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How to Customize Google+

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.

How to : Clone a Circle in Google+ Google is one such ruler and history maker in Internet from the day they started working on their search engine. They never stopped bringing some or other innovative products into market. Well as everyone even Google had lots of ups and downs which can be ignored because of their dedication and hard-work behind them. Well as you all know we got a yet another Social Networking site in market just two days back and yes, it by Mr. Google+ is still under testing and available for only small set of initial users. Once we got an invite we started exploring more about Google+ and got an amazing trick to invite others without any invite button! As it is a new product everyone is trying out something and sharing their experience. Clone your Circle Cloning your circle is decently faster than copying members from one group to another in Facebook. Step 1: Go to Circles Pretty famous features which every user would know it for sure. Step 2: Choose any Circle Step 3: Click “View circle in tab” So easy!

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?

12 Excellent Google+ Extensions For Google Chrome This is the third time in this week, I am going to share great resource of Google+. Now a days, Google+ is the hottest topic among internet users and getting more lovers every day who are using other Google web applications. Google is famous multinational corporation making great space among internet users by provided internet search, advertising technology, social networking services(Google+), etc. Google has launched Google+(Social Networking Service) on 28 June 2011. This is the social networking service like Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, etc. Google Chrome browser has the excellent collection of extensions of Google+. Today we come with some useful Google+ extensions of Chrome browser. Thanks a lot to readers for appreciate our previous article posted on ZoomZum. 1. Plus news brings you all Google plus news around the world at one place. 2. This extension is a wrapper for the Google+ Tweaks userscript version. 3. 4. Adds the Google +1 Button to twitter.com (aka New Twitter). 5. 6. 9.

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

Useful Google+ extensions for Chrome Monday, 18 July 2011 20:00 Google+, Google's new social network, counts already 10.000.000 users! If you are a Google plus user here are some extensions for Chrome that will improve your experience! Of course don't forget the Google+ cheatsheet! 1. This extension adds Google+ to a popup window so that you don't have to open a new tab to view and post comments Features Post or respond from within the popupDesktop NotificationsNotification soundsSwitch between multiple Google accounts 2. +Comment Toggle hides any comments to posts within your Stream and makes them available if and when you actually want to see them. 3. This Chrome extension will add a context-link icon below your Google Plus post in order to share your post to some well-known social platforms. 4. This extension shows the number of new notifications you have received on your Google+ on the top navigational bar without having to open the Google+ account. 5. 6. Adds extra functionality to Google Plus: 7. 8. Internet

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

25 Tremendous Tools To Enhance Your Google+ Experience Google+ is getting lot of buzz these days and its not even one month before its launch – many users loves new social networking site offering from giant search engine company. There are already millions of people who have joined Google+ and enjoying its great features with their friends and family. Even, we people on WebTabLab has spend lot of time using Google+ and came up with some great articles that you read to enhance your experience with latest social networking site. If you are new Google+ user, you would love to check our article “Everything you need to know about Google+ and its features“. So, we have digg deeply and find out “6 major Google+ features missing in Facebook” and “8 major Facebook features missing in Google+” that might help you to spot the differences between these two social networking sites. So, in this article, I have decided to share some unique tools/extensions that will help you to enhance your Google+ account capability to a new extent. Don’t forget to 1. 2.

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. GTools+ - Chrome ウェブストア Can I Make A public Circle In Google+

The Great List Of Chrome Extensions For Google Plus There is a very useful collaborated document being developed for users to get started with Google Plus. A Collaborative Document: (or how 120+ people wrote a book at the same time) is a shared file on Google docs and is being written/edited/modified while I am writing this. Oh, talking about books, check out a free ebook I wrote for google chrome users – 100 tips for Chrome, Chrome OS and Chromebooks So, when I was making a list of Google Chrome Extensions for Chrome, 1. I could make it easily 2. Replies and more for Google+Surplus Features: * Post or respond from within the pop-up * Desktop Notifications * Notification sounds * Switch between multiple Google accounts Annotations(?) Color Bar Changer Features: * Changes color of Google Plus bar to green, pink or blue

Find Out the Best Time to Post on Google+ Have you ever wondered if there’s an ideal time you should share your posts on Google+ so that they have more impact? Developer Daniel Treadwell did, and instead of staying in the dark, he decided to build a tool that will do just that – the aptly named Google+Timing. Announcing the new app, Daniel writes: “To attempt to aid you (and myself!) After granting the app access to your Google+ profile, it analyzes engagement on your posts, and determines what time is best for you to post. Aside from telling you what your ideal posting time is, Google+Timing also breaks down your post ranks by day and by time of day, so while I know that Sunday between 4pm and 5pm is my ideal time to post, I also know that Monday comes a close second. The app works by analyzing the number of comments and shares your posts receive. +1s will also be included, but as Daniel explains, “There is currently an issue with +1 counts found via the G+ API.

How to Add Google Plus Search for Profiles and Posts to Chrome Tired of waiting for Google - you know, the search engine company? - to add a functional search feature to its new social network Google Plus? Yep, so were we. So we did a little Googling, and found a way to add it ourselves. No, it's not a browser extension. (There is one of those, of course, but it's filled with ads.) Instead, this method (below) uses a feature in Google Chrome which lets you add custom search engines to your browser. Google Plus Search Lacks Functionality Google Plus, now approaching 18 million users, according to the ongoing independent analysis by Paul Allen, is rapidly growing in popularity, despite not even being a month old yet. In Google Plus, you can only search by people, and only by name. Except now you can. How to Add Google Plus Custom Search Engines in Chrome If you're running the Chrome Web browser, you can delve into the settings and add your own custom search engines to the browser. Here's how: Now you can search Google+ from Chrome's address bar.

Google+ Private Hangouts Can Be Recorded With YouTube Google+ Private Hangouts Can Be Recorded with YouTube Live If you have not heard about Google+ Hangouts yet, this article will open your eyes and ears to an amazing tool you need to use personally and for your business. Google+ is a social media platform that can no longer be ignored. Google+ offers two types of FREE Hangouts: Private Hangout and Hangouts on Air. My Google+ friend, +Ronnie Bincer discovered a way for you to record Private Video Hangouts. +Ronnie Bincer breaks down the steps to recording your Private Video Hangout below: Important note: You must follow each of the steps listed above. There’s one catch. #HOAtips #HangoutsTips #GooglePlusTips #LiveEventsTips #YouTubeTips #PrivateHOA #TheHangoutHelper Rebecca Wardlow is a leading Social Media and Google+ expert.

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