Google+

Introduction to Google Plus

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• published: 10 Jun 2013
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This is the first video in a series of five, covering everything you need to know about Google+ Have a question? Well pop by the Google+ Help community where I help out when I can: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115758385206378551362?cfem=1 Also, check out my sites www.plusyourbusiness.com and www.martinshervington.com for more. Welcome to 'home' on Google+ Understanding this is an interface: Posts - writing in it, adding an image (dragging and dropping/from your images on Google+), add a link, youtube, event Posting to public, circles or to a person Circles are a way of organising your contacts Adding someone to a circle by hovering over their name Seeing a hovercard And adding to an existing circle Creating a new circle straight after hovering over Organizing your Circles and finding more people Moving circles around Adding people into a series of circles by choosing one person to 'add' Dragging and dropping multiple people Adding a shared circle Deleting someone prior to adding Seeing where a circle has been added Visiting the home stream Shifting between streams based on the circle content Notifications - your messages Click to see a post Videos are viewable from within notifications If an image you can visit that dedicated page Arrow keys to move between notifications Using J and K to move between them When people add you into circles you can decide whether to add them back Saying hello when people add you back and then deciding whether to have a circle see that content as well - notify by email cautiously! You can navigate 'home' at anytime by clicking 'Google+' in the upper right corner Saying 'happy birthday' Communities - searching for people already in communities Joining a community Intro: creating your own community - private or public The Stream Commenting Editing a comment Adding a person to a circle Creating a new circle for that person and others +name Depending on settings - you decide who can get in touch with you More streams on the homepage under the tab L- refreshes the stream or click the button +name to visit their Profile or a Page Cick on their image visit Profile to Using J and K to jump up and down posts in a stream Additional keyboard shortcuts: type ? Click a hashtag to flip the board over Engaging What is +1, comment and share How to +1 and share +theirname leaving a comment editing a comment deleting a comment Adding them into a circle from their hovercard Click the Pages icon to see your page, or create a page Google Local - reviews, or your reviews if you do it from a page. Hangouts: Starting a hangout - and text chat Starting a hangout from a Post Profile How to change your profile picture How to change your cover picture Tagging yourself - seeing that you are tagged. About section How to fill each part in and tailor who can see what details How to hide or show who you have in circles How to edit your 'story' content Your hovercard - where the text comes from i.e. tagline and work sections ***Want more AWESOME hints, tips and tricks?*** Check out my blog for loads more videos: http://www.martinshervington.com