What is Google+?

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What is Google+?

How to set-up an account

• Go to Google.com/+ • No longer need an invite to join• Do not need Gmail account, but do need

google profile• Asked to fill out profile and share you

information• Link to other Google products like Picasa,

gChat and gReader

Setting Up a Google+ Account

Create a Profile

Setting Up a Google+ Account

Add Contacts to Circles

Additional Profile Information Go to

ww.google,.com/+

Features

• Circles

• Hangouts

• Messenger

• +1

• Mobile

Circles

• Are your friend groups

• You become friends with someone by adding them to a circle

• Unlike facebook is not shared relationship

• Someone adds you in order to share with you, but you may or may not share with them based on your circles

Hangouts

Like Skype but even cooler!

Start a hangout

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Suggestions to add to your circles

Messenger

• Mobile group texting option

• Will soon be in the desktop version

• Up to a week ago was called a “huddle”

• Can name groups and host over 100 people

+1 Button

• +1 button is very similar to facebook like button

Accessing Google+