Sams Teach Yourself Google+ in 10 Minutes, Second Edition gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you'll learn how to use Google+'s latest improvements to connect with everyone you care about...share what you want to share...even build your business!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
Plain English definitions explain new terms
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to...
Create a great Google+ profile, fast!
Understand Google's new privacy changes and regain control of your privacy
Navigate Google+ easily using the new Google+ sidebar ribbon
Use Circles to control exactly what you share and who you share it with
Design Google+ pages that attract customers to your business or brand
Find interesting, relevant content easily with Google+ search
Control your conversation streams with new notification controls
Discover Google+'s exciting new photo-sharing and enhancement tools
Collaborate in real time through Google+'s improved Hangouts features
Connect from your Android smartphone, iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device
Play the latest social games on Google+
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978-0-672-33613-3 (9780672336133)
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Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a business technology author and journalist specializing in social media, online applications, and small business technology. Her other books include Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, Using LinkedIn, Using Facebook, and The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking, all from Pearson. Through Rutledge Communications, she also offers writing and editing services to businesses and nonprofits worldwide. You can reach Patrice through her website at www.patricerutledge.com.
Introduction 1
1 Introducing Google+ 3
Exploring Google+ 3
Signing Up for Google+ 5
Signing In to Google+ 12
Navigating Google+ 13
Accessing Popular Google+ Features 14
Getting Help 15
Sending Feedback 16
Summary 17
2 Working with Google+ Profiles 19
Understanding Google+ Profiles 19
Adding a Profile Cover Photo 21
Adding a Single Cover Photo 21
Adding a Photo Scrapbook to Your Profile 23
Deleting a Photo 25
Changing Your Profile Photo 26
Editing Your Name 26
Editing Your Profile's About Tab 27
Specifying Profile Privacy by Section 30
Adding Links on Your Google+ Profile 32
Specifying Your Contact Settings 36
Specifying the People to Display on Your Profile 37
Viewing Your Profile as Others See It 39
Adding a Google+ Profile Button to Your Website 40
Summary 40
3 Creating a Google+ Page for Your Business 41
Understanding Google+ Pages Versus Google+ Profiles 41
Creating a Google+ Page 42
Using Google+ as a Page 48
Managing Your Google+ Page Settings 49
Specifying Who Can Interact with You and Your Posts 50
Specifying Your Notification Delivery Preferences 50
Managing Your Email Subscriptions 50
Specifying Notification Preferences 50
Customizing Your Circles 51
Managing Photo Settings 51
Deleting a Google+ Page 51
Adding Google+ Page Managers 52
Removing a Google+ Manager 53
Transferring Ownership of a Google+ Page 54
Summary 55
4 Managing Your Network with Circles 57
Understanding Google+ Circles 57
Creating New Circles 59
Adding People to Circles 60
Adding People to Circles from the Find People Tab 61
Adding Your Email Contacts 63
Adding People and Pages that Google+ Suggests 66
Adding People from the Notifications Menu 66
Adding People from Their Google+ Profile 68
Managing Circles 69
Viewing People in Your Circles 69
Viewing People Who Added You to Their Circles 69
Moving People from One Circle to Another 70
Removing People from Circles 71
Editing a Circle's Name and Description 71
Deleting a Circle 72
Sharing a Circle 72
Summary 74
5 Managing Google+ Settings and Privacy 75
Understanding Google+ Privacy 75
Managing Your Google Account Settings 75
Deleting Your Google+ Profile 77
Deleting Your Google Account 78
Managing Your Security 79
Managing Your Privacy Settings 80
Managing Privacy Settings for Your Google+ Profile 81
Managing Google+ Sharing 81
Managing Other Google+ Privacy Options 82
Managing Google+ Settings 83
Specifying Who Can Interact with You and Your Posts 83
Setting Notification Delivery Preferences 84
Managing Email Subscriptions 84
Specifying Notification Preferences 85
Enabling +1 Personalization 86
Adding Google+ Pages to Your Circles 86
Displaying Content About Google+ Games 87
Customizing Your Circles 87
Managing Google+ Photo Settings 87
Managing Your Products 87
Specifying Your Preferred Languages 88
Backing Up Your Data 89
Summary 91
6 Sharing Content on Google+ 93
Using the Share Box . 93
Formatting Your Posts 98
Mentioning Other People in Your Posts 99
Sharing Photos 100
Sharing Videos 103
Sharing Links 105
Summary 107
7 Viewing Your Google+ Stream 109
Exploring Your Stream 109
Accessing Your Stream 110
Viewing a Sample Post 110
Filtering Your Stream 113
Participating in the Stream 114
Liking a Post Using the +1 Button 114
Commenting on Posts 116
Sharing Posts 117
Managing Your Posts in the Stream 120
Editing a Post 121
Deleting a Post 122
Disabling Comments 122
Locking a Post 123
Reporting or Deleting Comments 123
Managing Your Circles' Posts in the Stream 125
Linking to a Post 125
Reporting Abuse 126
Muting a Post 127
Viewing the Explore Page 128
Summary 129
8 Searching on Google+ 131
Searching Google+ Content 131
Filtering Google+ Search Results 133
Saving a Google+ Search 133
Summary 134
9 Viewing and Managing Notifications 135
Understanding Google+ Notifications 135
Viewing Your Notifications on Google+ 136
Viewing the Notifications Page 139
Receiving Notifications via Email and Text Message 140
Specifying Who Can Send You Notifications 141
Summary 141
10 Working with Photos 143
Exploring Google+ Photo Options 143
Uploading Photos to Google+ 143
Exploring the Photos Page 144
Creating and Managing Photo Albums 145
Creating a Photo Album 146
Viewing Your Photo Albums 147
Sharing an Album 148
Updating Album Sharing Settings 150
Organizing an Album 151
Deleting an Album 152
Adding Photos to an Existing Album 153
Working in the Photo Lightbox 154
Exploring the Lightbox 155
Tagging Photos 156
Editing Photos Using Creative Kit 161
Summary 162
11 Chatting on Google+ 163
Understanding Google+ Chat 163
Exploring the Chat List 163
Specifying Your Chat Availability 164
Specifying Your Chat Privacy Settings 165
Chatting on Google+ 166
Participating in a Chat 166
Sending a File 169
Using Voice and Video Chat 170
Chatting Off the Record 174
Signing Out of Chat 176
Summary 176
12 Using Hangouts for Video Chat 177
Understanding Hangouts 177
Preparing to Use Hangouts 177
Viewing the Hangouts Page 178
Starting a Hangout 178
Inviting People to a Hangout 184
Joining a Hangout 184
Adding Group Text Chat to a Hangout 186
Adding Apps to Your Hangouts 188
Using Screenshare During a Hangout 188
Adding YouTube Video to Your Hangout 189
Applying Google Effects to Your Hangout 191
Using Google Docs During a Hangout 191
Adding Other Apps 191
Muting During a Hangout 191
Ending a Hangout 192
Summary 192
13 Playing Games 193
Exploring Google+ Games 193
Playing a Game 193
Summary 198
14 Using Google+ Mobile 199
Exploring Google+ Mobile 199
Using the Google+ Android App 200
Using the Google+ iPhone App 201
Using the Google+ Mobile Web App 203
Using the Google+ Mobile Basic Web App 203
Summary 204
Index 205
