521671383026672718/posts/c9b9uqaNKHV

2. Super Science Circle - by +Fraser Cain
https://plus.google.com/110701307803962595019/posts/B3BCuWDjwun

3. Science Circle - by +Chris Robinson
https://plus.google.com/u/0/102370347732140106252/posts/C19EJmwQWuw

4. Psychologists & Neuroscientists - by +Daniel Simons
https://plus.google.com/107191542129310486499/posts/V1vGs86k4fX

XV. LOCAL

1. Top 200 Most Followed Europeans - by +Euro Maestro
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107040353898400532534/posts/YPv8bzRwYXD

2. 500 Europeans Circle - by +Max Huijgen
https://plus.google.com/112352920206354603958/posts/PDUi13o9dB1

3. Best of Europeans - by +Gabriel Vasile
https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/F5tMVS8JRCW

#sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #publiccircles #publiccirclesproject #share #shared #circle #database #public #gplus #gplustips #google #googleplustips #googleplus

Other useful posts: http://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials
Feel free to give me feedback on my original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/3CGaFRVrGK8
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CREATING, USING & PROMOTING GOOGLE+ PAGES PROPERLY
(The Ultimate Tutorial - updated)

Ok, so I've seen a lot of articles about Google+ pages, but none seemed to be complete and I wanted a fast way of understanding, using and promoting Google+ pages. So I made a slideshow to help you out faster then ever with this new Google+ pages. At the bottom of the post you'll find some interesting articles that inspired me.

This is a very long post, so I recommend after you finish the parapraph to look at the slideshow first. After that you can look at 6 GOOGLE PLUS BUSINESS PAGE VIDEOS YOU NEED TO SEE https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/M2y8H81RnnF and then you can get some deeper understanding by reading the post if you want to or if you're looking for the links in the photos. Now you can just watch the slideshow. If you like it please share it, (then continue reading) and give me some feedback on the original post: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/HrEJHUA6ECt


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Things you need to know about Google+ Pages
2. How To Create a Google+ Page
3. Customizing a Google+ Page
4. Sharing as a Google+ Page
5. Promoting your Google+ Page
6. Targeting your audience with your Google+ Page
7. Using hangouts for your Google+ Page
8. Optimizing your Google+ page for SEO
9. Measuring statistics for your Google+ Page
10. Cool examples of Google+ pages.


I. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOOGLE+ PAGES

Pages can be made for a variety of different entities whereas profiles can only be made for people.
Businesses can have multiple pages, so your product manager, for example, could run a Google+ Page just for his or her product line, while someone else runs the corporate brand. You could also do pages for particular events, though right now, there’s no event-specific type of support
For smaller companies and brands, there is no verification process that certifies your Google+ Page as yours currently. However, when you verify your email that you added in the contact info, it will show you a small verification badge in the contact info section proving that you are the owner of that email.
Pages can’t add people to circles until the page is added first or mentioned.
Google+ Pages automatically unfollow the users that unfollowed the page.
The default privacy setting for elements on your page profile is public.
Pages have the +1 button.
Pages can’t +1 other pages, nor can they +1 stuff on the Web.
Pages can’t play games.
Pages don’t have the option to share to ‘Extended circles’.
Pages don’t receive notifications via email, text, or in the Google bar.
Pages can’t hangout on a mobile device.
Local pages have special fields that help people find the business’ physical location.

II. HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE+ PAGE

1. Choose an Accessible Gmail Account (optional)
Set up a new gmail account to make it accessible to multiple members of your marketing team (because multiple admins and ownership transfer are not supported yet, however the Google+ team said they're working on it)

2. Click Create a page or go to https://plus.google.com/pages/create

3. Pick a categoryur business fits into. The categories are as follows:
Local Business or Place
Suitable for: hotels, restaurants, places, stores, services. Requires the primary phone number of the local business, so it can be located on Google Places.
Local businesses get special listings, and it all starts after you choose the “Local” option by entering a phone number.

Product or Brand
Suitable for: apparel, cars, electronics, financial services

Company, Institution or Organization
Suitable for: companies, institutions, organizations, non-profits

Arts, Entertainments or Sports
Suitable for: films, TV, music, books, sports, shows

Other
Suitable if your business doesn't fit into another category

4. Add Info
Next step is entering your business name and website. After this, you have to select an additional category that suits your business. These sub-categories are dependent on the main category you choose.

For example, for "product or brand" you can choose from the likes of food and drink, arts and entertainment, fashion and beauty, home and garden, etc.

You then need to select who can view your Google+ profile. The default is any Google user, or you can restrict this to 18 and older or 21 and older.

5. Tagline and Photo
You have 10 words to summarize your business in the tagline. After you've done this, you can add an image.

6. Get the Word Out
In the next step Google offers you the ability to tell your personal Google+ circles about your new business page. However, you will not do this right now.

Customize your page even further and start sharing a few updates before you begin telling the world about it. Promoting a blank page isn't a great way to convince people that your Page is valuable enough to add to their Circles. So invest some time into optimizing your page and sharing a few links to valuable content before you start promoting it to the masses.

III. CUSTOMIZING A GOOGLE+ PAGE

To go from your personal profile to one of your page, click on the small down arrow under your name.

Edit your page profile by adding an ‘introduction’, contact info and website. To do this simply click on the blue ‘edit profile’ button.

Your bio allows you to put in your entire service offering. Make it count. It even has a full rich text editor so you can bold, underline and italicize your text, input hyperlinks, bulleting and numbers.

Add Scrapbook Photos. To add images to create a ‘photostrip’ effect, click on the blue ‘edit profile’ button and then click ‘Add some photos here’. See how to make the photostrip effect here: http://www.siliconbeachtraining.co.uk/blog/how-to-customise-your-google-plusprofile-page/

If you want to show geo location information in newly uploaded albums and photos, be sure to check the box under the ‘Photo’s’ tab when editing your page.

Set up a short URL or redirect of some kind that’s memorable. For example for my +Creative Web Design page, I will create www.creativewebdesign.ro/+. That will be easier for everybody to share.

IV. SHARING AS A GOOGLE+ PAGE

Make sure you pre-populate your page with content before announcing it to your fans on other networks. That way, they’re more likely to add you to their Google+ Circles when they get to your page.

You can do many of the same things that a personal account can do, including: share photos, share videos, share links, conduct hangouts.

There are currently 2 calls to action for your potential followers, have them ‘circle’ you (or add your brand page to their circles) and +1 your page.

It doesn’t appear that there’s any support for automatically posting to a page. That’s likely to come as part of a future Google+ API release. Google gave no further update on when this is coming.

Unlike Facebook, Google+ Pages is a little more forgiving if you make a typo in a post or suddenly decide you don’t want people to leave comments or share with others – you can edit the post or change that setting AFTER you’ve posted.

Regularly share fresh content, react and respond to your fans, be engaging, and optimize for lead generation. Then measure, adapt your strategy, and optimize your presence based on your own individual results and goals.

You can disable comments on posts you share via your Brand page. When you disable comments on a post, other people will no longer be able to leave comments (but they can still +1 and reshare it). You can also delete a post or disable resharing if that's what you want.

What NOT to do. Don’t spam. Don’t leave comments in other people’s posts asking them to follow your page. Don’t share to often. You will get your page deleted. And probably your personal account as well. I warned you.

V. PROMOTING YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

Link up your Google+ Pages on your website using the Badge Maker so that you get the benefit of the rel=publisher tag and make yourself eligible for Google Direct Connect. To get the custom code, click on the ‘Get started’ link on your brand page profile and then go to the ‘Connect your website’ section.

Cross promote on all your other networks. Post a link to your new Google+ page on your other social media, email newsletters, and on your site, inviting followers there to add your page to their circles on Google+.

Post interesting, relevant content; ask questions that get people to comment and engage; and don’t be shy about asking followers to share your posts with their friends.

Post a variety of content. Make use of Google+’s rich display of photos and videos. Google+ displays media in follower’s streams more prominently and pleasingly than Facebook, so it’s a big “plus” here to call attention to your posts.

Engage with followers. Encourage and participate in conversations about your posts.

Ask your employee base to promote your Google+ Page to their networks. This is doubly easy if your employees are using Google+ for Apps, since you can just send an all-system email. If they’re already on Google+, they should circle the company page first.

Display the +1 button everywhere.

Use your mailing list

Make sure that you promote your page off of Google+ with links, drive users to add you to circles and post regularly on your Google+ page and you may have a better chance of accessing Google+ Direct Connect.

VI. TARGETING YOUR AUDIENCE WITH YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

Google Plus makes it pretty easy to sort followers into groups (they call them Circles) and send targeted, relevant messages to these smaller audiences. Brands can create robust content calendars with posts intended just for certain cities, ages, gender and languages.

You get to separate your VIPs, Customers, Following, and Team Members into circles. Meaning you can market to just your VIP customers, just your Team members (think “collaboration” or team updates), your Customers, and then anyone you are Following (think prospect customers).

These are just the default circles, but you can target your audience the way you want it. Just ask your followers where they’re from, what they like and so on. The opportunities are limitless. And free of charge.

VII. USING HANGOUTS FOR YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

As previously suspected, they’ve recently integrated Google Docs for brand pages (Hangouts with extras)

As a brand page you have the ability to create Hangouts which can be huge to create that community and collaborate with your partners. It’s also a great way, especially for celebrities, to make that connection to their fans.

The “Hangouts with extras” feature has integrated Google Docs, allows you to name your Hangout, share notes and sketchpad, and allows screen sharing for total collaboration.

VIII. OPTIMIZING YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE FOR SEO

1. Page name, tagline, introduction, keywords
If you are branding your business, put that as your page name. Then add your tagline and about info using keywords you normally use. Your page name will be the title (see the name in the browser tab).Your page name + tagline will be the META description of the page which are important ranking factors

That means you should use keyword rich descriptions. That doesn’t mean you should use keyword stuffing, just name the page so it matches your site/business and write the tagline and introduction as you would write a description for your site – use keywords but write for people telling them what your page is about.

Fill out the “About” section completely. Be sure to mention your keywords in this section when you can. Like other SEO initiatives, be sure to focus on creating useful, engaging content first, then gently inserting keywords when appropriate as a secondary priority.

Be sure to add a link to your website (and other online assets) in your Recommended Links section. Because you can customize the anchor text, you can make these links extra SEO-friendly by including a keyword in the anchor text when appropriate.

Fill out as many of the fields as you can, and be sure to include various types of media (text, photos, video, etc.) so that search engines see a rich experience when they crawl your page.

2. Tag images
You can tag images you add to your page, so for example, if you have a photo with some famous person in your industry, you can tag that person in your page’s photo.

3. Cross promoting. Link to all of the social networks your brand has a presence. You can customize the name of the link as well.

Include a link to your Google+ Page from your corporate website and other assets such as your LinkedIn profile, your blog, and any other websites you have. Building links to your Google+ Page will help it rank on the first page for your brand name and possibly other keywords as well.

Additionally, your website itself should have +1 buttons. Make sure it is easy for people to “+1″ content and share it with their Circles on Google+.

4. Consider creating multiple pages. You can create a page for each individual stores/franchises or line of products, as appropriate.

5. Once your Page is ready to share, start building an audience. Search engines will recognize your popularity as a sign of authority. That authority will translate in to better rankings as well.

6. When sharing photos. Upload photos, and include descriptions for each photo. Where feasible, add a link to a page on your website with more information on the product or item featured in the photo.

7. When sharing videos. You can do the same for videos: upload videos and include transcripts or summaries of the video content for SEO purposes. Link back to your website for more information where you can.

8. When sharing content. Unlike Twitter or Facebook, Google+ gives you the possibility to write very long messages if you want to. Publish content that your fans will find useful and engaging. When a long-form message is appropriate, try to optimize this content like you might optimize a blog post. Individual posts do get their own URL. So if a post goes viral, it is entirely possible that the post itself ranks well in the search engines.

IX. MEASURING STATISTICS FOR YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

1. Using Ripples

Ripples show you:
* Number of public and total reshares
* Names of each follower that reshared your post
* Number of direct public reshares from each follower
* Names with links, comments and relative time of most recent followers with reshares
* A timeline to show the progression of the shares

Things to look for:
* Time of day that most reshares occur
* Time of day that your biggest resharers repost. For example, if we were to look at several ripples and see that +Someone to post or repost around the same time each day, we could almost figure out the best times to get him to reshare stuff he likes (assuming he's following you).
* How influential is your topic?
- to which followers?
- at what time of day?
- to how many people?
* Do resharers comments make a difference? Take a look at the right side and see if they added their own comments to the reshare or did the post stand on its own.
* Were most of your reshares a result of a direct share from you or from reshares from other people?

2. Using third-party websites

CircleCount.com allows you to list your Google+ Business Page in the CircleCount directory. They will show you a nice chart, track the number of new followers you get every day and show you the average numbers for your latest postings (comments, +1es, reshares per posting).

They will also show your CircleRank, a nice follower growth simulation on your profile and the most followed Google+ Pages at www.circlecount.com/pages/

Adding yourself to the SocialStatistics.com directory allows you to track your own Google+ profile or page, giving you follower’s statistics and chart. You can see the most followed Google+ Pages at http://socialstatistics.com/top/pages

10. COOL EXAMPLES OF GOOGLE PLUS PAGES

+adidas Originals
+Google Chrome
+Pepsi
+Mashable
+Android
+TOYOTA
+Fox News
+HootSuite
+Angry Birds

ARTICLES THAT INSPIRED ME:

How to Set Up a Google+ Brand Page
http://mashable.com/2011/11/08/how-to-google-plus-brand-page/

How to Get Started With Google+ Pages for Business
http://www.christopherspenn.com/2011/11/how-to-get-started-with-google-pages-for-business/#.TsE06z1Fu7t

How to Create a Google+ Business Page in 5 Simple Steps
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/28624/How-to-Create-a-Google-Business-Page-in-5-Simple-Steps.aspx

Google+ Pages, 11 Tips To Get You Started
http://socialfresh.com/google-pages-11-tips-to-get-you-started/

HOW TO MAKE YOUR GOOGLE+ BRAND PAGE MORE VISIBLE
http://greatfinds.icrossing.com/how-to-make-your-google-brand-page-more-visible/

Complete Guide to Optimizing Your Google+ Brand Page
http://www.virante.com/blog/2011/11/09/complete-guide-to-optimizing-your-google-brand-page/

Digging Into Ripples by +Dan Soto
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114122960748905067938/posts/CWpuKNuDQ1g

13 Cool Examples of Google+ Brand Pages
http://www.dreamgrow.com/13-cool-examples-of-google-brand-pages/

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Who wants a kiss?

HOW TO MAKE YOUR FRIENDS JOIN GOOGLE PLUS

I saw a lot of people complaining about the fact that their friends are not on Google Plus because they think it's boring. Well let me tell you something: Google Plus has now officialy 40million users, so if your friends are not here, YOU should do something! Here's what I recommend (and please share this to help other users too):

LATER EDIT: Show them the fastest way of understanding Google+: http://goo.gl/oPH3y (you should probably make the steps 1 to 4 before this)

1. Make an interesting profile
How do you expect your friends to belive that Google Plus is interesting, when your profile doesn't look interesting? So... put up a cool profile photo that you have, some interesting scrapbook photos, some albums and complete your about section in a unique way. I'm sure you can do it!

2. Make them understand Google Plus is really cool
Share interesting things publicly and invite your friends to see them. You have the internet at your fingertips. You can either look for other interesting Google Plus posts and share them, or you can google for funny / interesting / cool / useful / beautiful photos, articles, gifs or websites. You can share some cool YouTube videos or just StumbleUpon until you find something nice and share it publicly.

3. Give them the advantages
Tell them that they can easily edit their posts, they can define and choose exactly who they share their information with and they can lock their posts if they want privacy. Tell them they can follow anyone they find to be interesting without that person feeling awkward because he/she doesn't know who your friend is.

Tell them they can make their own blog out of their profile even if they don't know anything about blogs. Tell them that Google Plus users are more active than other social websites users and your friend's interesting posts will be really appreciated by other users.

Tell them they won't be bombarded with advertisements on Google+ (which is a huge bonus). Even if they do eventually include ads down the road, most likely Google won’t be as much in your face about it.

Tell them that with Google+ comes the ability to easily integrate many great tools and features including Google TV, Maps, Android, Chrome, Docs, and Search.

4. Facebook integration
Tell your friends they can get their facebook albums (How To Import Your Facebook Photos Into G+ - http://goo.gl/nXPqZ ) and facebook stream (How to add your facebook and twitter stream to g+ - http://goo.gl/wt6Bi ) over here as well.

5. Give them connections
Now that you convinced them to sign up, you don't just stop here. If they don't follow anybody and just look at their own blank profile, of course they'll think Google Plus is boring. But Google Plus can be whatever you want, depending on what you share and what kind of people you circle. Give your friends some interesting / cool / useful / funny people or even better... circles. Once you give them a few interesting circles to follow, trust me... they're going to love Google Plus! If you don't know what people to recommend, look here for some shared circles: http://goo.gl/dCXzJ

6. Guide them
Teach your friends how to use google plus. Now, this is very important. If they don't understand it, they probably won't like it. You know that usualy we're afraid of things that we don't understand.
Google plus tips and cheat sheets - (http://goo.gl/uGWCn )
Google+ Guides & Tips For Newbies - (http://bit.ly/GP-newbies )

7. Games
If they like browser games get them to play Angry Birds or other Google Plus games that you think they will like. Games are a lot of fun, but be careful though, you might make them addicted to this :)

8. Hangouts
Start some hangouts and chat with your friends. The hangout is a priceless tool. You can join video conference hangouts with countless different groups of people. No matter what your topic of interest, you can bet there’s a hangout somewhere for it.

9. Make them active
Show them how and tell them to post something publicly. Make them engage in conversation with the people they follow by leaving nice/smart/personal opinion comments on their posts. Once they'll get to actively communicate with others, your job it's done.

10. Watch the magic happen!

PS: If you want to share your thoughts with me on this one, please comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/hH9Cr And don't forget to share it.

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

CREATING, USING & PROMOTING GOOGLE+ PAGES PROPERLY
(The Ultimate Tutorial)

Ok, so I've seen a lot of articles about Google+ pages, but none seemed to be complete and I wanted a fast way of understanding, using and promoting Google+ pages. So I made a slideshow to help you out faster then ever with this new Google+ pages. At the bottom of the post you'll find some interesting articles that inspired me.

This is a very long post, so I recommend after you finish the parapraph to look at the slideshow first. After that you can look at 6 GOOGLE PLUS BUSINESS PAGE VIDEOS YOU NEED TO SEE https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/M2y8H81RnnF and then you can get some deeper understanding by reading the post if you want to or if you're looking for the links in the photos. Now you can just watch the slideshow. If you like it please share it, (then continue reading) and give me some feedback on the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/DuGML9iJZG3


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Things you need to know about Google+ Pages
2. How To Create a Google+ Page
3. Customizing a Google+ Page
4. Sharing as a Google+ Page
5. Promoting your Google+ Page
6. Targeting your audience with your Google+ Page
7. Using hangouts for your Google+ Page
8. Optimizing your Google+ page for SEO
9. Measuring statistics for your Google+ Page
10. Cool examples of Google+ pages.


I. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOOGLE+ PAGES

Pages can be made for a variety of different entities whereas profiles can only be made for people.
Businesses can have multiple pages, so your product manager, for example, could run a Google+ Page just for his or her product line, while someone else runs the corporate brand. You could also do pages for particular events, though right now, there’s no event-specific type of support
For smaller companies and brands, there is no verification process that certifies your Google+ Page as yours currently. However, when you verify your email that you added in the contact info, it will show you a small verification badge in the contact info section proving that you are the owner of that email.
Pages can’t add people to circles until the page is added first or mentioned.
Google+ Pages automatically unfollow the users that unfollowed the page.
The default privacy setting for elements on your page profile is public.
Pages have the +1 button.
Pages can’t +1 other pages, nor can they +1 stuff on the Web.
Pages can’t play games.
Pages don’t have the option to share to ‘Extended circles’.
Pages don’t receive notifications via email, text, or in the Google bar.
Pages can’t hangout on a mobile device.
Local pages have special fields that help people find the business’ physical location.

II. HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE+ PAGE

1. Choose an Accessible Gmail Account (optional)
Set up a new gmail account to make it accessible to multiple members of your marketing team (because multiple admins and ownership transfer are not supported yet, however the Google+ team said they're working on it)

2. Click Create a page or go to https://plus.google.com/pages/create

3. Pick a categoryur business fits into. The categories are as follows:
Local Business or Place
Suitable for: hotels, restaurants, places, stores, services. Requires the primary phone number of the local business, so it can be located on Google Places.
Local businesses get special listings, and it all starts after you choose the “Local” option by entering a phone number.

Product or Brand
Suitable for: apparel, cars, electronics, financial services

Company, Institution or Organization
Suitable for: companies, institutions, organizations, non-profits

Arts, Entertainments or Sports
Suitable for: films, TV, music, books, sports, shows

Other
Suitable if your business doesn't fit into another category

4. Add Info
Next step is entering your business name and website. After this, you have to select an additional category that suits your business. These sub-categories are dependent on the main category you choose.

For example, for "product or brand" you can choose from the likes of food and drink, arts and entertainment, fashion and beauty, home and garden, etc.

You then need to select who can view your Google+ profile. The default is any Google user, or you can restrict this to 18 and older or 21 and older.

5. Tagline and Photo
You have 10 words to summarize your business in the tagline. After you've done this, you can add an image.

6. Get the Word Out
In the next step Google offers you the ability to tell your personal Google+ circles about your new business page. However, you will not do this right now.

Customize your page even further and start sharing a few updates before you begin telling the world about it. Promoting a blank page isn't a great way to convince people that your Page is valuable enough to add to their Circles. So invest some time into optimizing your page and sharing a few links to valuable content before you start promoting it to the masses.

III. CUSTOMIZING A GOOGLE+ PAGE

To go from your personal profile to one of your page, click on the small down arrow under your name.

Edit your page profile by adding an ‘introduction’, contact info and website. To do this simply click on the blue ‘edit profile’ button.

Your bio allows you to put in your entire service offering. Make it count. It even has a full rich text editor so you can bold, underline and italicize your text, input hyperlinks, bulleting and numbers.

Add Scrapbook Photos. To add images to create a ‘photostrip’ effect, click on the blue ‘edit profile’ button and then click ‘Add some photos here’. See how to make the photostrip effect here: http://www.siliconbeachtraining.co.uk/blog/how-to-customise-your-google-plusprofile-page/

If you want to show geo location information in newly uploaded albums and photos, be sure to check the box under the ‘Photo’s’ tab when editing your page.

Set up a short URL or redirect of some kind that’s memorable. For example for my +Creative Web Design page, I will create www.creativewebdesign.ro/+. That will be easier for everybody to share.

IV. SHARING AS A GOOGLE+ PAGE

Make sure you pre-populate your page with content before announcing it to your fans on other networks. That way, they’re more likely to add you to their Google+ Circles when they get to your page.

You can do many of the same things that a personal account can do, including: share photos, share videos, share links, conduct hangouts.

There are currently 2 calls to action for your potential followers, have them ‘circle’ you (or add your brand page to their circles) and +1 your page.

It doesn’t appear that there’s any support for automatically posting to a page. That’s likely to come as part of a future Google+ API release. Google gave no further update on when this is coming.

Unlike Facebook, Google+ Pages is a little more forgiving if you make a typo in a post or suddenly decide you don’t want people to leave comments or share with others – you can edit the post or change that setting AFTER you’ve posted.

Regularly share fresh content, react and respond to your fans, be engaging, and optimize for lead generation. Then measure, adapt your strategy, and optimize your presence based on your own individual results and goals.

You can disable comments on posts you share via your Brand page. When you disable comments on a post, other people will no longer be able to leave comments (but they can still +1 and reshare it). You can also delete a post or disable resharing if that's what you want.

What NOT to do. Don’t spam. Don’t leave comments in other people’s posts asking them to follow your page. Don’t share to often. You will get your page deleted. And probably your personal account as well. I warned you.

V. PROMOTING YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

Link up your Google+ Pages on your website using the Badge Maker so that you get the benefit of the rel=publisher tag and make yourself eligible for Google Direct Connect. To get the custom code, click on the ‘Get started’ link on your brand page profile and then go to the ‘Connect your website’ section.

Cross promote on all your other networks. Post a link to your new Google+ page on your other social media, email newsletters, and on your site, inviting followers there to add your page to their circles on Google+.

Post interesting, relevant content; ask questions that get people to comment and engage; and don’t be shy about asking followers to share your posts with their friends.

Post a variety of content. Make use of Google+’s rich display of photos and videos. Google+ displays media in follower’s streams more prominently and pleasingly than Facebook, so it’s a big “plus” here to call attention to your posts.

Engage with followers. Encourage and participate in conversations about your posts.

Ask your employee base to promote your Google+ Page to their networks. This is doubly easy if your employees are using Google+ for Apps, since you can just send an all-system email. If they’re already on Google+, they should circle the company page first.

Display the +1 button everywhere.

Use your mailing list

Make sure that you promote your page off of Google+ with links, drive users to add you to circles and post regularly on your Google+ page and you may have a better chance of accessing Google+ Direct Connect.

VI. TARGETING YOUR AUDIENCE WITH YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

Google Plus makes it pretty easy to sort followers into groups (they call them Circles) and send targeted, relevant messages to these smaller audiences. Brands can create robust content calendars with posts intended just for certain cities, ages, gender and languages.

You get to separate your VIPs, Customers, Following, and Team Members into circles. Meaning you can market to just your VIP customers, just your Team members (think “collaboration” or team updates), your Customers, and then anyone you are Following (think prospect customers).

These are just the default circles, but you can target your audience the way you want it. Just ask your followers where they’re from, what they like and so on. The opportunities are limitless. And free of charge.

VII. USING HANGOUTS FOR YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

As previously suspected, they’ve recently integrated Google Docs for brand pages (Hangouts with extras)

As a brand page you have the ability to create Hangouts which can be huge to create that community and collaborate with your partners. It’s also a great way, especially for celebrities, to make that connection to their fans.

The “Hangouts with extras” feature has integrated Google Docs, allows you to name your Hangout, share notes and sketchpad, and allows screen sharing for total collaboration.

VIII. OPTIMIZING YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE FOR SEO

1. Page name, tagline, introduction, keywords
If you are branding your business, put that as your page name. Then add your tagline and about info using keywords you normally use. Your page name will be the title (see the name in the browser tab).Your page name + tagline will be the META description of the page which are important ranking factors

That means you should use keyword rich descriptions. That doesn’t mean you should use keyword stuffing, just name the page so it matches your site/business and write the tagline and introduction as you would write a description for your site – use keywords but write for people telling them what your page is about.

Fill out the “About” section completely. Be sure to mention your keywords in this section when you can. Like other SEO initiatives, be sure to focus on creating useful, engaging content first, then gently inserting keywords when appropriate as a secondary priority.

Be sure to add a link to your website (and other online assets) in your Recommended Links section. Because you can customize the anchor text, you can make these links extra SEO-friendly by including a keyword in the anchor text when appropriate.

Fill out as many of the fields as you can, and be sure to include various types of media (text, photos, video, etc.) so that search engines see a rich experience when they crawl your page.

2. Tag images
You can tag images you add to your page, so for example, if you have a photo with some famous person in your industry, you can tag that person in your page’s photo.

3. Cross promoting. Link to all of the social networks your brand has a presence. You can customize the name of the link as well.

Include a link to your Google+ Page from your corporate website and other assets such as your LinkedIn profile, your blog, and any other websites you have. Building links to your Google+ Page will help it rank on the first page for your brand name and possibly other keywords as well.

Additionally, your website itself should have +1 buttons. Make sure it is easy for people to “+1″ content and share it with their Circles on Google+.

4. Consider creating multiple pages. You can create a page for each individual stores/franchises or line of products, as appropriate.

5. Once your Page is ready to share, start building an audience. Search engines will recognize your popularity as a sign of authority. That authority will translate in to better rankings as well.

6. When sharing photos. Upload photos, and include descriptions for each photo. Where feasible, add a link to a page on your website with more information on the product or item featured in the photo.

7. When sharing videos. You can do the same for videos: upload videos and include transcripts or summaries of the video content for SEO purposes. Link back to your website for more information where you can.

8. When sharing content. Unlike Twitter or Facebook, Google+ gives you the possibility to write very long messages if you want to. Publish content that your fans will find useful and engaging. When a long-form message is appropriate, try to optimize this content like you might optimize a blog post. Individual posts do get their own URL. So if a post goes viral, it is entirely possible that the post itself ranks well in the search engines.

IX. MEASURING STATISTICS FOR YOUR GOOGLE+ PAGE

1. Using Ripples

Ripples show you:
* Number of public and total reshares
* Names of each follower that reshared your post
* Number of direct public reshares from each follower
* Names with links, comments and relative time of most recent followers with reshares
* A timeline to show the progression of the shares

Things to look for:
* Time of day that most reshares occur
* Time of day that your biggest resharers repost. For example, if we were to look at several ripples and see that +Someone to post or repost around the same time each day, we could almost figure out the best times to get him to reshare stuff he likes (assuming he's following you).
* How influential is your topic?
- to which followers?
- at what time of day?
- to how many people?
* Do resharers comments make a difference? Take a look at the right side and see if they added their own comments to the reshare or did the post stand on its own.
* Were most of your reshares a result of a direct share from you or from reshares from other people?

2. Using third-party websites

CircleCount.com allows you to list your Google+ Business Page in the CircleCount directory. They will show you a nice chart, track the number of new followers you get every day and show you the average numbers for your latest postings (comments, +1es, reshares per posting).

They will also show your CircleRank, a nice follower growth simulation on your profile and the most followed Google+ Pages at www.circlecount.com/pages/

Adding yourself to the SocialStatistics.com directory allows you to track your own Google+ profile or page, giving you follower’s statistics and chart. You can see the most followed Google+ Pages at http://socialstatistics.com/top/pages

10. COOL EXAMPLES OF GOOGLE PLUS PAGES

+adidas Originals
+Google Chrome
+Pepsi
+Mashable
+Android
+TOYOTA
+Fox News
+HootSuite
+Angry Birds

ARTICLES THAT INSPIRED ME:

How to Set Up a Google+ Brand Page
http://mashable.com/2011/11/08/how-to-google-plus-brand-page/

How to Get Started With Google+ Pages for Business
http://www.christopherspenn.com/2011/11/how-to-get-started-with-google-pages-for-business/#.TsE06z1Fu7t

How to Create a Google+ Business Page in 5 Simple Steps
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/28624/How-to-Create-a-Google-Business-Page-in-5-Simple-Steps.aspx

Google+ Pages, 11 Tips To Get You Started
http://socialfresh.com/google-pages-11-tips-to-get-you-started/

HOW TO MAKE YOUR GOOGLE+ BRAND PAGE MORE VISIBLE
http://greatfinds.icrossing.com/how-to-make-your-google-brand-page-more-visible/

Complete Guide to Optimizing Your Google+ Brand Page
http://www.virante.com/blog/2011/11/09/complete-guide-to-optimizing-your-google-brand-page/

Digging Into Ripples by +Dan Soto
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114122960748905067938/posts/CWpuKNuDQ1g

13 Cool Examples of Google+ Brand Pages
http://www.dreamgrow.com/13-cool-examples-of-google-brand-pages/

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10 WORDS YOU NEED TO STOP MISSPELLING by http://theoatmeal.com

I'm not a native english speaker, so I make a lot of mistakes as well. And this is very helpful. It took me some time until I learned how to spell "definitely". So take a look, and for other interesting stuff you can check out their website. You can also add to your circles +Matthew Inman.

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350 LAMBOS IN THE SAME PLACE !!

UNDERWATER RESTAURANT
Ithaa Underwater Restaurant, Rangali, Maldives

Dine 5 meters below sea level at Ithaa, Rangali Maldives Island's unique underwater restaurant. Guests can enjoy the beauty, clarity, and color of the underwater world through acrylic roof and walls.

Other nice albums: #gvgpAlbums

GOOGLE+ IT'S ALL ABOUT QUALITY

Let me show you how incredible Google+ really is. Yesterday I made a simple post for a faster understanding of Google+ that got extremelly viral and got 5000 shares in less than 24 hours: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/K2mCT7cSboj (video for Ripples - http://youtu.be/yF_hydqYj90)

Now keeping in mind that I'm not a popular one, having houndreds of thousands of followers (like +Larry Page, +Sergey Brin, +Vic Gundotra, +Robert Scoble and so on) the fact that my message was viewed by tens or hundreds of thousands of people... it's truly amazing! (They probably really liked the post since very influential users like +Natalie Villalobos, +Yonatan Zunger, +Victor Bezrukov and +Denis Labelle shared it. BTW, thanks again guys.)

AND WHAT'S THAT HAS TO DO WITH ME?

That depends on what are you using Google+ for. You might be a person that on the long run wants somehow to increase it's brand awareness, you might be an average user looking to keep in touch with friends/family, have fun and learn new things or you might use Google+ for education. Now let's take it one by one.

I. THE AVERAGE USER

If you are an average user, using Google+ for keeping in touch with friends/family, have fun and learn new things, you should understand that

1. The activity on Google+ is truly amazing!
2. Google Plus is so much more interesting, entertaining and useful than any other social network.
3. Google Plus has more than 40 million users
4. Privacy settings are great!

For better understanding, read why I believe Google+ is better than Facebook here: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/iXxm2zta8gK.

Also, read how to make your friends join Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/gxPbiuVxEEG and 10 Steps To Create An Awesome Google+ Profile http://www.almostsavvy.com/2011/08/16/10-steps-to-create-an-awesome-google-profile-how-to-plus/ (by +Irene Koehler)

II. EVERY USER

Google+ is not just another social network. Google+ is an identity "platform" for Google and it's THE social network. As +Bradley Horowitz indicates, "right now you have separate profiles and logins for Blogger, Reader, YouTube and Gmail. That will soon end, to be replaced with a single account and a single login." http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/03/google-plus-is-not-a-social-network/ via +Tom Anderson.

IGNORE GOOGLE+ AT YOUR PERIL (by +Rebecca Davis)
(http://blog.ogilvypr.com/2011/11/ignore-google-plus-at-your-peril/)

1. My friends aren’t in G+” is no excuse.
2. +1 could fundamentally change the way we use the web.
3. “Interest orientation” may make Google+ an ideal vehicle for thought leadership & social business.

You should:

1. Open your mind.
2. Engage as an individual.
3. Get clear on your company’s “interests.”
4. Get creative
5. Stay tuned. Google brand profiles are near on the horizon. This is where it gets interesting.

THE SMARTER SOCIAL NETWORK (by +Kristin Martonik)
(https://plus.google.com/u/0/115831514397226473247/posts/HnN6zM9rD8u)

1. The collective intelligence of the growing Google+ user pool is astonishing
2. G+ has attracted scores of brilliant people who likely had shunned previous social platforms
3. G+ is the perfect balance for comfortably connecting with interesting people

WHY GOOGLE+ HAS BECOME MY PRIMARY SOCIAL NETWORK (by +Fernando Fonseca https://plus.google.com/u/0/107863796156749531232/posts/3UYMZrqhEpc)

1. Ripples have shown beyond any doubt that users are using circles and that a lot of sharing and discussion happen within those.
2. G+'s users are here to share and discuss and they actually engage. I never have experienced the amount of engagemen_t that my content generates here on Google+ and that, in a way, absolutely _inspires me to create more content, be that a short one liner or more in-depth posts like this one.
3. Google+ has become not only my primary social network but also my canvas to produce new content that I then spread across other networks.
4. Google+, in these few months, has brought me knowledge, food for thought, inspiration and also a great platform to keep in touch with friends and business associates and I can't wait for the new things that the Google+ team has in mind for all of us.
5. The interaction that Google made possible with those that are developing, trouble-shooting, designing and managing Google's products here on G+ is nothing but unique. This democratization of access should be a case study to all social networks out there.

DON'T BE EVIL (OR SNEAKY)

I love Google's motto "Don't Be Evil" (meaning you can make money without doing evil - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_evil) and how they plan to profit by not being sneaky but by adding transparency and putting users in control: http://www.datamation.com/networks/how-google-will-profit-by-not-being-sneaky-1.html - by +Mike Elgan

III. USING GOOGLE+ FOR EDUCATION

Hangouts could be the new “Office Hours” - see the world's largest Google+ hangout with Stanford professors +Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun: https://plus.google.com/108640673873589796416/posts/ceBoZE4mURU via +Louis Gray.

IV. GOOGLE+ FOR BRANDS

Very soon we'll see the long awaited Google+ Brand Pages as well. And the new ripples, Google apps availability, What's hot section and the hangouts with extras are features that will bring social conversion to the next level for Google Plus business pages and also more possibilities on Google+ to teach, learn, work, and play. (https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/KawvKy4KGSS)

As I was saying in other posts, your influence is very important if you want to increase your brand awareness and measuring statistics, conversions and influence it's very important for somebody willing to increase it's brand awareness.

Best time to post on Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/cw5SFy6jyWd,
reaching your audience easier https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/S1W9Cn8Zcic
getting to be more influential https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/DyjDykThWD8
and Social Media Analytics for G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/105279625231358353479/posts/RuKgeRQH4wz
are things that can not be ignored.

CONCLUSION

Not only that Google+ it's already great, but it becomes better and better, the Google+ team rolling out new features on a consistent basis. What I also love about Google+ is that everybody is free to give feedback like I did in the post "Introducing filters for a better What's hot section" https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/6w4eHzuoEbk

I could go on and talk about Google+ for days, but this post got really big already. What I'm actually trying to say is that Google+ is not just another social network... Google+ is the future!

Whether you like it or not, Google+ it's still all about quality, it still grows exponentially, it still is extremelly useful and entertaining and it still gets more and more activity every day!

Love it, preach it, share it!

PS: Feel free to give some feedback on the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/drsnunqbFT6
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I had to do it

HOW TO MAKE YOUR FRIENDS JOIN GOOGLE PLUS

I saw a lot of people complaining about the fact that their friends are not on Google Plus because they think it's boring. Well let me tell you something: Google Plus has now officialy 40million users, so if your friends are not here, YOU should do something! Here's what I recommend (and please share this to help other users too):

LATER EDIT: Show them the fastest way of understanding Google+: http://goo.gl/oPH3y (you should probably make the steps 1 to 4 before this)

1. Make an interesting profile
How do you expect your friends to belive that Google Plus is interesting, when your profile doesn't look interesting? So... put up a cool profile photo that you have, some interesting scrapbook photos, some albums and complete your about section in a unique way. I'm sure you can do it!

2. Make them understand Google Plus is really cool
Share interesting things publicly and invite your friends to see them. You have the internet at your fingertips. You can either look for other interesting Google Plus posts and share them, or you can google for funny / interesting / cool / useful / beautiful photos, articles, gifs or websites. You can share some cool YouTube videos or just StumbleUpon until you find something nice and share it publicly.

3. Give them the advantages
Tell them that they can easily edit their posts, they can define and choose exactly who they share their information with and they can lock their posts if they want privacy. Tell them they can follow anyone they find to be interesting without that person feeling awkward because he/she doesn't know who your friend is.

Tell them they can make their own blog out of their profile even if they don't know anything about blogs. Tell them that Google Plus users are more active than other social websites users and your friend's interesting posts will be really appreciated by other users.

Tell them they won't be bombarded with advertisements on Google+ (which is a huge bonus). Even if they do eventually include ads down the road, most likely Google won’t be as much in your face about it.

Tell them that with Google+ comes the ability to easily integrate many great tools and features including Google TV, Maps, Android, Chrome, Docs, and Search.

4. Facebook integration
Tell your friends they can get their facebook albums (How To Import Your Facebook Photos Into G+ - http://goo.gl/nXPqZ ) and facebook stream (How to add your facebook and twitter stream to g+ - http://goo.gl/wt6Bi ) over here as well.

5. Give them connections
Now that you convinced them to sign up, you don't just stop here. If they don't follow anybody and just look at their own blank profile, of course they'll think Google Plus is boring. But Google Plus can be whatever you want, depending on what you share and what kind of people you circle. Give your friends some interesting / cool / useful / funny people or even better... circles. Once you give them a few interesting circles to follow, trust me... they're going to love Google Plus! If you don't know what people to recommend, look here for some shared circles: http://goo.gl/dCXzJ

6. Guide them
Teach your friends how to use google plus. Now, this is very important. If they don't understand it, they probably won't like it. You know that usualy we're afraid of things that we don't understand.
Google plus tips and cheat sheets - (http://goo.gl/uGWCn )
Google+ Guides & Tips For Newbies - (http://bit.ly/GP-newbies )

7. Games
If they like browser games get them to play Angry Birds or other Google Plus games that you think they will like. Games are a lot of fun, but be careful though, you might make them addicted to this :)

8. Hangouts
Start some hangouts and chat with your friends. The hangout is a priceless tool. You can join video conference hangouts with countless different groups of people. No matter what your topic of interest, you can bet there’s a hangout somewhere for it.

9. Make them active
Show them how and tell them to post something publicly. Make them engage in conversation with the people they follow by leaving nice/smart/personal opinion comments on their posts. Once they'll get to actively communicate with others, your job it's done.

10. Watch the magic happen!

PS: If you want to share your thoughts with me on this one, please comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/JucUN And don't forget to share it.

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You have to!
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GERONIMO!!
You all know I rarely post gifs and when I do, it means it's weekend and I really like that gif. Well, I really LOVE this one! That's what I call freedom! - via +Mélanie Hascoet

You can't please everyone. Ever.

HOW TO REMOVE "WHAT'S HOT" FROM YOUR MAINSTREAM

Since the new What's hot section was released, I've seen a lot of people complaining about it. Some "feel like being spammed, it looks like a Facebook ripoff... and I left Facebook to avoid this crap", some are trying to "avoide it like the plague".

Others say "'What's Hot' contains all of the stuff I am trying to avoid while on Google+" and "why do i have to see a stupid animated gif of a cat attacking a child [...], and I cant remove it or mute it" so most of them want to switch off "What's hot" altogether.

Personally, I like the idea of having a What's hot section, but this has to be totally unobtrusive and unintrusive. So having the What's hot tab on the left it's all right. But it shouldn't appear in our mainstream unless we opt-in for that. And filters would be very helpful for us: "Introducing filters for a better What's hot section" - http://goo.gl/gAwLi

SO HOW DO I REMOVE IT?

First, you go and download the Adblock extension/add-on for Chrome: http://goo.gl/lYZTA or for Firefox: http://goo.gl/0RrQ9. For Safari see +christopher rizzo's post: http://goo.gl/6lLUJ

Second, as +Michael Richter taught me... You go to the extention's/add-on's options and you add two new filters:

1. plus.google.com##DIV[class="zhMuaf Tp6dle"]
2. A[class="a-j c-i-j-ua tg3b4c qQWXrb g2Lc3b dfrbjb"]

For chrome, you can manually edit your filters on the Customize tab. For Firefox, you simply click the Add filter button and paste the codes.

There you go! No more What's hot in the main stream! You can always remove the filters if you change your mind, or go to the What's hot tab on the left.

"Of course there's always the risk that Google changes the class ID for the elements in question, but if they do it's a pretty quick process to block them again.

Next time Google... provide an off switch. It's like you learnt nothing from the Buzz fiasco at all." - +Michael Richter. Thanks Michael for teaching me how to turn it off.

Feel free to give some feedback on the original post: http://goo.gl/RuY10
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

cc: +Michael van der Galien, +Karin Nelson, +Chris Lang, +João Rita, +Grace O'Malley, +Eileen O'Duffy, +Wesley Yeoh, +Tom Brusky, +Niels Langager Ellegaard, +Tomasz Bątor, +Steban Hernández you might want to see this.

UnOfficial - GOOGLE+ HITS 100 MILLION USERS IN THE FIRST 7 MONTHS

Stats emerge that show Google+ could have over 100m users already, posing a huge threat to competing social networks. +Thomas Morffew explains in a bit more detail....

Google+ reached 20 Million Unique Monthly Visitors

According to Compete and http://itsallabouttech.com/2012/01/google-reached-20-million-daily-unique-visitors-facebook-still-tops-with-171-million-unique-visitors/ Google+ seems to show the fastest growth among the giants with 20 Million Unique Monthly Visitors and if we compare the next stats, we can take a guess at Google+'s User numbers. (via +Denis Labelle)

Google+ - 20 Million Monthly Unique Visitors - 100+ million users (estimation)
LinkedIn - 24 Million Monthly Unique Visitors - 135 million users (confirmed)
Twitter - 40.4 Million Monthly Unique Visitors - 300+ million users (confirmed)
Facebook - 171.5 Million Monthly Unique Visitors - 800 millon users (confirmed)

As of 3rd of November 2011, LinkedIn reports more than 135 million registered users and has 24 million monthly uniques according to the above data, so all things being equal, we can then estimate that with 20 million monthly unique visitors, Google+ has about 100 million users already or it's very close to this data. There are people like +Max Huijgen who believe Google+ has already 150 million users (https://plus.google.com/112352920206354603958/posts/fr5jqg3HVZ6).

+Paul Allen told us that Google+ Growth is accelerating and it's adding 625,000 new users per day. He also predicts that Google+ will have 400 million users by end of 2012 (https://plus.google.com/u/0/117388252776312694644/posts/ZcPA5ztMZaj), but until Google gives us the official numbers, we can only make estimations.

via http://www.gplusresource.com/2012/01/does-google-have-100m-users-already.html by +Thomas Morffew.

Infographic inspired by +Leon Håland's (made when +Paul Allen announced Google+ to have 50 million users https://plus.google.com/u/0/117388252776312694644/posts/EwpnUpTkJ5W)

Link to original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/QkhjpgEEoFm
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COOL GOOGLE+ CLOCK

Ironically... I found this on Facebook :) Can you solve all of them?
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18 BIG GOOGLE PLUS CHANGES - That users want to see

These are some of the most important google plus features (in no particular order) that we're all waiting for (pictures included). If you have some other features that you would like to see, leave a comment on the original post: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/LfnmU8pSxwQ.
+1 and share this post if these changes are important to you. This way, it will most likely get heard by Google.

01. Google Docs integration - This is quite popular, a lot of users want to share documents or question to their friends
02. Polls - I've also seen a lot of people asking for this. Until we have something official from google, we can do a workaround. It's explained in detail here: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/hED2taVzQGg
03. Shorter, customized link. - We would like to have a customized link, much shorter. Maybe something like plus.google.com/myName or google.com/name or even name.google.com Until then, we can use this third party websites for that: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/E7Lv2pvDefv
04. Google+ Analytics - People like numbers, they want to know how many views, visitors, +1s, comments and shares they have on their account.
05. Google+ Widgets - I find this very useful... I'd like to be able to add Follow me by e-mail / RSS widgets, or even a searchbox for my g+ posts, a slideshow and so on...
06. Featured Posts - I would like to show my followers the posts that I think are the most useful for them.
07. Popular Posts - Followers should see the most +1ed, shared, and/or commented posts if the account owner wants that.
08. Posts Archive - The Google accounts are getting bigger and bigger and it takes me a lot of time to search for some interesting posts that I want to show to my new followers and I would also like to "jump" to some other friends posts too... without having to scroll that much.
09. Video Page - Right now you can see all of your images, but you can not see a history of the videos that you posted
10. Social Integration - We want to save time and share our posts to multiple places all at once.
11. Find People Based On Location And Other Filters You probably want to find some ex-collegues, neighbours, or your exes.
12. Substract Circles or People - Sometimes you want to share something to the public, but you don't want your boss or mom to see that.
13. Pause Stream - If you're following a lot of active people, this is very useful for you. Sometimes you're looking at a video/picture or reading something directly from the stream, but it keeps going down because other posts are coming through
14. Nested Circles and Circle Merging - You decided to merge two circles or you want inception. Circles within circles.
15. Change Picture When You Share a Link - Sometimes we want to add our own pictures/videos when we share a link.
16. Post From Profile - You look a lot on your profile and you don't like to always come back to the home page when you want to share something new.
17. Hide circles - If you have dozens of circles like I do, you need this. Some people are more active than others and you don't want to see only their posts.
18. Google+ Bussines Pages - This is probably the most awaited one.

Later edit: Hopefully +Natalie Villalobos will see this too... This post got +Natalie Villalobos attention and she left us a comment. That's great!

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11 REASONS WHY YOU'LL BE USING GOOGLE+ IN THE FUTURE
(an interesting article from +Jaana Nyström for +Media Tapper)

1. This time Google is serious
2. Google owns about 23% of browser market
3. Google owns Android
4. Google owns all the tools competitors want or are flailing to acquire
5. Google owns business applications and servers
6. Google owns search
7. Making a connection does not require approval from the second party
8. Circles are mandatory on Google+
9. Google can afford to let Google+ be just a social network
10. Everything on your account is exportable—in an obvious way
11. Google has personality

Plus:

12. Google+ is the only social network indexed by the No. 1 search engine in the world (Google)
13. It has a deep integration with the second largest search engine in the world (YouTube)
14. More than 69 percent of people use these search functions to find businesses: 15. Google+ enhances your ability to be found
16. Google+ was built to cultivate visibility for individuals and organizations

Read more: http://mediatapper.com/11-reasons-why-you%E2%80%99ll-be-using-google-plus-in-the-future/
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful
Photo by +Erfun Kheirandish

Too freaking awesome!

This guy is awesome MC Xander 'Spaceship Earth'

We see the world through our own eyes, don't we?

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen, even though I'm not a gif fan.

11 GOOGLE+ DIRECTORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE MORE FRIENDS

These are the most important Google Plus directories I found until now. I hope I didn't miss other important ones, but if I did, just leave me a comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/fhKrP Please share this to help the G+ community.

1. Find People On Plus - http://www.findpeopleonplus.com
This directory has more than 31 million G+ profiles indexed. You can search for G+ users by MANY FILTERS like location, occupation, employer, education, gender, relationship, interests and many more. You can also find an interesting GOOGLE+ INFOGRAPHIC and NEWS about Google Plus.

2. Social Statistics - http://socialstatistics.com/
Social Statistics not only that shows you a top of the most followed users, but also the "Hottest Google Plus Posts" (by +1's, shares or comments.) Adding yourself to the directory allows you to track your very own Google+ profile, giving you FOLLOWERS STATISTICS AND CHART! Also, the Google+ Statistics WIDGET helps you to promote your Google+ account on your blog or website.

3. CircleCount - http://www.circlecount.com/
This directory has more than 4.8 million G+ profiles indexed. CircleCount not only that allows you to see the most followed G+ users and gives you NICE CHART AND STATISTICS for your account, but you can also look for the most followed accounts from YOUR COUNTRY and see where your profile is in that top. According to them, I'm the most followed in my country (Romania): http://goo.gl/BKNvD

Also, +1'ing your own CircleCount profile allows you to SHARE YOUR STATS CHART with your followers with just one click! For more details see http://goo.gl/1ECV3 This directory also gives you a CIRCLECOUNT BUTTON http://goo.gl/gJi2U to add on your website and show a FOLLOWER COUNTER or your CIRCLE RANK.

Here you will also find some interesting Google Plus statistics like gender distribution, follower distribution, job distribution and so on http://goo.gl/meXMT

4. Recommended Users - http://www.recommendedusers.com/
Find people to follow based on dozens of topics.

5. Group / AS - http://www.group.as/
Google+ grouping made simple. Add to existing groups, create your own or just find interesting people to follow. Fill your Google+ Circles!

6. Women of Google+ - http://www.womenofgplus.com/
Women of Google+ was created on a spark of an idea and has quickly turned into a much more than just a way to discover brilliant women using Google+. Women of Google+ has evolved into a destination to learn, share and explore what it takes to thrive on social networking platforms both personally and professionally.

7. Find Your Plus - http://findyourplus.com/
Here you can search for persons by city, country or occupation. It has more than 6.4 million profiles indexed and one of the most interesting features is the FIND RANDOM PERSONS button that allows you to meet new people from all around the world.

8 PlusFriendFinder.com - http://plusfriendfinder.com/
Find random people or by country, cities and occupation.

9. Ggl Pls - http://www.gglpls.com/
This one not only allows you to search for profiles by location, but also by TAGS. However, the most important features that it has, is an awesome GOOGLE+ FEED WIDGET that allows you to integrate your Google+ Stream to your website/blog. You can find it here: http://goo.gl/vckzA
An alternative and similar tool has also http://widgetsplus.com/

If you are the type of person that likes to hangout, you can try the GOOGLE+ HANGOUTS DIRECTORY to find and join a great hangout http://goo.gl/3Dqzs

10. G Peep - http://gpeep.com/
You can search by tags, cities, streams or people.

11. Gpc.fm - http://gpc.fm/
Find lists of Google+ users by interests.

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Love this!

Banking explained. Nice!

Life instructions

GOOGLE+ MARKETING "HOW TO" ADVICE

Tuesday I've been in a hangout on air talking about this subject with +Mike Elgan, +Chris Lang, +Brock Predovich & +Yifat Cohen hosted by +G+Decoded: Google+ Marketing Made Easy

It was a very interesting hangout and Mike had so many great points! You can see the recording here: http://gplusdecoded.com/2012/02/15/plustalks-episode-3-google-marketing-how-to-advice/

Because time didn't allow us, we did skip some important things. Here are a few ones that I also wanted to talk about:

Why Social Media by websuccessdiva.com/blog/seo-or-social-media-eitheror-nonsense/

1. Social Media builds community and engagement, which results in greater link building as content gets shared (the viral effect)
2. Social sharing presents opportunities for user generated links that are valuable in your SEO campaign off and on your owned properties
3. Social Media research contributes to greater understanding and insight for SEO research, improving the foundation of your campaigns
4. Increased social and SEO results leverage each other for greater visibility across social and search networks
5. Increased dual visibility increases subscribers, readers, content consumers, and ultimately targeted traffic contributing to even greater results across both
6. Search has (and will continue to) increase integration of social personalization from a users social connections, increasing opportunities for search positioning

Why use Google+ for Marketing

The new ripples, Google apps availability, What's hot section and the hangouts with extras are features that bring social conversion to the next level for Google Plus business pages and also more possibilities on Google+ to teach, learn, work, and play.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN POSTING: mediatapper.com/best-time-to-share-on-google-plus/
(as +Miguel Rodriguez said on +Media Tapper)

1. Time of the day when your target interest group is most active
2. The post “Time to live”. How the amount of comments and re-shares is distributed across the post life
3. Day of the week. People are more active over the weekends on social sites.
4. How many posts you make per day.

Statistics
1. Your Follower Map -http://www.circlecount.com/mymap/ by +CircleCount & +Daniel Sandstein
2. Public Circles Database -publiccircles.appspot.com/incircles by +Siegfried Hirsch
3. Ripples
4. Average response per post (depending on the weekday/hour of the post) -
www.circlecount.com, www.allmyplus.com, www.googleplussuomi.com by +Avinash Kaushik

Finding the right balance of social interaction and commercial promotion is critical in creating that connection, positively affecting other marketing initiatives such as SEO, and ultimately generating the next sale. www.mashable.com

Google+ and SEO

Content shared by businesses and brands via Google+ is becoming more and more prevalent in search, in effect making an impact on overall search engine optimization (SEO) efforts. (Social Media + SEO = Leverage!)

1. Even Signed Out, Google+ Suggestions Offered
2. You have to be on Google+ to be a suggestion

GOOGLE'S SUPERIOR SEO STRATEGY by +Cyrus Shepard www.seomoz.org/blog/google-plus-seo

Google wins by employing really smart Search Engine Optimization techniques – the same SEO practices available to any online business.

1. Incentivize Inbound Links
Google started displaying author photos in its search results. In order to display a photo, Google asks authors to add links from their webpages to their Google+ profile.

2. Internal Linking
One thing noted about Google+ when it was released was just how easy it was to be in lots of circles, or add lots of people to your own. People who struggled on Twitter for years to build up 1000 followers, suddenly found themselves in 2000 or 3000 Google+ circles, seemingly overnight.

3. Lots of Indexable Content
Google structures content to provide a wealth of information for search engines, to index and serve in search results. Compare: Facebook – 275 Words, Twitter – 491 Words, Google+ – 2621 Words

4. On-Page Optimization
Google+ makes it easy to share posts from others – a feature much like retweeting on Twitter or reblogging on Tumblr. These Google+ posts frequently show up in search results as their own entries. Also, Google wisely choose longer, more descriptive title tags.

5. User Generated Content
Every public post is crawled and indexed by Google search

6. Show Google+ Author Profiles in Search Results
The first 5 items on this list represent SEO tactics that anyone can use, but in a way #6 belongs to Google alone. By linking to Google+ profiles in search results, they create an advantage that no other social media service can duplicate.

GOOGLE+ and SEO - a guide by +AJ Kohn https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/KDaYi3C5G95

Creative ways of using Google+

1. Bookmarking websites
2. Blogging platform - fast, easy, formattable and search engine optimized
3. Client Meetup Over Hangouts
4. Recruitment Interviews On Hangouts - organize a group discussion of up 20 people using hangouts
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A REALLY COOL NEW GENERATION OF MOUSE

With the evoMouse, your finger is your pointer and there is no more pushing around a physical mouse. The evoMouse works on nearly any flat surface and requires very little space. It tracks effortlessly to your comfortable and natural movements.

DAILY LIFE (by http://ennokni.deviantart.com/)

OFFICIAL - GOOGLE+ HITS 90 MILLION USERS

"Google had a really strong quarter ending a great year. Full year revenue was up 29%, and our quarterly revenue blew past the $10 billion mark for the first time,” said Larry Page, CEO of Google. “I am super excited about the growth of Android, Gmail, and Google+, which now has 90 million users globally – well over double what I announced just three months ago.

By building a meaningful relationship with our users through Google+ we will create amazing experiences across our services. I’m very excited about what we can do in 2012 – there are tremendous opportunities to help users and grow our business.”

http://investor.google.com/earnings/2011/Q4_google_earnings.html

So, we were quite close: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/QkhjpgEEoFm

UPDATE:
1. More than 90million have joined Google+
2. Over 60% sign in daily
3. Over 80% sign in weekly
4. At least 1 new feature every single day
5. Over 1million business and brand pages

https://plus.google.com/107117483540235115863/posts/TXrnjNbzbWi
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What a guy from work showed me today:

He made it!
Other funny images: #gvgpFunny

Yin & Yang

Google Classic
Source: http://goo.gl/rWyPX

ABS explained. Lol!

Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/n1zn3/abs/c35okp2

Google Will Have 490 Million Users Ready To Move To Google+ on March 1 (an interesting comment +charles vaz left on one of my posts)

"The unified merge has a bigger business reason - to tackle Facebook's 800 million strong user-base! Google+ will effectively almost have at least 490 million users ready to move to Google+ on March 1.

When all the Google sites merge - the google accounts would all be almost folded into 1 google+ account per user account!

So definitely all those guys with YouTube accounts for which Google already paid $1.65 Billion would almost automatically have google+ accounts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15196982/ns/business-us_business/t/google-buys-youtube-billion/

So, It's gonna be magical on March 1st for Google+ - 490 million unique users from YouTube would almost automatically jump into Google+ and assuming that is a superset of all existing Google+ users today - Google+ will effectively have close to 490 million users almost automatically on March 1.

So effectively all those facebook users posting YouTube videos on Facebook would automatically have Google+ accounts! http://mashable.com/2011/02/19/youtube-facts/

When the user's log in brings the user directly to a toolbar with google+ nearby - its at the doorstep. Google is free so Google+ can just use the single sign on to call these users as Google unified users - albeit whatever the service the user actually uses.

Remember at the end of Dec 2011 - Google+ had only 62 million users. So this is definitely a huge step in the right direction! http://mashable.com/2011/12/27/google-plus-62m-users/ " - +charles vaz

Let's remember that Google+ has now more than 100million users https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/iyTokvGSzw7

and the number of Google+ fans for the site's top 100 brands grew at a 1,400% pace last month seeing an increase of 3.1 million in their circles
http://news.techworld.com/networking/3338701/google-business-growth-figures-dominated-by-top-brands/ (link via +Steve Faktor and +Robert E. del Sol)

Image via http://goo.gl/GDOxM .
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Yes, I like this one! (by +Michael Lee Johnson)
Source: http://goo.gl/vJyR6

This is the goal, isn't it? I mean, why else would you name it "Google+"?

HOW TO IMPORT YOUR FACEBOOK PHOTOS INTO GOOGLE PLUS

If you want to move your whole albums (or some of the pictures) you have on Facebook to Google Plus, there's a very easy way to do this.

First, you go in the chrome web store and download the Move Your Photos chrome extension - http://goo.gl/XujYF - which exports your facebook photos to picasa. You select which photos and albums you want to import and then you go either to Picasa or to your Google Plus Albums and share whichever photo albums you want with your followers. As simple as that. Please share this to help other google plus users as well.

Unfortunatelly, I didn't include this Chrome extension in the post
Top 25 Most Popular Chrome Extensions And Apps For Google Plus - http://goo.gl/X8bA5 made last week, because at that time I didn't know about this yet. I recommend you to see that post as well for other very useful Chrome extensions for g+

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

Fish loves dog

Underwater Restaurant

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5 CREATIVE WAYS OF USING GOOGLE PLUS

1. Bookmarking websites

You can save bookmarks and organize them really simple with google plus and have them anywere and i'm not talking about +1-ing websites.

You can do that too, but if you don't want other people to see your bookmarks and you also want to organize them, there's a better way.

Just make an new circle. This will be an empty circle and here you will share links with yourself. Nobody will see what your sharing, and you can name it the way you want.

For example... food recipies. Now just make more empty circles for every interest that you have. They will serve you like bookmark folders.

When you'll want to go back to your it news links or anything else, you will look in that circle. Simple, right? Plus you'll have the bookmarks anywhere, and you will be able to share them with your friends by adding them to that circle.

2. Blogging platform

Why Google+ Can Be Used for Blogging Purposes:

a. It’s Fast - you can post real fast

b. It’s Formattable - on Google+, you can bold, italic or strikethrough your text anytime you want
Wrap up your text with asterisks (*) for bold, underscores (_) for italic and hyphens (-) for strikethrough. And there you are! Your text has been nicely formatted.
For a blog post, at least bold and italic are important formatting options. So, in this case, Facebook is not an option.

c. It’s SEO’d - it’s already optimized for Search Engine especially Google.Google+ posts will be more visible on Google search results for Google’s very own interest.
So, right from the start, you know that you’re getting indexed! It’s a big point in my opinion.

d. It’s Reshareable - This comes in handy for those that are already on Google+. If they like it enough, they can actually reshare it on their circles (and with a chrome extension, on any social networking site including Facebook and Twitter). This eventually drives you more traffic without any doubt.

3. Celebrating Birthdays

You are having birthday of your kid and some of family members are not around. Its an inexplicable emotional feeling to see your loved one’s face at his/her birthday.

Through Google+ Hangouts other members who are not present and are on different places, can enjoy those moments of celebration.

4. Client Meetup Over Hangouts

Skype is a great tool to have professional remote meetings but it has its own limitations in terms of group meetings. Try Google Plus Hangout for a client meetup.

You can feel it a bit unprofessional but its OK after all you are there to work and that too more efficiently, not to show off.

5. Recruitment Interviews On Hangouts

This is something that could be interesting for some. In those cases where applicant is in another city and for interview he has to travel long or you have to organize a group discussion of 8-9 people to get an idea about who is best among them, you can use Google+ Hangouts.

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

12 Things Happy People Do Differently

1. Express gratitude.
2. Cultivate optimism.
3. Avoid over-thinking and social comparison.
4. Practice acts of kindness.
5. Nurture social relationships.
6. Develop strategies for coping.
7. Learn to forgive.
8. Increase flow experiences.
9. Savor life’s joys.
10. Commit to your goals.
11. Practice spirituality.
12. Take care of your body.

http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/08/30/12-things-happy-people-do-differently/

DO YOU WANT GOOGLE+ TO ALLOW UNDERAGE USERS? (POLL)
(If this is a reshare, please answer the poll on the original post: http://goo.gl/s3Dng)

"Google plans to open up Google+ to all users over the ages of 13 after proper safety features are added." - Wikipedia

This is just a very simple poll to ask you if you would like Google Plus to allow users between 13-18 years old. You can answer the poll by +1ing the yes or the no comment. (please DO NOT +1 them both!). Also, if you want to reshare this, please disable comments!

So, here you go... do you want Google+ to allow underage users?
(Poll made on request by +Laurence Hubbard. FYI +James Carpenter)

Awesome!

Points of view.

HOW TO FIND THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE ON GOOGLE+

Now... we all know that if somebody has a lot of followers, that doesn't necessarily mean that his or her posts will also interest YOU. And besides this, there are a lot of interesting Google+ users out there that could bring a lot of value to you, but they don't have so many followers. So, how do you find them? Here are some easy steps to find exactly what interests YOU the most!

1. ADD SOME CIRCLES OF YOUR INTEREST
For that, you have two options. First option is you go to http://goo.gl/PEqsM. There you'll find the Google+ Shared Circles Database started by +Chris Porter that has over 400 circles shared on Google+ (50,000 names). Add just the circles that are in a category that interests you.

The second option is to go on a google+ directory and look in the categories or locations that interests you. I talk more about some directories here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/a82Fw1dgzzL

To add lots of people in your circles from google+ directories with just one click using Circle+ read this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/1pXAzjTohXu

2. UNFOLLOW INACTIVE USERS
For that, you can use a chrome extension, called Uncircle+ made by +Ehsan Ahmadi Gharacheh. I talk more about it here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/P581zSCQ5Sm

3. EXCLUDE NOISY PEOPLE
If you have noisy people that post very often and sometimes you don't want to see their posts, you can add them to a special circle called "noisy people" and exclude that circle from your mainstream using an extension.

This way, you won't see their posts any more. When you want to see their posts again, just include them back or take a look at that specific circle. I talk more about how to exclude circles from your mainstream using Plus Minus here: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/jN9eoucKvDw

4. MAKE DOZENS OF VALUABLE CONNECTIONS
For that you can use the Gather, Rinse, And Repeat method by +Dustin W. Stout which goes like this:

a. Start by following people who you believe to be “Thought Leaders“. You can find them through the google plus directories that I gave you and place them in a circle that is labeled accordingly.

b. Throughout the day visit the stream for this circle looking for interesting posts. When you find something interesting, leave a comment or +1 the post.

c. Circle everyone who +1′d, or commented on that same post easily using the Circle+ extension that I gave to you earlier. The circle you place them into is a temporary one that serves as a trial period.

The circle will only be active for a week, if anyone from that circle comments on one of your posts, or makes a solid connection with you, they will then get placed into one of your permanent circles. This is the gather phase.

d. At the end of the week, you delete the temporary circle. Anyone who has not been actively engaged, or never made a connection with you is removed from your circles entirely, and the others are safe in one of your permanent circles. You have effectively “rinsed” your circles.

e. Repeat. Just keep doing it on a week to week basis, and you will be constantly finding new, interesting people!

Read more about this method or other Google Plus Tutorials from Dustin here: http://www.gplustuts.com/find-valuable-connections-on-google-plus/

Feel free to give me some feedback on my original post: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/fNVBXKnnVEp
Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

INTRODUCING FILTERS FOR A BETTER WHAT'S HOT SECTION
(and for better search on Google+)

Few days ago, +Yonatan Zunger announced the new What's hot section in Google Plus: http://goo.gl/Nx7dg. Since then, I've seen some interesting reactions to this subject.

+Michael van der Galien writes on mediatapper that "the most popular posts… were absolutely useless. It’s one ridiculous gif after another, followed by one or more very unfunny jokes" and that "We need some way to filter 'What’s Hot' " (article here: http://goo.gl/Q76kj) and I absolutely agree on that one.

+Karin Nelson said "'What's Hot' contains all of the stuff I am trying to avoid while on Google+". Her post here: http://goo.gl/ZODLq, whereas +Jeremiah Owyang said "it is an interesting mix of multimedia: Animated Gifs, interesting stories, and a few videos." His post here: http://goo.gl/i3UxC

+Chris Lang said that What's Hot "favors voting, not breaking news. To get that, I have to scroll down the page a mile". His suggestion is to get "Most Recent" on the Hot page like we now have in search. His post here: http://goo.gl/vFYPN

ABOUT THE FILTERS

So my idea on filters looks like this: when somebody makes a post, it can choose a post category (for example funny, news, useful, cool, music, beautiful, etc.) and in the What's hot section to have 3 ways of filtering the information:

1. By type of post - choose what's hot in photos, gifs, albums, videos, links or articles.
2. By category that poster choosed - funny, news, useful, cool, music, beautiful
3. By who posted it - your circles, extended circles, public(or not in your circles) and choose circles.

The same idea of filters can be used for the search section on Google+.

Feel free to give some feedback on the original post: http://goo.gl/NWdE8. What's your opinion about the What's hot section? What kind of filters would you like to have? Let's also see what +Yonatan Zunger and +Louis Gray say about this.

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

23 MOST POPULAR CHROME EXTENSIONS FOR PHOTOS

These are the most used extensions for photos that I found until now in the chrome web store. I hope I didn't miss other used ones, but if I did... just leave me a comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/qb4rx . Please share this to help g+ photography lovers. Remember this is just a reference, I didn't try all of them, but I surely love the 3rd one, Cooliris!

1. FB Photo Zoom (1,000,000+ users) - http://goo.gl/aqd3G
FB Photo Zoom is a simple, light-weight extension that integrates directly into Facebook so you can see the larger images of photo albums, profile photos and more whenever you hover over a zoomable image!

2. Slideshow (230,643 users) - http://goo.gl/pAs9Q
Turn your favorite photo sites, such as Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, and Google Images into a slideshow.

3. Cooliris (226,445 users) - http://goo.gl/8W4vc
Cooliris transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D Wall for searching, viewing and sharing the Web.

4. Hover Zoom (202,140 users) - http://goo.gl/UW4x1
Enlarge thumbnails on mouse over. Works on many sites (Google Plus, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Flickr, Reddit, Amazon, etc).

5. Search by Image (by Google) (164,028 users) - http://goo.gl/shZFL
This extension allows you to initiate a Google search using any image on the web. By the Google Images team. To use it, after you install it, you either right click on an image and after that you click "search Google with this image", either you go to the extention's option and select Show "" when hovering over an image (it will show you a little camera)

6. We Heart It (117,022 users) - http://goo.gl/IR181
Send images from any website to your heart page on We Heart It.

7. Picnik (105,501 users) - http://goo.gl/LhG0D
Lets you easily edit the images you come across while browsing the web. With a click you can create a snapshot of your current web page and open it in Picnik for easy editing, annotation and sharing. Do the same for all the images on your current browser page -- just pick one from the image list that pops up and then edit, embellish, then share with Picnik.

8. Picasa Extension (by Google) (68,293 users) - http://goo.gl/dqrNm
Picasa photos and comments in Chrome. It gives you quick access to Picasa Web Albums features via a browser button.

9. +Photo Zoom (61,721 users) - http://goo.gl/lcYFA
Easily zoom photos and profile pics from your Google Plus Stream. Fast and simple zooming for photos within your Google+ Stream. Just hover over the image you wish to zoom and +Photo Zoom will load the enlarged version of the picture.

10. Picasa Uploader (43,154 users) - http://goo.gl/OfzKL
Upload photos to Picasa Web Albums. Uploads photos and video from Chromebooks to Picasa. For Chromebook devices only. Not for use with desktop Chrome for Windows, Mac, or Linux.

11. Cloud Save (40,115 users) - http://goo.gl/ir9hC
Save files to the cloud. Supports Google Docs, Box.net, Dropbox, Amazon Cloud Drive, Windows Live SkyDrive, SugarSync, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, Min.us, Twitpic and more.

12. Pixlr Grabber (29,938 users) - http://goo.gl/lQPY4
Screen capture/image grabbing. Edit, Save or Share screen grabs and images. Create screen capture of visible part, selected area or whole page then you can edit them in pixlr editor or share them to public. You also get a context menu for pulling down images to pixlr editor.

13. Move Your Photos (26,757 users) - http://goo.gl/JpwFg
Move Your Photos (formerly Move2Picasa) helps you to transfer your Facebook albums/photos selectively to Google's Picasa and the you can share them with your Circles.

14. EXIF Viewer (23,029 users) - http://goo.gl/2ZIe8
Allows you to view meta information data contained in JPEG images from the convenience of your Chrome browser. Most digital cameras add EXIF data to all images you take and much editing software adds or allows you to add more informations on the picture and you the creator.

15. Photo Zoom (17,161 users) - http://goo.gl/lxU0v "Photo Zoom is a simple extension of ultra-lightweight, perfect for the photo read function optimization. Sometimes we just want to see a photo of the original, have to click a lot. And now, through Photo Zoom's quickly browsing function, no longer so much trouble, you can see each photo in full size without more click!"

16. Fittr Flickr (14,826 users) - http://goo.gl/qVkpx
Extension for enhancing the awesome photo sharing site, Flickr. Adds keyboard shortcuts, tag autocomplete, quick access to EXIF data, easily copy Flic.kr short URL to the clipboard, and a page action that allows you to easily get from a Flickr image URL back to it's photo page.

17. Minus (12,043 users) - http://goo.gl/yliS8
Share and upload photos and screenshots directly from your Google Chrome browser. Minus will simplify the way you share online. Manage your files with your free Minus account anywhere you go. Upload, edit and share photos, videos and files on Windows, Mac, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android and the Web.

18. Drag2up (6,582 users) - http://goo.gl/ATY4b
Makes file sharing on the web as easy as dragging and dropping the file from your computer onto the form you would like to add the file to. The file is automatically uploaded to a host and inserted into the field.

19. EXIF Reader (6,423 users) - http://goo.gl/hqlGQ
Photo EXIF information analyser. You can extract EXIF, such as Exposure Time, Aperture Value, Focal Length and more. Unlike traditional EXIF Extractor, you do not need to download a photo for view its EXIF information, With EXIF Reader, you can view EXIF information in your Chrome directly.

20. PhotoLive (5,498 users) - http://goo.gl/IbRmv
Zips and saves the Facebook photos and albums you choose with the click of a button.

21. DownloadSupport for Google+ (4,587 users) - http://goo.gl/IqRDo
Download pictures and videos on the stream of Google+. Displays a button for each post.

22. VisualizeUs (4,048 users) - http://goo.gl/uELEx
Official Chrome extension for VisualizeUs (http://vi.sualize.us), the social network for image lovers.

23. Image Search by Cooliris (3,802 users) - http://goo.gl/ASi0x
Search Google Images on the Cooliris 3D Wall -- Fast, Stunning, Powerful.

If you're looking for extensions for Google+, take a look at Top 25 most popular chrome extensions for google plus - http://goo.gl/APJpj

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

And that's why I want a Galaxy S II (for the moment I own an HTC HD2)

HOW TO ADD YOUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER STREAM TO GOOGLE PLUS

For the Facebook stream you go to http://goo.gl/Xw38s, click "Get Google+Facebook" to install the plugin/extension and then you'll see that next to the homepage button will appear also a facebook button. There you go! It's really that simple!

For the Twitter stream you go to http://goo.gl/akULt and install the "Get Google+Tweet" plugin/extension the same way. Same thing will happen: next to the homepage button you'll get another one for the twitter stream.

Please share this post to increase the activity of your friends on g+.

Unfortunatelly, I didn't include this Chrome extensions in the post
Top 25 Most Popular Chrome Extensions And Apps For Google Plus - http://goo.gl/X8bA5 made last week, because at that time I didn't know about this yet. I recommend you to see that post as well for other very useful Chrome extensions for g+

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

This one is even more awesome! Thanks +Adrian Caramaliu for the link!

GOOGLE+ HELP, TIPS, COMMUNITY MANAGERS, TUTORIALS & RESOURCES

If you need any kind of help on Google+, don't be afraid to ask. There are so many willing to help you. Just ask. To give you an example, +Jena Tesse Fox wanted to see more interesting posts, because she was following just about 250 people and didn't see much. She asked for help, and shortly the answers came: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103907606930779051620/posts/dbsDoNDQ5xK

But who can you ask for help?

First of all, +Natalie Villalobos - official Community Manager for Google+. (for more official community manages see the second list)

You can also ask for help from Google+ enthusiasts and helpers like:
1. +Gabriel Vasile (I'm daily on Google+ willing to help you)
2. +Denis Labelle
3. +Jaana Nyström
4. +Ryan Crowe
5. +Christina Trapolino
6. +Johnathan Chung
7. +Thomas Morffew
8. +Alireza Yavari
9. +Peter G McDermott
10. +Ahmed Zeeshan
11. +Kol Tregaskes

( Disclaimer: this 10 people are not related to Google, are just Google+ avid users and helpers. Did I miss someone important on this list or you are here and don't want that? please let me know)

Official Google Community Managers

1. +Toby Stein - CM Google+ Mobile
2. +Brian Rose - CM for Google+ Photos
3. +Katherine Gramann - CM for Google+ Hangouts and Chat
4. +Jacky Hayward - CM for Chrome
5. +Melissa Daniels - CM for Chrome OS
6. +Gerard Sanz - CM for Panoramio
7. +Nicole Drobeck - CM for 3D
8. +Robin Ziegler - CM for Google Earth
9. +Mark Harrison - CM for SketchUp
10. +Jonathan Lally - CM for Voice
11. +Vanessa Schneider - CM for Places
12. +Sky Bintliff - CM for Picnik
13. +Kelly Fee - CM for Web Search
14. +Teresa Wu - CM for Docs
15. +Paul Wilcox - CM for Mobile
16. +Lisa Ding - CM for Blogger
17. +Sarah Price - CM for Gmail
18. +Daniel Mabasa - CM for Maps
19. +Adrienne Bernakevitch Ludwick - CM for Calendar

Looking for interesting people to follow? See

The Best Google+ Users in 2011 CHOSEN BY Google+ COMMUNITY
https://plus.google.com/107383157816966336384/posts/6kVCGwJp1q6

Want to understand Google+ the fast way?
See https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/bXh4UpWh3Kc

Want to make more friends on Google+?
See: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/a82Fw1dgzzL

Want to promote your business on Google+?
See: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/HrEJHUA6ECt

Want more Google+ tips, tutorials and news?
See: http://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials
and https://plus.google.com/114424163811716070551/posts/BDgvNTuYwep
and https://plus.google.com/114424163811716070551/posts/QXJGeE55sHG

#gvgpUseful #gplustips #googleplustips #google+ #googleplus

Feel free to give me some feedback on my original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/fbZJVjtJMZE
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Why Google+ will become Google's only product
some very interesting thoughts from +Mike Elgan

If you're using +1s, Maps, Search, Chrome apps, Chrome, Reader, YouTube, Google Music, News, Translate, Gmail or Contacts, congratulations: You're one of the more than 1 billion people who use Google+ every month.

The clear trend is the integration of an increasing number of Google products into Google+ -- currently happening at the rate of one new integration every two weeks -- and also an increasing degree of integration for those previously brought in.

What Google will integrate in the future: Just about everything

Google will not only complete the 12 products it has already started to integrate, but it will fully integrate other products, like Google Earth, Blogger, Calendar, Docs, Latitude, Wallet, Product Search, Books, Voice, Places and others.

Google has demonstrated that existing social products are to be replaced by Google+ -- in fact most of them already have been. Google+ is the "product," and everything else Google does is to become a "feature" of that product.

Why Google will win the war with Facebook

As Google integrates every major product increasingly into Google+, those products become features, and Google+ becomes the Google product.

Right now, Google+ is viewed as a young and immature "startup" competing against the mighty Facebook. But as Google transforms one powerful Google product after another into Google+ features, Facebook will increasingly struggle to compete.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222547/Why_Google_will_become_Google_s_only_product

Other useful posts: http://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials

#gvgpUseful

THE COLORS OF THE WEB

This is a very interesting infographic! More details here:
http://static.colourlovers.com.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/top-web-brand-colors.html

IS GOOGLE PLUS BETTER THAN FACEBOOK OR NOT?
(if you want to criticize this, please do it on the original post: http://goo.gl/FZ4me)

I still see people talking about Facebook being better than Google Plus and saying that the traffic on Google Plus went down by 60% because G+ is boring and their friends are not here.

Well, let me point some things to you:
1. I must say that the activity on Google+ is truly amazing! I get so many reactions... (+1es, comments and shares) I didn't even dream about this: last week I made a post called "Top 25 Most Popular Chrome Extensions And Apps For Google Plus" - http://goo.gl/X8bA5 and it got more than 1200 shares even though I had only about 3000 followers... That means that literally tens of thousands of people saw my post! If I post something on Facebook is like nobody's there to see my work...

2. Google Plus is so much more interesting, entertaining and useful than Facebook. Also (because of the large thumbnails and the full screen lightbox we have here) sharing photos, videos or albums is such a great experience. If you didn't find Google+ interesting yet, it means you've just probably didn't circle enough active people. But you can do this: go on https://plus.google.com/s/shared%20a%20circle and add some circles that you find of your interests. However, if you want to see if your ex-girl/boy-friend or ex-collegues got poor, stupid, fatter or uglyer... just stay on Facebook. If you want ShityVille notifications everyday from some emo kids or people you hated in school... just stay on Facebook.

If you're tired of getting spammed and you want interesting and useful advices, cool videos, beautiful pictures, funny gifs, most recent and important news, really valuable content and creative people... come here. On Google Plus people can discuss topics they disagree on without getting defensive. Here celebrities (entertainment or intellectual) are actually people, you get to really talk to them and you get to know them.

3. Google Plus has almost 60 million users 40 million users (shows the official statistics) gathered in only 3 months (it took Facebook more than 3 years to do this...), so if you're friends are not here yet... do something about it. Post some nice things and invite them over here... Tell them they can get their facebook albums (How To Import Your Facebook Photos Into G+ - http://goo.gl/nXPqZ ) and facebook stream (How to add your facebook and twitter stream to g+ - http://goo.gl/wt6Bi ) over here as well.

4. How can people say that there's no activity on Google+ when I can see that on my Facebook account there's less activity than I was seeing here when I had only a few houndred people in my circles despite the fact I have about 2.000 friends on Facebook... There's great activity on Google+, but if you think Google+ is just a "whitewashed Facebook", just stay there and get all that commercials, shitville spam and a lot of notifications from groups that you didn't even signed up for.

5. If you really believe the traffic on Google+ is down... you should just realize that "Google+ was invite only. On the day they opened the floodgates to the public, traffic immediately spiked by 1,269%. These new people were mostly enthusiastic new users. But a minority was tire-kickers who didn't stick around.

When the dust cleared, total traffic was nearly FIVE times higher than before the doors opened. But the Sunday Mail reported it as a 60% drop from the peak on day one of public beta."

6. Also.. it took me about 3 months to get almost 5.000 followers on G+ , but it took me a year to get 2.000 friends on facebook (and it would've took me forever if I wouldn't approach people myself to add them as friends. There's no need on g+ to do that any more. I just circled some interesting people that I liked, and that's all. Now I get - by also being active - about 150-200 followers on a daily basis)

7. Not to talk about the facebook privacy issues that they have...

"Did you know that every person that you have ever defriended on Facebook has been recorded, including the time and day?
Did you know that every event that you were invited to has been recorded within Facebook, including whether or not you accepted the invitation?
Did you know that every single poke, every one of them, and by whom, is in the Facebook database?" (read the article from http://mediatapper.com here: http://goo.gl/4ake8)

Listen Facebook.. I don't like other people decide for my things, thoughts or data if they're private or not. It's my right to decide myself!

8. Yes... Google Plus is not perfect... it has some missing things that we're all waiting for... (18 Big Google Plus Changes That Users Want To See - http://goo.gl/sDAxD ) , however even if I still use Facebook as well... I find Google Plus to be so much better than Facebook. But that's maybe just my opinion... What do you think? (and please leave me the comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/FZ4me)

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

HOW TO IMPORT YOUR FACEBOOK PHOTOS INTO GOOGLE PLUS

If you want to move your whole albums (or some of the pictures) you have on Facebook to Google Plus, there's a very easy way to do this.

First, you go in the chrome web store and download the Move Your Photos chrome extension - which exports your facebook photos to picasa. You select which photos and albums you want to import and then you go either to Picasa or to your Google Plus Albums and share whichever photo albums you want with your circles. As simple as that. Share this to help other g+ users.

Here is the link to the Move Your Photos chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idiebfmmkhaffedkhjhapmagabcadjhc

Other useful posts: http://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials

Feel free to comment on my original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106393478695568433143/posts/Cza2wpgWRFt

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75 SOCIAL MEDIA & GOOGLE+ TUTORIALS, NEWS & USEFUL POSTS
please share this post if you appreciate the work

So I have put together all the useful posts I have ever made on Google+ in one place called Socializer. If you ever want to catch up with my most useful posts, that's definitely a place to check.

Socializer is the place where you'll see all my google plus posts about "What's new in Social Media, Google+ tutorials, Social Media Marketing tips, How to's and more"

If you're enjoying my posts and appreciate my work, please subscribe to the topic on the next link and please share this post.
http://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials

LATER EDIT: Also subscribe to my Google+ RSS Feed by going to your RSS reader, clicking subscribe and pasting this link:
http://gplus-to-rss.appspot.com/rss/106393478695568433143

Thanks +Jaana Nyström for giving me the tip with Scoop It

#gvgpUseful , #Google+Tip , #G+Tip , #googleplusupdate , #Google+Tips , #G+Tips #googleplus

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HOW TO TRACK YOUR GOOGLE+ BUSINESS PAGE STATISTICS
(and see the top most followed Google+ business pages)

+CircleCount allows you to list your Google+ Business Page in the CircleCount directory. They will show you a nice chart, track the number of new followers you get every day and show you the average numbers for your latest postings (comments, +1es, reshares per posting).

They will also show your CircleRank, a nice follower growth simulation on your profile and the Top Most Followed Google+ Business Pages at www.circlecount.com/pages/

I have added my +Creative Web Design page and I'm the 91st on the list. To add your page, go to circlecount.com and add your Google Page id in the "Enter the url of your profile to get tracked" section.

Feel free to give some feedback on the original post: https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/d8tjSUHvNoM
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HOW TO INSTALL THE NEW GOOGLE BAR (via +Cora Triton)

+Maximilian Majewski just taught me how to install the new Google bar for chrome. After trying and failing to do it on firefox as well, I had to come back and ask him how to, so let me give you both versions. All credit goes to +Maximilian Majewski for discovering this, go ahead and circle him.

Get the Google Bar on Chrome

1. Go get this extension to change cookies. http://goo.gl/CeKtT
2. Load Google.com and right-click to edit the cookies.
3. Change "PREF" to this:
ID=03fd476a699d6487:U=88e8716486ff1e5d:FF=0:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1322688084:LM=1322688085:S=McEsyvcXKMiVfGds
4. Don't forget to save your changes at the bottom.
5. Reload and you have the new Google bar.

Get the Google Bar on Firefox

1. press Ctrl + Shift + K
2. Once you have opened the console, copy and paste the following code into the command line and press enter:

document.cookie="PREF=ID=03fd476a699d6487:U=88e8716486ff1e5d:FF=0:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1322688084:LM=1322688085:S=McEsyvcXKMiVfGds; domain=.google.com; path=/; exprie=" + (new Date("2013-12-1")).toUTCString()

Again, thanks a lot +Maximilian Majewski for this hacks and +Cora Triton for taking me to Max!

Get the Google Bar on Safari, Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox or Chrome without extension: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-try-googles-new-navigation-menu.html (but for some it doesn't seem to work without the extension, so try the other versions first) Thanks to +Joe Chahoud for this version.

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BEST GOOGLE PLUS PLUGINS FOR WORDPRESS

These are the best wordpress plugins dedicated to google plus that I found so far. I hope I didn't miss other important ones, but if I did... just leave me a comment on the original post: http://goo.gl/FKz5p. Please share this to help the g+ community.

1. Google+Blog - http://goo.gl/ILvbJ
Automatically crosspost your Google+ posts to your wordpress blog
How to setup Google+Blog plugin: http://goo.gl/Ge1aV
More about this plugin from +Daniel Treadwell over here: http://goo.gl/nfa9O

2a. Google Plus Widget - http://widgetsplus.com/
Allows you to show the visitors of your blog/website your Google+ account. You can also add your Google Plus stream in it!

2b. GoogleCards - http://goo.gl/SbDvZ
Adds a google+ widget for linking to your google+ profile and showing your number of followers. Very easy to use. Upon activating the plugin, you’ll have a new widget available in your Appearance – Widgets section. You can drop that widget into a sidebar of yours, specify a title and your Google Plus profile ID. You’ll end up with a neat card displaying your name, avatar and the amount of circles you’ve been listed in.

2c. Scriptrr Google+ Profile - http://goo.gl/2mP0e
Allows users to add a widget on their blog or website to invite visitors to new Google + Profile. It shows how many followers you got and can also be customized to show your other social profiles as you have defined on your Google+ profile. Very easy to install and can be customized for color and width.

3a. Google +1 Button - http://goo.gl/2uUBO
Easily add Google’s +1 button to your posts and pages, single or lists. Has a choice of multiple languages, placement locations and button sizes, as well as whether to display the +1 count or not.

The plugin comes equipped with a function that you can use inside your theme for manual placement and even a shortcode that you can use inside your posts and pages.

3b. WP PlusOne This - http://goo.gl/lQzb0
Similar to the plugin above but requires no configuration at all. Simply install and activate the plugin and you’ll get Google’s +1 button on every post and page on your blog. You can specify further positioning of the button via CSS.

3c. Plus One - http://goo.gl/dwga9
This plugin not only adds the +1 button to your posts and pages, but also gives you a page full of settings including advanced ones, like JS callbacks and the HTML code for the button placement. Very neat for advanced users and those who’re really picky about where, how and why the button should be placed.

Other useful posts: #gvgpUseful

GOOGLE PLUS TIPS AND CHEAT SHEET
(also included: All Google Services Cheatsheet)

Besides the Google Plus tips that most of you know (shown also in the second picture), +Tom Anderson just unveiled us one more: when scrolling down on a page in Google+, click the black menu bar at the top of the screen to instantly return to the top of your page.

If you're an all-keyboard guy, clicking "Home" and "End" will take you to the top or bottom of the page as welll (at least in Chrome)

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (HOTKEYS) - That some of you know

j: In the stream, you can click ‘j’ to navigate down to the next item
k: Navigate up.
@ or +: mention someone in a post
q: While on the Home tab, press twice the q letter on the keyboard to search and add people to your chat list.
Space Bar: Scroll down stream.
Shift + Space Bar: Scroll up stream.
Tab: Scrolls through comments/users on a post
Enter: Hitting Enter when focused on a Post opens up the comment box.
Tab + Enter: End comment.

TIPS THAT MOST OF US USE:

* word * = word
_ word _ = word
- word - = word
(but without spaces)

To download one of the cheat sheets, click on the photo to go to the lightbox, click on actions and then on download photo.
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Here you go caturday, my favorite one!

Touchscreen anyone?

This made me WOW

THE THREE AMIGOS: SOCIAL MEDIA, SEO & SMARTPHONES

In today’s world, we are no more rooted to our computer for staying connected. This is largely because of the advent of smart phone and mobile apps.

A cell phone is now more than an instrument to make or receive calls. It is now your desktop on the GO and has enabled social media on the GO. (read more about social media on the go here http://goo.gl/yIIdC)

SOCIAL MEDIA & SEO

According to a study by GroupM Search, 48% of the online buyers use combination of normal and social search during the buying process and the percentage is increasing constantly.

Consumers search every day brands their friends know and like, and 30% base their buying decision on their friends’ evaluations.

The quantity of Smartphones and users accessing Internet through mobile devices is increasing fast around the globe and ITU believes mobile devices will surpass computers as the most popular way to connect Internet within five years.

According to Strategy Analytics almost 530 million users used the mobile Web at the end of 2009 and the company estimates the browsing to increase to over 1 billion by 2015.

Bringing social dimension to mobile search can be the next big thing if it is user friendly and well promoted. (read more about social media & seo here http://goo.gl/xvqHN)

How Smartphone Technology is Changing Search Engine Science

* Intelligent Assistance - vocal searches
* Image Scanning - image searches
* Phonic Detection - audio-based searches
* Geographical Precision - hone in on the exact locations of web users
* Web-browsing Reversions - web-browsing habits
* Altered Algorithms - for mobile web searches

Read more about how smartphone technology is changing search engine science here http://goo.gl/Zg409 - found via +Bryan Foster

Social media campaigns & creating brand value on mobile devices

Fine tuning marketing strategy for smartphones

Social networking has become the fastest-growing activity on mobile devices. Brands must spot the trend and take this noticeable shift into account while devising their strategies.

Getting a fair idea of consumer mindset

By combining activity, location and time, the three key mobile data types, marketers can get a fair idea of consumer mindset, one also taking into account their shifting priorities and personas. (read more about social media campaigns and creating brand value on mobile devices here http://goo.gl/uCsT8)

Smartphone Market and The Social Media View

There is some interesting analysis that can be drawn when we start to layer social media data with sales data.

The big questions remain about how this data can be used to create models, predict future outcomes, and make business decisions as the data comes in. (read more about the smartphone market and the social media view http://goo.gl/3A9db)

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Feel free to give some feedback on the original post: http://goo.gl/Lo7aZ
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Well, isn't this true? (PS: yes, I still like to use the old g+ logo)

So true!