Toward a simpler, more beautiful Google. Update 5:49pm: for our international readers, this post is also available in French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish (Latin America, Spain). - Ed. More than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+, enjoying new ways to share in Search, Gmail, YouTube and lots of other places. It's still early days, and there’s plenty left to do, but we're more excited than ever to build a seamless social experience, all across Google. A critical piece of this social layer is a design that grows alongside our aspirations. So today we’re introducing a more functional and flexible version of Google+. We think you’ll find it easier to use and nicer to look at, but most importantly, it accelerates our efforts to create a simpler, more beautiful Google.
Navigation you can make your own One of the first things you’ll notice is a new way to get around the stream. Taken together, these powers make it easier to access your favorites, and to adjust your preferences over time. Google Plus : le rival de Facebook n’a pas d’amis. Quelle arrogance !
Le géant de Mountain View a cru, en juin 2011, pouvoir lancer son réseau social à l’économie. Sans innovation majeure et sans faire de pub. Résultat : un loupé magistral. Le troisième en peu de temps. Ce devait être un simple mail destiné aux collègues. Abonnez vous à l'édition digitale. Why Google+ will become Google's only product.
Opinion December 10, 2011 07:00 AM ET Google has demonstrated that existing social products are to be replaced by Google+ -- in fact most of them already have been.
Page's "relationships, sharing and identity" language is just prelaunch code that means "Google+. "
Google+ May Have Passed 62 Million Users. 27 December '11, 11:37pm Follow Google+ continues to grow since it came out of beta this past September.
According to Paul Allen, Google+ has seen major growth for a number of reasons, including increased promotion from TV commercials, the Android 4 release and the general holiday spirit of commercialism. Allen explains: Each week my team from elance runs hundreds of queries on various surnames which we have been tracking since July. If these stats are correct, it shows that nearly 25% of all current Google+ users will have joined during the month of December alone.
While this projection is definitely possible, the spike in signups will likely slow down after the holidays, unless Google pushes even harder with advertising and celebrity partnerships. The Pros And Cons Of Google+ For Small Business. Big brands are jumping on the Google+ bandwagon, but is it an efficient use of time for a small business?
December 21, 2011 For big brands, Google+ is probably a good investment—but is Google+ an efficient use of time for small businesses? Google unveiled Google+ brand pages in November, enabling businesses and brands to join its social network. Since then, big brands—including Pepsi, Macy's and Toyota—have jumped on the Google+ bandwagon, creating yet another hub page for their content-hungry fans. We reached out to our community to better understand how (and if) small businesses are using Google+. Below are some of the top thoughts on the pros and cons of using Google+ as a small business. Reasons to use Google+ A bulk of the small businesses we spoke with said they feel Google+ is an important social platform because it was developed by Google, one of the Internet's favorite brands and one of the most influential websites when it comes to site referrals. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Google+ : une interface de gestion pour les Pages. Lancées à la hâte, les Pages (entreprises, marques) de Google+ n’offraient pas la possibilité d’ajouter plusieurs administrateurs.
Pire encore, la personne qui avait créé une page pour son entreprise se retrouvait de facto administrateur et propriétaire de cet espace corporatif. En plus de corriger cette lacune, Google a aussi intégré une interface d’administration pour les Pages. L’interface d’administration Les fonctionnalités de gestion des Pages ne se trouvent plus dans le profil personnel.
Ce qui est évidemment une très bonne chose. Google a mis en place une véritable interface de gestion des Pages. Comment atteindre l’espace de gestion d’une Page? Dans le coin supérieur droit de la page, cliquez sur l’icône qui est représentée par un engrenage.Sélectionnez Paramètres Google+.L’interface de gestion de votre Page apparaitra. Qu’est-ce que vous offre l’interface d’administration des Pages? Il est impossible pour un administrateur de révoquer un Propriétaire. Why Use Google+: It's What You Know, Not Who You Know. Why use Google+?
The question has dogged Google's social networking site since its launch in June. The service, on the surface, seems exactly like Facebook: You can share photos and updates with friends, chat with people, follow your friends' activities, and sort individuals into different groups based on your relationships with them. Only the vocabulary seems to have changed, with Facebook trafficking in "friend requests" and "likes," and Google+ in "circles" and "+1s. " Given that millions of people already juggle several social media services, many are wondering why they should manage yet another online profile and start over the process of forming friendships online. Google+ Hangouts: going beyond the status update. All too often, physical distance and frantic schedules get in the way of spending time together, especially during the holidays.
But you know what? They don't have to. With Google+ Hangouts, you can go beyond “status updates,” and connect with the people you care about using multi-person video. For free. And today we're rolling out a number of improvements that make it even easier to say hello to your loved ones, face-to-face-to-face. Upgrade any conversation from long-form to live Certain posts act as kindling for face-to-face interaction. Just click "Hangout" underneath a post that you’re passionate about, and we’ll add your invitation to the comments.
Starting a hangout on a post (left); Joining a hangout already in progress (right) Google.