This has been a busy week on the Google+ beat. And it’s also been very busy on the Christmas beat so today I’m going to share with you some recent updates to Google+ before I rush out the door to grab a Cabbage Patch Doll – Oh, sorry, had a flashback there.
Why Google+ is a social media powerhouse
Michael Stelzner interviews Jesse Stay, author of Google+ For Dummies about how Google+ compares to Facebook, what Google is doing, how Google+ is different and why Google+ is a social media powerhouse.
Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this video:
- How Google’s focus on Google+ impacts social media
- What Google is getting right and what their biggest challenge is
- How Facebook’s approach is different
- Tips to get your Google+ strategy right
- Discover the opportunity today for businesses on Google+
- Why you need to group your audience into different Circles on Google+
- How mobile impacts Google+
Jesse Stay from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo.
Updates
As Google+ approaches its six month anniversary, updates to improve the Google+ experience have been rolling out daily. According to Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President, Engineering at Google, over the next week, they will be shipping out improvements to Google+ every single day.
Johnathan Chung compiled a nice summary of the updates that were introduced this past week.
I’ll list a few here
Updates include:
- Hangouts on Air (live streaming of Hangouts via YouTube)
- Hanging out on any post (“hangout” link located between “comment” and “share”) – Start Hangouts from your mobile phone
- Conference call any phone number in the world
- Reindeer special effects 
A better comment moderation system
Share posts directly from Blogger to Google+
Photos:
Tag photos in G+ with Find My Face
Share albums via link in G+
Gmail
Filter Gmail contacts by Google+ circles & share photos from Gmail directly to G+
Free Google Voice calls in U.S. & Canada extended through 2012
Mobile Phone
Start Hangouts from your mobile phone:
Translate
Google Translate now with handwriting recognition:
What do you like most or least about Google+?
Ray Hiltz is a Social Media Strategist with management roots in restaurant, hotel and performing arts.
A strong proponent for the power of collaborative communication and "humanized" digital networking, Ray writes about social media, social business and Google Plus.
His clients include hotels, restaurants, consulting firms, entrepreneurs, writers and individuals just trying to make sense of "social".
Ray is a popular speaker on Social Media, Social Business and Google+.
Why Google is Getting it Right With Google+
This has been a busy week on the Google+ beat. And it’s also been very busy on the Christmas beat so today I’m going to share with you some recent updates to Google+ before I rush out the door to grab a Cabbage Patch Doll – Oh, sorry, had a flashback there.
Why Google+ is a social media powerhouse
Michael Stelzner interviews Jesse Stay, author of Google+ For Dummies about how Google+ compares to Facebook, what Google is doing, how Google+ is different and why Google+ is a social media powerhouse.
Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this video:
Jesse Stay from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo.
Updates
As Google+ approaches its six month anniversary, updates to improve the Google+ experience have been rolling out daily. According to Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President, Engineering at Google, over the next week, they will be shipping out improvements to Google+ every single day.
Johnathan Chung compiled a nice summary of the updates that were introduced this past week.
I’ll list a few here
Hangouts
Updates include:
- Hangouts on Air (live streaming of Hangouts via YouTube)
- Hanging out on any post (“hangout” link located between “comment” and “share”) – Start Hangouts from your mobile phone
- Conference call any phone number in the world
- Reindeer special effects
Comment Spam
A better comment moderation system
Blogger
Share posts directly from Blogger to Google+
Photos:
Tag photos in G+ with Find My Face
Share albums via link in G+
Gmail
Filter Gmail contacts by Google+ circles & share photos from Gmail directly to G+
Free Google Voice calls in U.S. & Canada extended through 2012
Mobile Phone
Start Hangouts from your mobile phone:
Translate
Google Translate now with handwriting recognition:
What do you like most or least about Google+?
About Ray Hiltz
Ray Hiltz is a Social Media Strategist with management roots in restaurant, hotel and performing arts. A strong proponent for the power of collaborative communication and "humanized" digital networking, Ray writes about social media, social business and Google Plus. His clients include hotels, restaurants, consulting firms, entrepreneurs, writers and individuals just trying to make sense of "social". Ray is a popular speaker on Social Media, Social Business and Google+.
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