Why does Google + launch new stuff when I'm on a book deadline!! The long awaited brand pages on Google + are here.
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According to Google, their Google+ network is continuing to pick up steam. With over 500 million total accounts, over half – 235 million – are active, making G+ the fastest growing soci... Via Chris D Allen, ABroaderView Delete the scoop?
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Robin Good: Up until today most businesses have been using Facebook Events and other event marketing platforms to promote anything live, from their own workshops to conferences and live webinars. Now, Google+ has a competing event marketing and promotion service which provides a valid alternative. Key features include: Full integration with Google Calendar—users can view and respond to your events on Google Calendar. Real-time Event Photo Stream—all attendees can contribute directly to one shared photo collection. Mobile Integration—Party Mode allows guests to snap and share photos in real time from their phones. Easy Email Reminders—automated reminders are sent out to your confirmed guest list, along with an update that the event is starting. Events On Air—allows your event to go public. Anyone can find the event page of a public event, view and upload photos, share the event with friends and make comments. Hangout Integration—easily schedule and host virtual meetings and events that can be accessed via a laptop or smartphone by up to 10 guests. Event Analytics—gain insight into offsite activities that involve your Google+ Event via Google’s Social Reporting Tool. If you want to find out rapidly how to use Google+ Events and to what elements to pay particular attention this article is for you. Useful. Informative. 7/10 Find out everything about it: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/google-plus-events/ Via Robin Good 
Beth Kanter's comment,
August 24, 2012 11:14 AM
One annoying feature, or maybe I can't find the place in my settings, but I get random invites from random people to events and it automatically gets on my google calendar and creates clutter. I wish I could flip a switch that says not to add the event to my calendar.
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August 25, 2012 3:05 AM
Beth, thanks for sharing the issues you have encountered. I don't see that switch yet either.
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Google+ is succeeding in small bursts, feature by feature. As a social network competing with Facebook it's a flop, but its video-chat tool Hangouts is a winner. Delete the scoop?
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A tactical guide for Google Plus covering page creation, daily management, and key optimizations with other Google products... You can start right now with your Google+ [note mg]
Taking full advantage of the SEO and PPC benefits associated with a strong Google Plus presence requires creating a complete Google Plus Brand Page. The following post serves as a tactical guide for Google Plus covering page creation, daily management, and key optimizations with other Google products.
For more detail on the SEO benefits of Google+ for individual user accounts, check out AJ Kohn’s amazing and comprehensive post.
Read more: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/blog/google-plus-brand-pages-complete-guide/06042012/ Via Martin Gysler, Robin Good Delete the scoop?
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Learn more at http://google.com/insidesearch/plus.html Search has always brought you information from across the web. Now, search gets better by including ph... Via Diego Orzalesi Delete the scoop?
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Curated by Beth Kanter Ten really good tips from the author of Google + for Dummies, Jessie Stay. He's part of my "Circle of the Wise" on Google + who share great information about the platform. Delete the scoop?
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UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it's likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit has y... Delete the scoop?
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If you were waiting for Google to release a screen-sharing feature inside the Hangout real-time collaboration platform, that time has come.
In the next 48 hours Google will be rolling out to all Google+ users the ability to screen-share during any hangout session.
From Christopher Johnson G+ post: "When we launched Hangouts with Extras last September, we wanted to test new features and get feedback from users.
We’ve learned a lot over the past few months, and today we’re rolling out a new Hangouts look and feel that incorporates some of the “extras,” and better reflects Google’s overall design ( http://goo.gl/gG1NA ).
Highlights include:
- Screensharing: share what’s on your computer screen with everyone in the hangout. This is the first of many extras we’re graduating to Hangouts proper.
- Bigger video: we’ve put more emphasis on the live video itself by optimizing white space and other screen elements." Via Robin Good 
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Google+ Ripples is the first set of metrics from Google around Google+. Ripples offers Google+ users relevant information about the use of Google+ Circles, Google+ influence, and how Google+ posts are spread. Delete the scoop?
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Learn four ways Google+ is being incorporated into Google search results, and what marketers should do about it. Delete the scoop?
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![64 Google+ Content Strategies [Infographic] | Copyblogger | Google + for Nonprofits | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/8_sDaLWn48KZePOt6sHTPjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Excerpted from article by Copyblogger: "Google+ isn’t only a social network. It’s the very backbone (and future) of Google itself.
If you’re a writer, this is either going to be very good for your career, or you’ll risk becoming relatively invisible online. If you’d like to land solidly in the former camp of writers, the question becomes one of how to use Google+ to further your own goals.
With that in mind, I’ve put together an infographic for you that outlines 64 strategies that every writer and content producer can put into action, and start reaping the rewards of intelligently engaging with Google+..."
Read full article here: http://www.copyblogger.com/google-plus-content-strategies/
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Interessante #infografica su come attuare strategie per i propri contenuti utilizzando #Google+, che personalmente ancora non utilizzo molto ma potrebbe essere uno spunto di chiarimento e comprensione... Delete the scoop?
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This presentation from V3 Integrated Marketing's Shelly Kramer and Community Organizer 2.0's Debra Askanase as part of SocialFish's ThinkTank Summer 2012 eLearn... Delete the scoop?
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Curated by Beth Kanter Google + is not as popular as other networks, but offers some benefits for content creators and brands. 7 Tips to Boost Engagement 1. Take time to build profile 2. Share informative information 3. Reciprocate 4. Add relevant people to your circles 5. Use hangouts 6. Embrace change 7. Be present Delete the scoop?
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Despite unique features for users and marketers, and built-in name recognition, Google’s social network still struggling for relevance... Delete the scoop?
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Larry Page recently called Google+ the company's "social spine." But a new report from RJ Metrics shows that the average public post there receives less than one +1. Just how weak is this spine? Delete the scoop?
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A list published Tuesday reveals which news organizations on Google+ are roping in the most +1s, comments and shares. Via Diego Orzalesi Delete the scoop?
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The stereotypical Google+ user is a male engineer, but that’s only half right. According to new research, Google+ is still definitely male-skewing, but students outnumber software engineers by a wide margin. Via Diego Orzalesi Delete the scoop?
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Google+'s new personalised search feature could prove the vital tipping point for its popularity among charities (@chameleonlauren http://t.co/Ev2Leyi0 interesting for u guys:)...)... Via steve batchelder 
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January 25, 2012 1:15 AM
Hi Beth, Thankyou for re scooping this.
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Curated by Beth Kanter A list of 23 nonprofit brands on Google + with screen captures and links. No description of why they are doing or general patterns of success. Followed up w/a question on Google + https://plus.google.com/u/0/107965826228461029730/posts/4g8BxTk5C5F Delete the scoop?
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10 tips that will make for a better hangout experience 1) Don't hide behind an image for your webcam: Why join a hangout if you're not going to allow…... Delete the scoop?
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Posted by +Gabriel Vasile on behalf of the CWD page: 11 GOOGLE+ DIRECTORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE MORE FRIENDS These are the most important Google Plus…... Delete the scoop?
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