Google+: The Missing Manual

Kevin Purdy

ISBN 10: 1449311873 / ISBN 13: 9781449311872

Published by O'Reilly Media, US, 2012

About this Item

Google+ offers a new social networking platform that promises to give Twitter and Facebook real competition - but its documentation doesn't help you get past the steep learning curve. This Missing Manual gets you up to speed with crystal-clear, jargon-free explanations of key Google+ features, including Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddles. You'll find lots of undocumented tips, tricks, and tweaks along the way. * Quickly learn how to set up a Google + account and add contacts * Create Circles to organize contacts into groups for sharing * View and share updates and photos with people in the Stream * Use Hangout to organize group video chats with up to 10 people * Identify search topics that may interest your contacts with Sparks * Get sound advice for managing privacy online with selective sharing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Google+: The Missing Manual
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449311873
• ISBN 13: 9781449311872
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

If you want to gain more control over your social networking activities with Google+, this jargon-free guide helps you quickly master the ins and outs of the site. Learn how to organize your contacts, hold video chats with as many as ten people, and determine exactly who may learn what about you. With this book, you’ll navigate Google+ with ease.

The important stuff you need to know

Massage your profile. Control what the public, specific groups, or certain individuals can see about you. Move in the right circles. Assign folks to different groups and share the right stuff with the right people. Jump into streams. Get all the updates, pictures, and links from people you know. Host hangouts. Organize and attend group video chats. View and share photos. Make them available to whomever you like—whether or not they’re Google+ members. Get notifications. Monitor what others do (and share about you) on Google+. Go mobile. Use Google+ on your Android, iPhone, or mobile web browser.

About the Author

Kevin Purdy is a freelance writer, which means he attends fewer meetings, but pays more taxes, more often. He recently left his almost-full-time gig as contributing editor at Lifehacker, and now he's trying to write other stuff for different people. He lives physically in Buffalo, NY, and virtually on Google+.