I would say that Google has created the social media mothership with the best features of the current platforms now in Google+. Does that make them a late adapter? For those whom I recently invited, below is the tour with some references to our social media comfort zones.
- Circles enable you to select the group that can view a message. You can maintain your professional relationships and not burden them with dining and dog photos, yet still see the newborn updates from friends (LinkedIn + Facebook). Advice from the web-world: maintain a small number of circles at first.
- Hangouts are the Skype-like, video chat feature.
- As soon as Google has a dinner meeting with Apple (hopefully somewhere nice, they deserve it), I look forward to the option of the instant photo uploads with an app in the App Store.
- Sparks let Google+ have keyword content waiting for you (StumbleUpon).
- Huddles, a.k.a. group chat, may be useful but I am surprised that this is one of the top five features. However, I will admit that what I disregard at first, I end up loving the most.
- The +1 sharing feature adds additional value across the Google platform by enabling easy content sharing and endorsement. This is Google’s own share button that I am guessing we will see everywhere.
- Pressing j or k lets you jump up and down each post.
- To direct message a person, simply select the person and post to your stream (only they can see it).
- Want your own vanity URL? Gplus.to will make it for you.
- Advice from the web-world: find some people to follow and see what they are doing, and who they follow (Twitter).
- Lastly, Deb Mourey must love the blog-style feeds and Google’s apparent promotion of the blog channel and content medium.
Based on the fact that I have no interest in turning this list into an official class post for a grade, the extra 100 words and my refusal to cut any, please love it, and keep it, in hopes of persuading you to join a circle of mine on Google+. From your geeky in a good way friend, Kelly (gplus.to/kellymueller).
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Great overview of Google+ features! I just joined (courtesy of Kelly Mueller) and was immediately overwhelmed, but I was able to learn how to navigate through the best rated benefits from someone who is much more technologically savvy than myself.
I’ll admit that upon receiving the invite to Google+, I was both enthusiastic and a little gun-shy given the idea of taking on yet another social media platform. Thanks to you Kelly, I am now confident that I will not only be able to use these top features effectively, but will likely end up an avid Google+ fan. What does this mean for other prominent platforms?
I am hoping that Kelly will be able to give us a tutorial on all of this. I need to be shown what to do, not how it works, just how to do it. Kel?
Hi Jackie, Simon Laustsen offers a quick reference guide with common usage tips you can learn about Google+, like how to keep from sharing a post and using hotkeys for quick navigation. There’s more on his Google+ blog here… https://plus.google.com/108443027359212340995/posts
If you are interested in starting a Google+ account without having to copy your Facebook friends contact information individually, you can export your Facebook friends to your Google+ account with this simple Chrome extension tool.
It’s easy and it’s free. Plus, you can decide which friends you include or exclude. (Facebook originally blocked this application, but has since backed-off of that stance. You can read about all the hoopla on the site.)
Here’s the link… https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ficlccidpkaiepnnboobcmafnnfoomga
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