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In 2011, the release of a new Google product, Google+, hit the online community with a splash. Google+ or G+ is a strong rival to websites such as Twitter and Facebook. In late June, the invitations to the Beta version were release and many were able to join. By July 1, the invitation process was shut-down due to the overwhelming response to the BETA invitation.


Below are key areas that will help you learn more about the functionality of the website.


Top menu:



  • Home (message stream from all the people you are connected to)

  • Photos (list of photos that you share)

  • Profile (your personal information)

  • Circles (groups that you create for all the people you follow)


Left Sidebar menu:



  • Stream (links to each circle so you can view the message for an individual circle)

  • Sparks (news stories that you might find interesting; search or use a category that is provided)

  • Chat (access to your Google Talk buddies


Right Sidebar menu:



  • Quick access to your circles

  • Suggestions for people you can add to your circles

  • Hangouts (create live video/audio chats with people from your circles)


Additional resources:






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  • Google+ Android app update includes photo enhancement and auto-backup features


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    The Google+ Photos enhancements that were announced last week were already available on the web, and they have now been added to the Android app as well. Auto-backup is added in the update to automatically backup user’s photos taken on their phone to the cloud, of course with permission. Snapseed features are also ...
    4 days ago

  • The power may be out and the traffic may…


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    The power may be out and the traffic may suck, but theres a rainbow in the sky and that makes my day all the better. :-) This update was automatically posted from Google+ courtesy of the Google+ Importer plugin!
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  • Google+ Android App Brings Improvements In Photos,Location Sharing And Streaming


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    Google+  is getting improved day by day. In addition to the last week 41+ new features that announced during the I/O conference to Google+ ,Today we got an updated Google+ android application with enhanced photo features,Location sharing and Streaming features. Now with Google+ android application  you can ...
    4 days ago

  • Lilbits (5-20-2013): 1TB of Flickr photo storage for free


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    Google’s not the only company offering new photo features to users. Yahoo is overhauling Flickr with a major update today, including up to 1TB of free photo storage for all users. Here are some of the top news stories from around the web today. Yahoo revamps Flickr, 1TB of free photo storage for everyone ...
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  • Google+ Android App Gets Updated To Version 4.0


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    Google has updated the Google+ Android app today to match the revamped designs on the desktop version of the social network.  Google+ for Android now gives users access to automatic photo enhancements and Auto Awesome while they are on-the-go.  Other features that have been added to the Google+ Android app ...
    4 days ago

  • R.I.P- Google Plus Games


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    June 30th spells the end of  Google Plus games with Google’s announcement of it’s games suite Google Play, which is is live right now. If you’ll need to use them up before June 30th or you’ll have to pursue your credits refund through each individual developer. The post R.I.P- Google Plus Games appeared ...
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  • HangoutMagix: Quickly Design Custom Graphical Overlays For Hangouts On Air


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    If you use Google Hangouts On Air, you probably use Hangout Toolbox and it’s Lower Third feature. And if you use Lower Third, you probably wish it were more customizable. Well, it is – you can use it to overlay graphics. The problem: if you want a really unique look, you need to design the [...] The post ...
    4 days ago

  • $1 Billion Tumblr Deal Turns 26-Year-Old Founder into Mega-Millionaire


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    Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mega-millionaire with your next business idea? It’s a reality for 26-year-old David Karp. The founder of Tumblr, the popular social blogging platform, has become the latest tech tycoon almost overnight. Today Yahoo officially announced plans to purchase the site Karp started at ...
    4 days ago

  • Google adds Latitude to Google+ for Android, kills it for Maps


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    Google has updated their G+ Android app today, and in doing so added one more feature to a growing list of things that will require you to use their social network to access.…
    4 days ago

  • Google+ Updates On Android


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    As we all know the Google+ is a social networking site and as well as an identity service for the people across the world. It is there to get all the people under one community and know the people who are accessing Google. The Google+ app is available in all the smartphones OS, which are [...] The post Google+ ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ Hangouts to integrate Google Voice “soon”


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    Google recently unified its various chat services into one last week with the announcement of Hangouts at Google I/O . This will allow you chat with friends like a normal IM client, but it also integrates Google’s video chatting capabilities. However, if you use Google Voice religiously, you might have noticed ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ for Android version 42 features released


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    The most recent post on the Google Plus development blog is showing off the latest version of G+ for android, version 42. The update includes major improvements to photo handling, such as: Auto Backup, to safely and privately store your photos as you snap them Auto Highlight, to browse a selection of top shots from ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ for Android updated with Auto photo editing features, improved location sharing, & related hashtags


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    Following showing off a redesigned three column version of Google+ for the web and new “Auto Awesome” photo editing features  at I/O, Google is today bringing some of the new features to its Google+ for Android app. The updated app, which should be hitting Google Play some time today , will include a ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ Android App Update Adds Improved Photo Tools And Auto Backup


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    Google has rolled out update for its Google+ Android App with new enhancement feature for photos and some other changes. New version of the app includes some changes which Google rolled out on web version of the Google+ Social Network. This update allows you to use some features which were announced at ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ Android app update adding new Photos experience


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    Google confirmed 41 new features for Google+ last week during I/O. As of today however, it looks like they have detailed 42. This latest update is for the Android Google+ app and touches on three items — images, location and the overall stream. Additionally, there was also talk of notifications, profile editing ...
    4 days ago

  • Google Plus 4.0 for Android brings Location sharing, improved photos & Hashtags


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    Google has just released Google Plus 4.0 (apk) for Android. The updated app brings some really cool features to Google+ Android app. These are in addition to what Google announced last week at I/O 2013 event. If you are a regular Google+ user, you will definitely find these new features really useful. The app will ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ Updates For Android 4.2, Brings Auto Backup, Auto Highlight, Auto Enhance, Auto Awesome


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    Google today announced that it has updated Google+ for Android 4.2 with improved photo experience and Snapseed integration. The update includes auto backup, auto highlight, auto enhancement, and auto awesome. The new photos experience on Android includes: Auto Backup, to safely and privately store your photos as ...
    4 days ago

  • Google Plus Android app updated with photo enhancements, locations (Latitude), and more


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    The latest version of the Google Plus Android app brings some of the features that came last week to the web version. We now know what kept Vic Gundotra from sleeping last night . After last week brought us a major redesign and no fewer than 41  new features to the web version of Google Plus, the 42 nd feature ...
    4 days ago

  • Google+ for Android 4.0 update adds smart photo tweaking and more


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    Google+ stepped up as the hub of Google’s “ context ecosystem ” at I/O last week, with 41 new features now being joined by an updated Android app to take advantage of them. Google+ for Android 4.0 arguably makes its biggest advances in how photos are handled , tapping into the new auto-highlight and ...
    4 days ago

  • Brand New Google+ App Introduced for Android With Location Sharing, “Great” Photos, and Better Stream Exploring


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    At Google I/O last week, the Google+ team unveiled the new web UI for their social sharing service along with a number of new features. We wondered at the time when all of this new goodness would arrive on Android – that time is now. The update for Android is being described as a “a [...]Brand New Google+ App ...
    4 days ago

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