Five Things I Learned At MySpace That Could Help Google+ Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Tom Anderson, the former President, founder and first friend on MySpace. You can now find Tom on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ This is just a guess, but I’d bet money that Vic Gundotra and Bradley Horowitz probably feel like their heads are going to explode. Anyone on the Google+ team who really cares about G+ is probably getting very little sleep, and are annoying their friends and family with their one-track G+ minds. At MySpace I tried to digest that “inbox” and “community” by myself, and that worked pretty well for a few years. Here’s a few things I’d do right now, if I were Google. 1) Start seriously courting the journalists, tastemakers, and celebrities that are using and/or pontificating about G+. Why? 2) Exhaustively think through the privacy issues and tie up any loose/ends that G+ has on this front. 3) Move Google’s top analysts (probably focused on monetization right now) onto the Google+ project to form a skunk works team.
Google plus Blog Elgan: 10 things I hate about Google+ Opinion July 30, 2011 07:00 AM ET Computerworld - I have a love-hate relationship with Google+. Because I love it and use it so much, I really hate its current limitations. As I've mentioned in this space before, I'm on what I call the "Google+ Diet." Despite having well over 20 million users, Google+ is theoretically still a "closed" invitation-only beta service. Until Google works out the kinks in its new social networking service, there are tricks and workarounds for most of the problems you might encounter in Google+. Here are the top 10 things I hate about Google+, and what I do about them. 1. Google+ supports animated GIFs and nice, big pictures. The worst of these is an animated GIF showing a Japanese squid dish. Eventually, I believe Google will add search filters in Google+ like the ones in Gmail. There's so much great content on Google+ that users are tempted to circle everyone they can until reaching the limit of 5,000 people.
15 Google+ Sites & Services for Power Users Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You'll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. Although it's only been in existence for a month, we've seen a number of Google+-related websites and services spring up across the web. From directories where you can find new Plussers, to sites that will show you the hottest posts and even resources that will help you get more out of the service, we've rounded up 15 fab online destinations. As you might expect from such a fledgling service, some of the sites are a work-in-progress, but we're bookmarking them in the hope they will develop into useful resources. Have a read of our suggestions for third-party Google+ sites below and please share in the comments any other services you've seen that you'd recommend to your fellow Plussers. Additional research by Stephanie Buck
Google+ Tips & Tricks: 10 Hints for New Users Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You'll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. Do you still consider yourself a noob when it comes to Google's social platform? From quicker sharing options to better content curation via savvy privacy settings, we're bringing you 10 tips and tricks that will soon have you Google Plussing like a pro. Take a look through the image gallery below and please share in the comments any Google+ tips we haven't mentioned — your suggestion could be featured in a forthcoming Mashable article.
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Ahmed Zeeshan Google+ Resources | Complete Collection Hello Everyone! I humbly present the complete set of articles I wrote with the help of our diverse and enthusiastic community here to enhance our Google+ Experience: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ***************************************The guides look to enhance your Google+ experience while at the same time allowing you to explore the true potential locked behind this gorgeous set of features and UI. It is also important to note that these articles are not binding rules and the methods listed in them are not the only way of using Google+. I am also delighted to announce that the articles are now being translated to different languages to cater to our global e-society. ***************************************Finally, I would like to thank all the people that have helped spread these articles to the masses during their early stages and the readers for providing thoughtful feedback to make them better. Please feel free to spread the word.
YouTube embraces Google+ Hangouts for live streaming — Online Video News Post by Ahmed Zeeshan Google+ | The Early Adopter’s Guide Note: This guide specifically targets the Google+ Early Adopters, Bloggers, Social Media Enthusiasts, Photographers and All Users with a following of 1k+. However, other users are more than welcome to read through, provide feedback and re-share. It has only been 4 weeks since Google+ went into field trial. And the list can go on for much more I'm sure. The issue I want to highlight and possibly solve is that even though most of us know how to work google+, we still don’t use it to its full potential. For these reasons and more, I believe that there is an unknown but very real need for a guide that will fully unlock the power of g+ for the early adopters and social media gurus. The guide is divided into six main sections: Circles | Sharing | Commenting | Chrome Extentions | Sparks | Educate 1. b) EtiquetteMore importantly, managing circles is also a matter of etiquette. So, don’t just amass followers. 2. - Give a bold category heading at the top. 3. 4. 5.
6 slideshows to get you started with Google+ With the launch of Google+ came lots of questions. Who should join? Is it another Facebook? In “Google+, What is it and why should we take notice?” Ready to jump in? Ready to dive in a little deeper? Okay, by now you’re getting the hang of Google+. Let’s not forget the +1 button. Still curious about the bigger picture? Related Posts Thirteen Third-Party Tools for Google Plus to Improve and Customize Your Experience Through reading Google Plus-focused blogs, following what tools Google+ users are excited about and asking you directly, LAUNCH compiled the following list. Tools range from a people-finder database to a service that shortens Google+ profile URLs. Share your favorites -- or tell us what we missed -- in the comments. Find People on Plus offers a database of more than 9.5M Google+ users. Hangout Party streams events from the main window and features a chat window directly to the right of the show. Group As features groups and top people in those groups on its main page.
Google+ Building (or Re-Building) your PLN Twitter just became 5 years old and many of us can remember the first time: we heard of twitter… the first time we experienced powerful collaboration on twitter… some of us can even remember our first tweet (not me, though I can imagine it was something like: “I just don’t understand this…” So, for many it feels like a shock when after 5 years, thousands of tweets, hours of growing and grooming our personal learning network we look at Google+ and say, “I just don’t understand this…” or “Struggling to understand how this is going to fit in…” or “It just doesn’t do what Facebook or twitter does… or doesn’t do it as WELL…” Here are some other things that we are struggling with: “I have “spoken” with a person for years on twitter… but I only know them by his or her handle… – We are shocked that someone we really know so well: children, ailments, dreams, hopes, personal challenges… and we don’t even know his or her name. If you are feeling this way, know that you are not alone.
Inside Google+ — How the Search Giant Plans to Go Social | Epicenter Google, the world’s largest search company, is formally making its pitch to become a major force in social networking. The product it announced Tuesday is called Google+, and observers might wonder whether it’s simply one more social effort by a company that’s had a lousy track record in that field to date. ‘On Facebook I overshare. On Twitter, I undershare. If Google hits that spot in the middle, we can revolutionize social interaction.’ — Shimrit Ben-Yair, product manager in charge of the social graph. Parts of it certainly seem to appear similar to what we’ve seen before. The second important app is Circles, an improved way to share information with one’s friends, family, contacts and the public at large. But as I learned in almost year of following the project’s development, with multiple interviews with the team and its executives, Google+ is not a typical release. The parts announced Tuesday represent only a portion of Google’s plans. Some think the battle is already lost.