Google + What’s all the fuss about? 38 Tips for the brand new social

network

• As I’m sure you are aware, Google has launched it’s very own social network to rival the likes of Facebook and Twitter. The slick and simple profiles allow you to separate your contacts into circles consisting of people in similar areas in relation to you.

• People are still finding their feet in this site, so we have decided to produce a list of the most important tips for setting up your Google+ account!

• If you read and comment on this post, you will get an invite to Google+ from us at Xposure!

• So enjoy the post!

When joining Google+ you will have a

profile, similar to Facebook where you are permitted to put

all your personal information.

1.

You will then notice that the way your

“friends” are arranged within

the site. They can all be put into

different circles.

2.

These circles can be for whom ever you wish,

one for friends, colleagues, family

and following.

3.

Within each of these circles you can

place your contacts in the correct area with a potential of

up to 5000 members per

circle.

4.

You are unlimited to the number

of circles that you can create, so go

mad!

5.

You can remove or block anyone in

your circles.

6.

People who are in your circles do not necessarily have to add you

to their’s.

7.

To bookmark interesting posts from other people, create an empty circle and

share the post with it, where it will be

stored for future use.

8.

You can add all the users

within your Gmail address book to your

Google+

9.

You can add photos, videos or

webpages to your posts simply by dragging their

links directly to the share box on your

profile.

10.

Google+ allows you to tag them, rotate and select effects

for them.

11.

You can upload multiple

photos and videos at any one

time.

12.

If you are posting something that you wish to keep private

from certain people on your profile, then you

can click on the Limited link to see who else can see the posts.

13.

You can re-share the posts you have

seen on Google+ by other people.

14.

Like Twitter, you can reply to friends or mention then by

using the @ sign or +.

15.

A similarity to Facebook, comes in the form of the +1 button that is

similar to the “like” button and you can +1 or take it off at

your own will.

16.

You can’t use Google+ if

you are under 13

years of age.

17.

A similarity to Facebook, comes in the form of the +1 button that is similar to the “like” button and you can +1 or take it off at

your own will.

18.

By clicking on the photos on other’s profiles, you can

enlarge them for a closer look and read the comments that other’s have made.

19.

Unlike Facebook and Twitter, that has a

different system for private messages,

Google+ allows you to send a private message merely by sharing your

post only with them.

20.

When it comes to using Google+ on mobile devices,

you can view the site as normal, but

you cannot add photos or videos.

21.

You can invite anyone with an email to Google+ .

22.

You can create hang-outs, where you can chat with up to 10 people, who have similar interests.

23.

As well as text hang-outs,

you can chat directly to

people with the video-

chat function.

24.

The geo-tagging feature is useful to allow your friends

to see your journeys.

25.

If you want to make bold, any of the words you write

on Google+ simply put *s in front and at the end of the word

or phrase.

26.

Google+ allows you to extend your sharing, to incorporate

your other social

networks.

27.

If you have a particular connection on Google+ that is taking up your stream talking about

unrelated items to you, you can click on the small drop down arrow next to it

and “mute this post” which will stop that feed

from being anywhere near your profile!

28.

When it comes to your own work, if you don’t wish people to share

what you have written, you can go to the same drop down arrow and shut down

comments and prevent others from

re-sharing.

29.

Similar to the bolding tip, if you wish to put your text into

italics, merely insert and underscore _ like this_ at the start and end of each phrase you wish to italicize.

30.

To strike through your writing

use dashes in the same

manner -like this- .

31.

If you wish to look at a few people at once within your

circles, press CTRL and – to zoom out and view them all from a distance.

32.

On a circle that has atleast 30 people within, leave your

mouse hovering over it and you will be

able to scroll through those within the

circle like a carousel.

33.

If you want to find new people to connect

with, search through topics and locations, and those who have

a word matching your search criteria will come up as a

result.

34.

Every time you +1 a story on the web, it will

show up on the +1 section of your tab.

35.

Make your profile look unique with a row

of photos along the top of the page, do

this by clicking “edit profile” and

clicking on the large blank space below your name and bio.

36.

You can even see what your profile looks like to other people, by

going to “profile and privacy” and clicking

on the box called “see how your profile appears to other

users” and preview, to see what adjustments

need to be made.

37.

Pressing the letter J

when on your feed, will move you down one post.

38.

Pressing the letter K when on

your feed, will move you up

one post.

39.