Many of us are not yet aware of the capabilities of Google+. This presentation gives a beginners overview of the key features of Google+ including profiles, circles, communities, photos and hangouts.

1. Google+
The Main Features

2. Google+ History
A Little History
June 28, 2011 - launched as an invitation-only "field test"
August 6, 2011 - each Google+ member had 150 invitations to give out
September 20, 2011 - opened to everyone 18 years of age or older
without the need for an invitation
January 26, 2012 - was opened for a younger age group
(13 years or older in US and most countries, 14 or older in South Korea
and Spain, 16 or older in the Netherlands)

3. Google+ History
A Little History
Fourth try at creating a social media site.
Previous tries:
1. Google Buzz (launched 2010, retired in 2011)
2. Google Friend Connect
(launched 2008, retired by March 1, 2012)
3. Orkut (launched in 2004, as of 2013 operated entirely by
subsidiary Google Brazil)

4. Google+
Profiles
Circles
Communities
Photos
Hangouts

5. Google+
PROFILES

6. google+ profiles
Do follow profile links
Consider this: at SEOmoz you must
earn 200 Mozpoints before
earning a followed profile link
(submit good comments!)
On the other hand, Google+ not only
allows you to link to your other
profiles across the web, but you
can embed followed links directly
into your bio with the anchor text
of your choice.
If you can raise your visibility by
getting more people to engage
with you, share your posts, or
link directly to your profile, the
more valuable your profile links
become.
http://moz.com/blog/tips-to-use-google-for-seo

7. google+ profiles
Cover Photos

8. google+ profiles
Cover Photos

9. google+ profiles
Cover Photos

10. Google+
CIRCLES

11. google+ circles
How Circles are organized
Google+ is a social network of your
friends, family and other contacts, a
way to connect to these people,
just like Facebook.
Unlike Facebook, Google+ is built
from the ground up around the
concept of sharing material with
groups of people, called “Circles.”

12. google+ circles
How Circles are organized
The idea is that you can easily drag-
and-drop people into different
types of Circles, which you can
then use for sharing different types
of information.
For example, you can create a “Family”
circle where you might chose to
share things only with family
members in it, while another
“Work” circle might contain work
colleagues who only see what you
share to that.

13. Google+
Communities

14. google+ communities
All Communities

15. google+ communities
Recommended Communities

16. google+ communities
Community Types - Public
Type Who can join
Who can see
members and
posts
Who can find
community
through search Best for...
Public - Anyone
can join
Everyone Everyone Everyone Meeting people on
Google+ who share
your interests.
Examples: black and
white photography,
fanclub for your
favorite sports team,
current world events

17. google+ communities
Community Types – Public with Moderator
Type Who can join
Who can see
members and
posts
Who can find
community
through search Best for...
Public- Moderator
approval needed
to join
Anyone can request
to join, but
moderators need to
approve membership
Everyone Everyone Sharing content
publicly, but limiting
who can create it.
Examples: alumni
from your university,
your local
neighborhood
businesses, running
club

18. google+ communities
Community Types - Private
Type Who can join
Who can see
members and
posts
Who can find
community
through search Best for...
Private- Let
people find
through search
and request to
join
Anyone can request
to join, but
moderators need to
approve membership
Only members Everyone Creating closed
communities for
specific public
organizations.
Examples: a jazz
band, dance troupe,
parent teacher
association

19. google+ communities
Community Types – Private Hide from Searches
Type Who can join
Who can see
members and
posts
Who can find
community
through search Best for...
Private- Hide
community from
searches
Only invited people Only members Not shown in search
results *
Small groups to have
more private
conversations.
Examples: Johnson
family, Economics
study group, party
planning committee
*Note: The name and photo of a private community that’s hidden from search will still be visible to people who type in or directly visit the community’s web
address.
If you choose not to have search engines index you community, your community itself won't appear in Google search results. However: Your community will
still remain visible to anyone with your community URL. Other pages and content (including websites, blogs, and Google products such as Picasa Web) that
link to your community can still appear in search results on Google and other search engines.

20. google+ communities
Community Resources
Steps to Creating a Community
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2872671
Learn more about how to manage a community
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2870379

21. Google+
Photos

22. google+ photos
Photos Benefits
Back up unlimited photos at tablet resolution (2048px) for free, or
upload larger images at full resolution using your free 15GB of Google
Drive storage.
•Automatically back up the photos from your phone or tablet
•Add new photos from your camera or computer
•Plan events where all your frien
ds can add pictures to a shared album
•Photos from your Picasa Web Albums already appear

23. google+ photos
Photos Benefits
Auto-Awesome: Instagram-Like Features
Create new versions of your pictures automatically from the photos in your library. Just
upload a set of similar photos, and Google+ will do the rest.
MOTION
Short animations created from a sequence of photos
SMILE
Group photos where everyone looks their best
PANO Panoramas created from a series of landscape photos
MIX
Photobooth-style pictures created from multiple portraits
HDR
HDR photos created from a set of bracketed exposures
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/3113884?p=photos_auto_awesome&rd=1
https://plus.google.com/photos/whatsnew

24. Google+
Hangouts

25. google+ hangouts
Hangouts Features
Group conversations
Send photos or emoji, (http://www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com/) see when people
are engaged in the Hangout and message friends anytime, even if they're not
connected right now.

26. google+ hangouts
Hangouts Features
• See when people are together in Hangouts, when they’re typing, or
whether they’ve seen your message.
• Turn any conversation into a video call with up to 10 friends.
• Message friends anytime, even if they're not connected right now.
• Use Hangouts on computers, Android and Apple devices.

27. google+ hangouts
Hangouts Benefits
1. Hangouts stay in sync across devices so you can start or continue them anywhere.
2. Choose from hundreds of emoji to help you make your point
3. See what you talked about in the past, including shared photos and your video call
history.
4. Get notifications just once. Once you see an alert, you won’t see repeats on your
computer or other Android devices.
5. View collections of photos shared from each of your Hangouts.
6. Snooze notifications at times when you’d prefer to be undisturbed by alerts.
Notes: Unlike Google Talk, Hangouts does not support "invisible" status.

28. google+ hangouts
Hangouts Reviews
Most of your friends can use Hangouts
Hangouts works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can
connect with everyone, and no one gets left out (except those with a
windows phone).
https://plus.google.com/s/%23hangoutpost/hangouts
http://www.slideshare.net/blbrowning/how-to-schedule-a-google-hangout-on-air-as-an-event

29. google+ hangouts
Hangouts Resources
Find Hangouts to Join
https://plus.google.com/s/%23hangoutpost/hangouts
Learn how to Schedule a Hangout as an on-air event
http://www.slideshare.net/blbrowning/how-to-schedule-a-google-hangout-on-air-as-an-event

30. Google+
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