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The Beginner's Guide to Google+

The Beginner's Guide to Google+
When Google+ entered the social space in 2011, it was met largely with skepticism. Joining a crowded field with platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, many users questioned the need for another social network. But roughly two years later, Google+ has established itself as the second-largest social media site in the world and boasts a monthly active user base of 235 million. If you're a newbie to Google+, these tips will help you get started. Creating a Google Account First things first, in order to have a Google+ account, you must have a Google account. Next, you'll be prompted to add a profile photo to accompany your Google Account. After adding your profile picture, you will then be redirected to your new Gmail account. You are now ready to add friends, family and others to your Google+ Circles. Creating Circles Much like how Twitter works, you can follow someone and see all the activity that he or she publishes publicly. Adding Extra Details to Your Google+ Profile Navigating the Stream

What is Google Plus? A Complete User Guide. (Videos and Blog) If you think Google Plus is just another social site, you are in for a big surprise. What has been created is, put simply, a phenomenal tool for human communication, and much more. But it takes you to experience it, embrace it and ‘get it’ before this realisation really comes. The complete guide to Google Plus will give you everything you need to use it as an individual or for business, including a free 90 minute video course. Introduction Since its launch in 2011, Google Plus has been gradually moving towards being one of the most active social networks with hundreds of millions of people having active accounts. And if you are looking at business applications of Google+, then also check out my ‘Google Plus Marketing Guide’ here. So, let’s begin! Whilst referring to the image of the rabbit/duck which first appeared in Harper’s Weekly in 1892, he says “I suspect most of you see a duck.” Google+, however, is something different and as such needs new language to explain the experience.

Ultimate Guide to Google Plus I’ve seen quite a few people who don’t understand Google Plus or think Google Plus is some sort of wasteland with giant swaths of inactivity. I was one of these people until I decided to dive in and really explore the social network and become active on there to see what this G+ thing is all about. The end result is this guide, a complete Google Plus guide for the person who is just getting started, or quite simply, started but staring at a boring feed with zero activity. The Google Plus Beginner Guide Sections When browsing this guide, you can click the below links to jump to the section you are interested in. What are Google Plus Circles? Think of Google Circles as categories. This video, created by Google, shows you exactly how Circles work, how you interact with them, how to add people to them, and so much more. My favorite feature with Google Plus Circles is the fact that you can use them to send topic-specific email notifications specifically to that circle group. What Are Hangouts?

Fonctionnalité Accès direct de Google+ - Centre d'aide Google+ L'outil Accès direct de Google+ vous permet d'accéder rapidement à une page Google+ (et de l'ajouter à vos cercles, si vous le souhaitez) via une recherche Google. Par exemple, si vous saisissez "+youtube" ou "+pepsi" dans le champ de recherche, la page Google+ de YouTube ou de Pepsi s'affiche directement et vous avez la possibilité de l'ajouter à vos cercles. Lorsque vous voulez lancer une recherche sur une marque, une entreprise ou une entité culturelle, ajoutez le signe "+" devant son nom dans le champ. L'adjonction de l'opérateur "+" nous indique en effet que la recherche porte sur une page Google+. Si la saisie semi-automatique n'est pas disponible : tapez la requête en entier, puis appuyez sur la touche "Entrée". Lors de votre première utilisation de la fonctionnalité Accès direct, vous verrez un message vous invitant à vous connecter à Google+ (ou à vous inscrire, si ce n'est pas encore fait), et à ajouter la page à vos cercles.

Les réseaux sociaux | Je vous présente Google Plus Au départ, Google+ a repris les fonctionnalités de Facebook en ajoutant quelques nouveautés comme les hangouts, les vidéos de groupe, ou le classement des contacts dans des cercles indépendants les uns des autres.Google ajoute régulièrement de nouvelles fonctionnalités à son réseau social. Sont récemment apparues, par exemple, la recherche locale et les communautés.Google intègre petit à petit ses principaux services à Google+. Malgré l’accroissement du nombre de fonctionnalités, Google a réussi à conserver une certaine simplicité d’utilisation.Il suffit de comprendre le fonctionnement de Google+ et de prendre quelques bonnes habitudes pour l’utiliser facilement et efficacement. Présentation du réseau Google+ est un réseau social. Vous choisissez qui peut voir les contenus que vous partagez. Les personnes qui voient vos contenus peuvent agir sur ces derniers. Elles ont également la possibilité de partager à leur tour votre publication. Créer votre profil Google + Modifiez votre profil

40 Google Plus Tips for Newbies Ok, so at this point, we are all newbies at Google Plus, right? At least if you got in recently via a Google Plus invite. At this point I’ve spent a decent amount of time with it and have concluded that Google has finally made a positive mark in social networking. It’s still early, but there is a lot of excitement around Google+ by those who have jumped on early, and for good reason. Google has launched a social network with several features designed to leapfrog its competition. 40 Google Plus Tips for Newbies Last Updated August 18th, 2011: Replaced tip #22 (old) with a fresh resource on changes on Google plus. July 20, 2011: Added a video in the advanced tips section informing readers how to share a link on Google Plus as their currently isn’t an easy way for website owners to offer that option for readers. *A word about updates to this post. [/unordered_list] [/toggle] Friends First thing you’ll likely want to do is add some friends right? Tip #1: Adding Friends from Suggestions. Circles

SEO for Google+ Profiles, Pages, Local, Communities & Updates Want to maximize your visibility in Google's search results? This Google+ SEO guide explains how to optimize your profile, page, local, communities, and even your updates for specific keywords – as well as how Google handles outgoing links. Google+ Profile Optimization First, let’s look at Google+ profiles. SEO Title The SEO title for your Google+ profile is your name followed by Google+. Meta Description The meta description for your Google+ profile begins with your name followed by your tagline, occupation, current employer, current location, and first part of your introduction as framed in red in the above image. Dofollow Links Highlighted in yellow are the areas of your Google+ profile where you can get dofollow links back to your website. Google+ Page Optimization Next, let’s look at Google+ pages. Again, the name of your page will be the SEO title, followed by Google+ Dofollow links from your page can be obtained within the introduction and other links section. Google+ Local Optimization

Actualités et conseils sur Google+, tutoriels gratuits Google Plus Google+ est un réseau social créé par Google, lancé en juin 2011, permettant de partager des informations avec des contacts, classés par cercles, de faire des tchats (texte ou vidéo), d’uploader des photos depuis son smartphone… Avec Google Plus, Google tente d’utiliser les meilleures idées de Facebook, LinkedIn et Twitter ! Mais c’est en fait la colonne vertébrale de Google, tous les produits et services majeurs étant intégrés à Google+. Consultez également la rubrique sur la gestion des auteurs (authorship). Vous pouvez vous abonner par email (newsletter) ou par RSS et me suivre sur Twitter, Facebook ou Google+. Si vous appréciez cette rubrique, dites-le en cliquant sur ces boutons Dans : Google+ - Par Olivier Duffez, le 24 octobre 2014 Annoncées en décembre 2013, les annonces +Post sont désormais disponibles pour tous les annonceurs (ayant au moins 1.000 abonnés à leur page Google+). Dans : Google+ - Par Olivier Duffez, le 10 octobre 2014

How To Customize Google+ Not crazy about Google's design choices for Google+? Using scripts for Greasemonkey, Extensions for Chrome, Firefox Add-ons, and other browser plug-ins, you can make some pretty wild changes to the look and feel of the site. You can also take a more utilitarian route and take advantage of code that can translate posts from directly within Google+ or port all your Facebook photos to Google+ Photo (i.e., Picasa), where storage is virtually unlimited if you have a Google+ account (photos 2048 x 2048 pixels and smaller don't count toward your 1GB allowance). Check out these 16 scripts and tools that modify or enhance Google+ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. The toolbar offers plenty of useful functionality, but unlike Mary's little lamb it simply doesn't follow us everywhere we go. 14. 15.

12 Awesome Social Media Facts and Statistics for 2013 As the world continues to embrace social media the ways we use the social networks are becoming clearer. Twitter with its short and snappy messaging is very dependent on mobile usage and smart phones. The rise of the visual web is making Pinterest and Tumblr the fastest growing social networks on the planet. Google+ is no longer an afterthought and is embedded in Google’s web assets including Gmail, local checkins and the mobile Android ecosystems. Google is getting the data it wants from Google+. Artificial intelligence that adds other dimensions to humanity has already arrived but we just don’t notice it. Related Resources from B2C» Free Webcast: The Future of Marketing: Social Listening + Action So what are the latest social media facts and statistics provided by the latest study by GlobalWebIndex for the second quarter of 2013? #1. Facebook still dominates at 70% of account ownership but Google+ is not far behind at just over 50%. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12.

SEO Industry Survey 2012 - How Google’s Free Tools Dominate Online Marketing Industry Back in March in this year, SEOmoz conducted an Industry Survey that grabbed attention of almost 6500 people in more than 100 countries. From independent consultants to agency SEOs to in-house marketers, they got to see responses from a wide swath of the industry's demographics. Almost half of the respondents (47.3 percent) were from the U.S., and 77 percent were males. By looking at the Industry Survey it emphasizes the fact that traditional SEO is alive and well being the 2nd highest-demand service area (71% of respondents), and SEO is the top priority for both individuals and their teams. Organizations are heavily focused on Online Marketing where SEO, Social Media & Analytics, two pretty big buckets. According to the survey most respondents (92 %) have SEO services as part of their mix followed by Analytics (82 %) & Social Media (70%). These are the top 5 service areas that our respondents believe are growing (as % of respondents): Navigation Changes and Account Management Connect:

#LeWeb : 11 opportunités et 14 conseils prodigués par Google pour tirer profit de Google+ Bonjour à toutes et à tous. Comme je vous le précisais il y a quelques jours, l’un des évènements qui m’intéressaient le plus lors de cette seconde journée de #LeWeb était un workshop animé par Kate Alessi, « Head of Social, Strategy & Solutions » chez Google pour la région SEEMEA (Sud et Est de l’Europe, Moyen Orient et Afrique), sur la thématique « Build your brand with Google+ ». L’atelier a été à la hauteur de mes espérances car « à jour », la présentation des bonnes pratiques étant celle du Q4 2013. L’atelier a débuté avec une partie de contexte, Kate précisant que l’aspect social a toujours été dans la nature de l’Homme, seule la manière de partager ayant évolué au fil des années. « Google+ n’est pas un simple réseau social, c’est une manière d’enrichir toute l’expérience Google. Le partage reste limité à une diffusion dans des flux Le social est limité à cette seule dimension de pertinence Les interactions sociales manquent d’humanité Développer la sensibilité 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

40 Google+ Tips & Tricks For Power Users | PCWorld July 27, 2011, 8:24 AM — Google+ is all the rage right now. Even under its limited-invite "field trial" phase, the social sharing service is growing in leaps and bounds, with oodles of new users joining every day and even more champing at the bit to get in. Most of us, however, are only beginning to scratch the surface of what Google+ can do; like many Google products, G+ is brimming with advanced features and untapped tweaks. That's why I decided to put together this massive list of Google+ tips and tricks. For more G+ tips and general tech talk, be sure to join me on Google+ as well. Google+ Tips Part 1: The Stream 1. 2. 3. 4.

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