You should definitely know what Google Plus is if you have already created social media accounts or are getting comfortable in the world of blogging.

I know it's hard to learn something new. I know that Google+ is not an intuitive app. But it's worth at least trying.

Many have never tried Google +, but there are still people who do not use Twitter!

But sooner or later you have to start. After all, for many active Internet users, Google + is now the favorite “path” to social platforms.

This article will draw parallels between and Google +.

Google+ feed

Users who have ever visited Facebook will certainly see many similarities.

This is what the feed looks like:

On the top left side, you will see the Home button.

If you hover over it, access to the user profile opens.

There you can study new topics, follow events, upload photos, join communities (like Facebook Groups).

Also this tab is used to search for new people. There you can also find entertainment materials, games and applications, parties (identical as in) and pages.

If the search took the user too far, you can click this button again to return to the main screen.

Sometimes tabs move around depending on how often you use them. Google+ Pages works the same as Facebook pages. More on this later.

Description of menu options on the left

Circles

Circles is where you meet your friends.

Now on Facebook you can create your own lists, but when you connect a new friend, he just goes to the big list.

This is an easy way to interact with different people, unite them by work, community or by those users who are on this moment are online.

You can create as many circles as you like. People can be in one circle or in several at the same time.

This makes it easier for you to find the right person.

1. If you click on the "Find people" button, the program will display a list of your preferred users.
2. When you find someone you recognize, hover over their name. A menu will appear where you can choose where to add a particular person.
3. The small number on your profile explains how many friends you have in total. It's perfectly acceptable to contact people you don't know yet.
4. At the top of this page, you can click on the "You" button. Here is a list of people who have added you to their circles. Click on it.

Circles are "liquid"! It is perfectly acceptable to create new circles, they merge together and/or can be removed. Start with the following options:

• People you know = add everyone you really know here
• Family/friends = close people you know in real life
• Bloggers = list of people you will connect in the blogging world
• People I Can't Miss = After you've interacted with someone even a little bit, move them from familiar to one separate circle
• Potential customers = people who might be interested in your services, your potential customers.

To arrange the circles, click on a person and then click on a circle with a certain color and name.

A large circle with a plus sign makes it possible to create a new category.

If you click on a circle, you will see that you can edit its name, delete it, or share it.

When you do something on G+, you can specify the circle of people who will see your content.

You can choose a public category (which means the whole world will see it) or choose the circle that interests you the most.

Or you can leave the event private so that no one but you can see it.

Profile

The profile works just like on Facebook. You have a cover photo, a profile photo, and then a bunch of tabs where you find your , videos , preferences, etc.

One nice feature is that your photos will be automatically linked to your Picasa account (if you have one).

In addition, if you have a YouTube account, it will also appear on your page. FROM right side you will see a list of all your friends, as well as people who have added you to their circles.

• To edit your profile, go to the "About Me" tab.
• You will see different categories. Each window has an "edit" button. This is where you add your profile information! This is one of the most important things you can do on Google+.
• Make sure your slogan is something memorable. This is what people see when they hover over a person's name.
• Write a biography, add hyperlinks there.

User activity

After editing your profile, it's time to post your first entry.

You can scroll through images (small arrows) just like you can on Facebook.

You can also tag people. Add names, circles, or email addresses to share this information with others.

Please note that if you tag someone in an update, their name will be tagged separately.

You can add tags. It is the user who decides which content should be shared, public, and which should be private.

There is also a checkbox on the page: Send via . This means that your post will be sent separately to certain users.

This option is similar to the one on Twitter that you can use in your status to help people find your post.

There are many circles, and it is hashtags that are used to find the target audience and make new acquaintances.

If you decide to create a community, share posts in it, and then add them to your profile. This way you can attract a lot more interested consumers.

Benefits of Google+

Many people still have not joined this platform.

Perhaps because they are so similar to Facebook?

At the same time, it is absolutely possible to highlight the advantages that are unique to this platform:

• Full integration with YouTube and Picasa video hosting.
• Display photos are much prettier and look wonderful on Pinterest.
• Regular engagement on G+ helps Google rank certain sites and pages.
• Hangouts (which is simply not possible on Facebook).
• An open platform, there are fewer rules and restrictions.
• Allows people to more easily classify friends.
• While Facebook is for chatting with friends, Twitter is for short messages to people you care about, Google+ combines the best of both worlds.
• A feature can be considered events, party mode, and other options that are not available in other integral platforms.
• Once you get used to navigation, when you hover over the menu options, you'll realize that G+ is easier to use than Facebook.
• No one pays you to promote posts!
• If you host your blog on Blogspot, you have even more options for integration. Go to the "Control Panel" and press the G + button to see the functions available to you!
• Each post has its own web page, which means it's easier to share them over the Internet.
• The ripple effect shows you how far your posts have climbed the popularity ladder and who else is climbing with you.
• Instantly send photos to your smartphone directly from Google.
• You can use to communicate. Exchange instant messaging, VoIP calls, video calls, conference/video. All this becomes available. In the PC version, you can also open documents for sharing(using google drive). Users can change and edit documents in real time, add their edits and annotations. In the same way, technical support becomes available.

Often users who are just starting their acquaintance with this wonderful platform ask questions:

This will help you share relevant information with the right people.

You can also organize your own "feed".

You can set it up so that you only see fresh news from certain circles. It's like a "feature list" on Twitter.

Can I add people to the circle so that they follow my page?

There are no pages like Facebook. If a person follows your profile, this means that your posts on the page will appear in their news feed.

You can add people to your circle, but after that, you will see their posts in your news feed.

I don't understand why a notification window is needed.

The notification window allows you to quickly interact on G+.

It takes a little getting used to, but new message notifications can't be ignored. When you see a notification, click the arrow to the right of it.

When you do this, you'll see posts and comments that you can reply to right there, without having to scroll through your feed.

Imagine if every time you get a notification on Facebook, you would reply directly from the notification window without having to go to the post? It's possible on Google+.

How can I turn off all notifications in my inbox?

Click on your profile on the right upper corner, and then select Account. Click on G+ on the left. All email notification options are there.

I forgot to put a lot in the news feed. How to fix it?

For example, click on "Magnifier" on the left.

You will see posts from selected people and their pages, which are pulled up automatically.

There is a sliding scale in the upper right corner.

You can navigate to view different types posts. You can also edit your news feed there.

How to easily upload photos to a custom page?

If you have or with a camera, download the official G+ app and use the instant upload feature.

Every time you take a photo, it will be automatically uploaded to your G+ photo albums.

All current photos can be shared (or not) by clicking “Settings public access". It's a red button at the top of the page.

Many people actively use Google+ for business.

Of course, the potential of Google+ is obvious. This big network of 540 million monthly active users and many success stories.

Basic information

History

Rumors that Google is developing its own network appeared in the fall of 2010, when the name Goolge Me came up out of nowhere. Later in the spring of 2011, after the Google Profiles service changed, information was leaked about the imminent launch of Google's social network Google Circles, but this was also not confirmed. And when the Google + network began its work in test mode on June 28, everyone saw that Google Circles became its basis, introducing the concept of circles, which became the advantage of the new social project of the search giant.
At the time of launch, it was possible to register on Google+ only by invitation, but this did not save just that running system overload, the very next day the possibility of sending out invitations was closed, which caused indignation of thousands of users who wanted to join the new trend. Nevertheless, the company quickly coped with the influx of users and within a couple of weeks Google+ had about 10 million people.

Functional

Circles

Circles are the first and most noticeable difference between Google+ and other social networks. They allow you to divide your entire social circle into different social groups user. It is interesting that many actions are accompanied by animation, also the HTML5 system allows friends to be in different circles using drag-&-drop, while these friends seem to spin in this circle before they find their place. When you remove a friend, a strip of smoke appears above him, and when you remove a circle, he rolls out of the screen.

Tape (Stream)

The feed is a characteristic tool for many social networks that allows you to follow the updates of circle members who can post photos, videos, links or their locations here.

Photo (Photo)

The Photos section contains all the photos that he has posted or been tagged. The Google+ Image Editor includes privacy settings and sharing features. Here you can also enrich your photos with various effects, giving your photos a more professional look.

Video Hangouts

Video Meetings is one of the Google+ innovations that allows users to participate in a group video chat of up to 10 people. The implemented camera switching function (focus goes to the speaker) is far superior to having multiple video channels open at the same time. Interestingly, shortly after the launch of the social network Google+, its potential rival Facebook introduced the world to the same video chat feature (not without Skype participation), but only 2 people can take part in it.

Themes (Sparks)

Google+ Themes is at its core a company-created recommendation engine. This section presents the most trending, interesting and read publications on the Internet, selected based on the recommendations of users using the +1 button.

Google+ Mobile

Proposed mobile version Google+ is a fairly simple implementation of a new social network. It has two unique features: instant photo upload and Google+ Chat (Huddle).

- allows you to publish pictures from your phone immediately to the network automatically. This a good idea but only for those who have absolutely nothing to hide. In general, if a photo just taken is automatically added to google profile+, privacy settings can fail, and private photos will accidentally be published to everyone. Moreover, it has the potential to create a large number"garbage".

Chat (Huddle) in the mobile version of Google+, this is the standard group sharing feature text messages within the Circle you created.
Recall that Google+ is not yet a product, but only a project, so many more interesting and innovative things may appear in this social network.

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To do this, there are the necessary components: the ability to add friends, send messages, join and create groups, organize circles, topics and hangouts by interest. There is a mobile version of the service.

The flow of information most shared by people on Google+ affects search engine results, and suggestions are personalized and may be different for each person.

What is Google plus and why SEO specialists need it

Google plus is a social network with all the necessary features and an active monthly audience of 130 million people. This is not only a place of communication, but also a powerful tool for promoting web resources and interacting with a large audience. A huge role in this is played by the ability to integrate with other company services into a single information environment. This makes the network a universal tool for website promotion specialists.

Of particular interest are +Pages that allow you to promote your own brand or business through other Google apps and services. In particular, it can be used to:

• Create posts and collections.
• Subscribe to the pages of other users.
• Join communities and create them yourself.

Posting links on a social network has a positive effect on the position of the link in the results search results. The blog has the ability to make changes to the published post at any time, add new ones keywords. Taken together, Google Plus features are a powerful tool for influencing the ranking of a link on a search results page.

How to use Google Plus

After registering on Google+, you can find and add friends, organize circles of interest: family, colleagues, acquaintances, friends, etc. The interface on the social network is simple. All the necessary sections are on the left side: feed, communities, people, recommendations and profile.

The feed shows posts shared by other people. To view them, you need to subscribe to communities, or create your own group and publish content. Also, the tape displays records selected for a person by the service itself, in accordance with his interests. The ribbon gives you the opportunity to be active. Here you can leave comments on posts, add +1 marks, share posts.

In the same menu on the left as the ribbon, there are other sections. By joining collections and communities, information is formed that will be displayed in the future. Many of them maintain active pages here - you can also subscribe to their profiles and see their publications.

The uniqueness of this social network is that when publishing entries in collections and communities, they: firstly, are displayed in the profile, and secondly, appear in the results of Google search results, despite privacy settings and access restrictions.

Advantages and disadvantages of Google Plus

On Google Plus, you can create a personal account or a business page. They differ from each other in functionality and purpose. In the first case, a page is created for communicating with other people, publishing posts and other activities, in the second case, a company account is registered to promote the brand.

Among the negative qualities can be noted:

1. Insufficient number of post filter elements.
2. The identity of the Facebook homepage.
3. Lack of a sequence of answers (discussion threads) in the comments.
4. The "Photos" section includes photos of other users who are in circles.
5. Poor quality video playback in the player.

Network advantages:

1. Unlimited time to edit posts.
2. Ability to edit photos.
3. Convenient menu interface and feed for displaying publications.
4. The ability to create and conduct video conferences for several people.
5. The service can be used as a tool for website promotion.

One of the main advantages of Google Plus is the My Circles section. This is a convenient system function that allows you to sort contacts by interests, create thematic groups and add friends there. Here you can form an unlimited number of circles, including your friends in them and sharing posts or collections with them.

How to effectively promote projects on Google+

For many website promotion specialists, Google Plus is one of the main tools, despite the fact that in comparison with other social networks such as Facebook or VKontakte, it does not seem to be a necessary condition for promotion, and its audience is limited and inactive.

In fact, the benefits derived from it go beyond social communications. If you create a page "" to maintain and promote it in accordance with all SMM rules, you can attract new customers from the search results generated by the Google system in response to requests. In addition, a number of other tasks can be solved.

1. Building social connections. Google+ is a social network where you can have an active policy: add influential friends, comment on posts, etc.
   Publication of interesting material. This will help drive traffic. It's important to add author's markup to unique posts and distribute it.
2. Linking content to a profile. On a site page that describes an activity or contains personal information, you can add a link to your Google+ profile. Thanks to this, the search engine automatically links the content to the social network page.

These are just some of the tools that can promote your own resource on the Internet.

It has recently gained immense popularity (40% of Runet search traffic belongs to Google) due to its versatility, ease of use and a huge set of auxiliary tools and services. All these qualities brought this search engine leaders in such services.

One of the successful developments of the company was the Google+ project. This is a model of a social network that allows participants to unite depending on their interests, hobbies or any individual events, allows for video meetings, online chat and mobile mode. Its main difference from similar social networks is the relative simplicity of the registration process and the minimum provision of the necessary information. To date, there are more than 1.8 million Runet users who have an account in the Google+ service.

The basis of "Google +" and the main principles of work was the possibility of creating so-called social circles, or interest groups. In other words, this is the formation of communication, where participants unite in one cluster and independently determine which of the participants will get access to this or that information, files or applications. The service is also useful for those users who, due to the nature of their profession, can and want to share their product with potential consumers of services or other material.

1. How to sign up for Google+

Signing up for the Google+ service begins with creating an account with a shared account. Google system. To do this, you need to sign in at https://accounts.google.com/SignUp and fill out the form with the relevant information. When registering an account, your Gmail email address is generated, this service is a development Google and is included with all Google apps. You should pay attention to the fact that when registering, you can use another e-mail address from other mail services. In this case, the form will undergo minor changes.

When you create an account, you have the opportunity to use the services of many Google services without additional registration.

After successfully creating an account, the user has the opportunity to add their photos, change contact information about yourself, edit the calendar of planned events and join various communities, or circles, as described earlier.

2. Search and add friends on Google+

Adding to the circle of friends is carried out by searching for them by last name and first name in the appropriate search section. It is also possible to find colleagues in a certain field of activity or for specific life events, for example, it will not be difficult to find your classmate by first indicating the school and region in which you studied together, or by the name of the company where you have ever worked, it is possible to find your familiar colleague.

After you have found the person you need, just click on the mouse button in his profile to "Follow" or "Add to circles" and you can start chatting with your friend, colleague or classmate.

3. Create and manage circles

It is not difficult to create a circle of interests of communication. To do this, in the same section "People" go to the subsection "My circles" and by clicking the "+" icon create a circle of interests. By default, 4 types of communities are provided - "Family", "Friends", "Acquaintances" and "Subscription". The names of these circles can be edited, for which you need to click on one of them and click on "Change Circle" to enter the desired name for it.

In addition, in the "People" section, it is possible to track in which of the circles you are a member of other users.

You can add friends to any of the circles by simply dragging the person's profile to the selected circle, and the convenient function of importing contacts from other services will allow you to quickly replenish your circles of friends.

An interesting application "Change Circle Images for Google+ Plus" will allow you to diversify the graphic selection of circles and add zest to your account by selecting the appropriate pictures to highlight a particular circle.

Privacy management allows you to hide your information from unwanted social circles and limit, for example, only the availability of a phone number or email address. The level of publicity of information about the user is set directly during registration.

4. Managing your own profile

Making your own profile allows you to make your identity on the network unique and easily recognizable. Visualizing you as a conversation partner begins with choosing a photo of yourself that will be reflected on your friends or colleagues. To do this, move the cursor to the location of your photo and click on the "Change profile photo" button to select the appropriate photo. In a similar action, you can change the background of your profile, or the so-called page cover.

After setting the desired result, it is possible to see how your profile is reflected by other users, for which, in the upper left part of the screen, check the box next to "..for everyone" in the "What my profile looks like" section.

In your profile there is a convenient function for managing surveys among members of a particular circle. By asking questions, you will be able to determine one or another inclination of your friends to certain interests, and depending on the results obtained, it is possible to move them to other, more suitable circles, which gives you the opportunity to filter topics for communication.

The Google+ service allows you to follow the ongoing events in the world in the "Feed" section. Your friends can share information of interest to them and leave feedback. It is possible to subscribe to news resources depending on your interests and social circle. This principle is used in Twitter and has proven to be the most functional and effective method obtaining information.

The ability to filter news from certain circles allows you to stay up to date only on topics that interest you, without clogging information space other publications. Also, to avoid congestion of the feed, it is possible to set the maximum amount of news both from a certain circle and from the entire feed.

Additional features allow you to post excerpts or a full news feed from your Google+ account on your site. Obtaining a code for posting a post on a site page is possible by clicking on the icon with a pointer in the post and selecting the required item from the menu.

The ability to translate both the entire news feed and individual entries provides a relatively fresh addition to the service - Google Translate for Google+. The dictionary database of the Google Translate service is used for translation.

6. Chat via Hangouts

The Hangouts section gives you the ability to share your photos, short messages, and have video calls with anyone with a Google account. If your friend doesn't have an account, they will be sent an email with an invitation to hold a video meeting. You can watch the best video broadcasts in live and leave your comments. It is possible to communicate with several users.

Communication options between users using Hangouts features:

• chat (traditional opportunity to correspond with your interlocutors);
• videoconferencing (communication using a webcam);
• phone calls;
• short messages;

During video conferences, it is possible to take screenshots, for which you just need to click on the appropriate button at the bottom of the screen and share them with your friends or post them on your website.

7. Photos on Google+

Google+ allows you to auto-download and save your photos and videos taken with mobile device or downloaded from desktop computers and laptops. By default, photos can be accessed only by the owner of the account, but based on the access granted, other users of the service can also view the contained material.

Pictures that are uploaded manually or using an automatic service can be edited in terms of sizes - standard and original. The former are more suitable for posting on the Internet, and the latter for printing. It should be noted that standard size photos can be uploaded to your account in an unlimited number, unlike original photos. This is due large sizes source files.

Users with whom you have shared access to your photo collection have the option to download photos, but it is also possible to set a ban on downloading by the copyright holder, in which case the photos will be available only in view mode.

The toolbox has the ability to add a variety of effects and edit photos, which adds to this service the functions of a small graphic editor, and the photo search function will allow you to determine the place of photography.

Universal sign-in with your Google+ account
The Google+ developers have made it possible for account holders to log in and log in to third-party sites without registering on them, using the information contained in the Google+ account. First of all, this saves the user's time and eliminates the need to fill out lengthy registration forms again. These third party sites include social media, gaming or information sites, resources containing music or video content.

8. Google+ Security

The Google+ service has multi-level protection of the information contained in the member's profile, as well as dynamic protection of the password and other unique account components. You can change your password at any time.

Two-step authentication when logging into your account is another confirmation of the administration's emphasis on security in the information field. This function is not provided by default, but is activated at the request of the user. The mechanism of two-step authentication is, in addition to specifying the login password, entering the received code on the mobile phone as an additional password, which makes it possible to verify the user's authenticity.

The service also offers to set this or that computer as reliable. This feature provides for the absence of the need to confirm the password each time you log into your account, but the user must be sure that only he has access to this computer, otherwise the administration is not responsible for the safety of information.

Personal data management and account operations
Data management allows you to personally manage certain settings of your account, choose the optimal formats for a particular application and the amount of available space for storing information. For example, when registering, a user is given a free limit on the amount of content (15 megabytes), but if desired, there is an opportunity to increase this amount, but this service is already in the paid section of the service - the “change tariff” function.

It is possible to delete your account, but this procedure should be treated with special attention, since the information and contacts contained in the account disappear forever, and existing pending financial transactions must be closed.

It can be concluded that "Google +" today is a very powerful service with a variety of tools and functions. Google developers and administration are constantly replenishing the portfolio additional features and improve existing tools.

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Google+ A to Z. User Guide

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The new Google Plus allows you to unite people not only in common circles, as it was before, but also according to common hobbies and interests.

This guide covers all what you need to know about using the new version of Google+.

How to check out the new version of Google+

Within a week, an invitation to try the new version pops up on the Google+ network. A pop-up window appears in the lower left corner home page"Try updated version Google Plus.

ADVICE:

If you're looking forward to trying the updated version, then check out your Google+ page plus.google.com/apps/activities, click on the search field and, voila!, the page will refresh and open the new version of Google+.

If you are using the Google Plus app on mobile phone, the new interface will come after app update.

If you've tried the new version of Google+ on the website and want to go back to the classic version, click on the "Return to standard interface' in the lower left corner.

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding this Google+ guide:

According to Google, you can only see and change settings on some platforms. If you can't find what you are looking for, try using a different device.

How to use the new version of Google+

New google version Plus aims to exchange links, videos, images and other materials with people who share your interests.

• Use your feed to see the posts you are interested in and the posts of those you follow.
• Take advantage Collections to see and share posts by topics that interest you.
• Take advantage Communities to connect with other people who share your interests.

A small educational program on how to use Google+

Click on the button 'Ribbon' to view the posts you are interested in and the posts of those you are following signed.

Click on the button "Collections" to see and share posts on topics that interest you.

Press "Communities" to connect with other people who share your interests.

Press "Profile" to see only your own posts.


Press "People" to find people, follow them, see who you're currently following (here's where you can now manage your Circles), or who's following you.

Press ‘Circles’ to see circles (lists) of specific people you've created. (NOTE: if you don't see this option, go to "Settings" scroll down the page to « Additional settings» and press "Show circles in navigation menu" ).

IN ‘Settings’ you can adjust some profile features as well as your notifications.

• Click on the button "Return to standard interface" to return to old version Google+. I don't know how long this feature will be available.

Get started with Google+: Feed

You can see your Google+ news feed by selecting "Ribbon" in the Google+ menu.

This is where you see the posts that other people are sharing.

To fill your feed with the content that interests you most, follow other people in Collections or join Communities that interest you.

When you see a post in your Google+ feed, you can:

You can use the +1 button to show that you like a post that someone else posted.

To add +1 to a post:

• Find the post you want to rate +1.
• Click on the +1 icon.

To undo the +1, click on the +1 icon again. You can also remove the +1 in "Activity log".

NOTE:To access your Activity Log, go to Settings => Apps & Entertainment => Google+ Activity Management

To see this page now, just click on this link(You will be taken directly to your Activity Log. You must be logged into Google+.)

Who can see your +1:

• People in your circles can see the posts you +1 on their feed and may be notified that you +1 their post.
• Everyone who can view the post can see who +1 this post.
• Your settings Social Recommendation affect how your name and photo can be used when you rate a post +1.

Once again, you can go back and look at the posts and comments you +1ed, and remove your +1 by checking your Activity Log.

Here's what Google Plus Activity Log looks like:

How does +1 make your posts more visible?

People who see your posts and comments can rate them +1.

Their followers can see that they +1 your post or comment, and you may get an additional +1 to your post or comment.

How do I comment on Google+ posts?

You can leave a comment under posts that other people post.

Anyone who can see the post you commented on can see your comment, reply to it, and +1 if you didn't block it or they blocked you.

To comment on a post:

After you leave a comment, you can edit or delete it:

NOTE:If you don't see the comment icon on a Google+ post, you don't have permission to comment on that post.

People can turn off comments on their posts after other people have left them, so you can see comments left on a post, but you can't comment yourself.

How to publish a post on Google Plus?

How to ignore a post on Google+?

Sometimes a post you've shown interest in (commented or +1ed) becomes very popular.

This way you will see that the post is at the top of your Google+ feed and/or you will get notifications about this post - again, again, and again.

If you no longer want to see or receive notifications about specific Google+ posts in your feed, you can ignore this post.

To ignore an entry:

What's the difference between the two?

If you ignore a post on Google+, you will no longer see the post in your feed or receive notifications about it.

When you Ignore human...

How (and why) to ignore a person on Google+?

If you don't want to see messages or notifications from someone on Google+, you can ignore that person.

To ignore:

How to report to Google+?

If you see someone breaking "Rules of publications and behavior of users", you can complain.

To report Google+ posts, comments, people, Collections, or Communities:

How to report a photo:

You can also block someone who posts something you don't want to see.

How to block a user on Google+?

If you don't want someone to be able to contact you on Google+, you can block them.

If you block a user:

• He will not be able to see your messages after blocking, or comments that you left under other people's posts.
• It won't be able to tag you in posts or comments on Google+, or comment when you've posted something on Google+.
• You will be removed from a friend's circles. It also won't be able to add you to circles.
• If the person you blocked is the owner or moderator of the community you joined, they will still be able to see and edit your comments and posts.
• He won't be able to text or call you. Google Hangouts. Google+ blocks that affect Hangouts can also affect Google Voice.
• You can see the people you have blocked and unblock them with Activity Log.

IMPORTANT: Blocking only works if the blocked user is logged into their Google account. For example, if a blocked user is not registered, he will be able to see your public posts. Likewise, if the user is not logged in, they will be able to see public posts.

To block a user:

ADVICE: If you don't want to see someone's posts in your Google+ feed, but you don't want to block them, you can simply unfollow them.

How to connect with people on Google+

When you follow someone:

• They will be added to the “Subscriptions” circle. ( we'll talk more about Google+ circles below)
• They will be able to receive a notification that you have subscribed to it.
• They will be able to see that you are following them.
• They will be able to choose what you see from them.
• They will be able to see what you share and have previously shared with their Following circle.

• Open the profile of the person you want to follow. You can find them by name, or by clicking on their photo next to a comment or post they posted.
• click Subscribe.

To unfollow someone:

• Open the profile of the person you want to unfollow. You can find them by name, or by clicking on their photo next to a comment or post they posted.
• Click on the icon Subscribe(or the name of the Circle in which he is a member).
• Deselect "Subscribe".
• click Ready or OK.

Other great ways to connect with people on Google+:

• Comment on posts;
• Rate posts and comments +1.

How to use circles on Google+?

You can use Google Plus Circles to control who you share posts with.

A few quick notes about Google+ Circles:

• You can add someone to your circle even if they don't follow you.
• People in your Google+ circles can see the posts you share with that circle, including posts you posted in the circle before you added them.
• This does not mean that these people will definitely see these posts in their feed ( so don't spam by adding them to the circle with @!)
• They may receive a notification that you've added them to one of your Google+ circles.
• Those you add to circles will be able to chat with you using Hangouts.

You can change settings, choosing, whether or not to show people in your circles on your Google+ profile.

You can see the people who are in your circles by selecting People in your navigation menu.

You can add or remove someone to circles at any time.

How to create a circle in Google Plus?

• In the navigation menu, click on the icon People.
• click Subscriptions.
• click Create a circle.
• Enter a name for your circle, then click Create.

How do I add or remove someone from a circle on Google Plus?

When you follow someone, they are placed in your “Following” circle by default.

To add someone to the "Following" circle, follow him.

To add someone to another Google+ circle:

• Open the profile of the person you want to add to another circle.
• Click on the name of the circle he is in, or on the checkbox next to his name.
• Use the menu to add it to another circle.
• click Ready.

To remove someone from your Google Plus circle:

• Open the profile of the person you want to remove from the circle.
• Click on the name of the circle it belongs to.
• In the menu that appears, uncheck the circle to remove them from it.
• click Ready.

How to see your circles on Google Plus:

you can use Circles to see posts from specific circles.

Your circles on Google+ are disabled by default. They can be included in the menu Settings: go to Settings => Additional settings => Show circles in navigation menu.

Once you enable Circles, you can see them in the navigation menu.

Share with all your circles or with specific circles:

On the computer:

In the Android app:

How do I get started with Google+ Collections?

With Google Plus Collections, you can create posts around a specific topic and let your followers choose what types of posts they want to see from you.

For example:

• Create separate collections for photography, recipes, sports, or other interests. Your followers can choose which collections they want to see.
• You can create a Collection for personal photos and updates that only certain people can see.

When creating a Collection, you can:

• Choose who can see and subscribe to your Collections.
• Choose whether people who follow you automatically follow the Collection.
• See who subscribed to your Collection.
• Post in this Collection.
• Change how your Collection will look on the page.
• Delete your Collection.

When someone follows your Collections, they can:

• See your posts in this collection in your feed.
• Rate +1, comment, and share posts in your Collection.
• Unsubscribe from your Collection at any time.

When you subscribe to Collections, you can:

• See posts from this Collection in your feed.
• Choose whether to receive notifications about this Collection.
• Unsubscribe from the Collection at any time.

Collections or Google+ Communities

On Google Plus, you can subscribe to collections or join a community.

After creating a Collection, you can change or delete it at any time.

How to see who is following your Collection?

Once you've created a Google+ Collection, you'll be able to see who's following it at any time:

How to move a post to Collection?

If you have already posted a post, you can move it to the Collection.

You can only move one post at a time. Also, you can only move public posts.

How to edit or delete a Collection?

After creating a Collection, you will be able to:

• Change the name of the Collection.
• Add description.
• Select a background color.
• Change cover.

You can also change the “Subscriptions” settings for your Collection, which will allow you to choose whether people who follow you automatically subscribe to that Collection.

But, you cannot change the visibility settings of your Collection after it has been created. If you share your Collection in a Circle, new people you add to that Circle will also be able to see the Collection.

Editing a Collection

To change the cover or background color of a Collection:

On the computer:

On a mobile device:

To change the title, description for your Collection:

Pinning a post in the Collection

You can pin a post in your Collection by placing it at the top of the Collection page.

Deleting a Collection

You can delete a Collection at any time, but you will not be able to undo the deletion. When deleting a Collection, all posts in that Collection will be deleted.

To remove a Collection:

How do I find and subscribe to Google+ Collections?

When you follow someone's Collection on Google Plus, the posts they post in that Collection may appear in your feed.

Advice:You can subscribe to Collections without following the person who created it.

To find Google+ Collections:

View Other Users' Selections

You can see the Collections of other users by visiting their profile.

Some of these Collections will appear at the top of their profile. you can click More to see all of the Collections you have access to.

How do I unsubscribe from Google+ Collections?

When you unfollow a Collection, you no longer see posts from that Collection in your feed.

To unsubscribe from a Collection:

• Open the Collection you want to unsubscribe from
• Click the icon unsubscribe.

Getting started with Google+ Communities

In Google+ Communities, you can share information and connect with people who share your interests.

You can see posts from Communities in your feed.

By joining the community, you will be able to:

• See what other people are posting in this Community in their feed.
• Share posts in this Community with other members.
• Comment on posts in this Community.
• Unsubscribe from the Community at any time.

Once you create a Community, you can:

• Choose who can see and join your Community.
• Add other people as moderators and owners.
• Remove people from your Community.
• Correct posts and comments in your Community.
• Edit the style of your Community page.
• Delete your Community.

How to find and join Community on Google+?

When you join a Community, you will start seeing posts from that Community in your feed and you can share posts in that Community.

You can view posts on a community page even if you are not a member.

To find Community on Google+ and join:

NOTE: If you join a “private” Community, only members will be able to see your posts in that Community. Members and people who have been invited to join a private Community can see who is currently in the Community.

If you join a public Community, then anyone can see your posts in that Community and the list of members of that Community.

Unsubscribe from Google+ Community

When you leave the Community:

• You will not see regular updates from the Community in your feed.
• You will not be able to post in this Community.
• You will not be able to see the Community page

To unsubscribe from Community on Google+:

View Other People's Communities

Some of their Communities may appear at the top of their profile. Click More to see all of their Communities that you can view.

NOTE:You may not see the Communities you choose to post on your profile on all platforms.

How many posts to show from the Community?

You can choose how many posts from the Community will appear in your feed.

To change this setting:

Receive notifications from the Google+ community

You can choose whether to receive notifications from the community you have joined.

NOTE:For some large communities, you will not be able to turn on the notifications feature.

How to create and edit a Community on Google+?

You can create your own Google Plus Community based on your interests.

Other people can join and post to this Community, depending on the permissions you set.

When you create a Community, you are its owner and moderator.

To create a Community:

• In the navigation menu, press Communities.
• Click on the tab My.
• click Create a Community.
• Choose a name and visibility options for your community. Click the button Ready.

After creating a Community, you will be able to:

• Change cover photo.
• Change the name of the Community.
• Make it private.
• Add categories, links, description and location.

To edit a Community:

To delete your community:

Pinning posts in your community

You can pin a post in your community so that the post appears at the top of the community page:

Privacy settings for Communities

When you create a community, you can set your own privacy settings, but you can't change those settings after it's created.

• Public Communities open to everyone. They show up in searches. Anyone can watch and Join (or leave a request to join) them. Anyone can see public records and a list of participants.
• Private communities allows you to share posts only with its members. Only members can see community posts and a list of members. Communities may appear in searches, depending on their settings.

If you make a community private, you can choose whether it shows up in searches.

If you make a community private but searchable, people will be able to request to join it.

People who are not members of a closed community can only see its name and picture.

NOTE for private Communities that are not searchable and that people cannot ask to join: if someone has a link to your community, they will still see the title and photo.

Other pages and content (including websites, blogs, and Google products such as Picasa) that link to your community will still appear in results. Google search and other search engines.

How do I moderate the Google+ Community?

When you create a new community on Google+, you become the owner and can make other people owners or moderators.

The community owner can:

• Remove people from the community.
• Edit community information.
• Delete community.
• Make other people community members, owners, or moderators.
• Demote owners and moderators.
• Post and comment in the community

You can also become the owner of a Community that you didn't create.

The Community Moderator can:

• Invite people to join the community.
• Approve requests to join the community.
• Ban or remove people from the community.
• Post and comment in the community.
• Downgrade and become just a member of the community.

Remove or ban someone in the community

Deleting someone, you force them to leave the community, but they can join it again if they want.

Banned someone, you ban them from joining the community until you unban them.

When you delete or ban someone, the posts and comments they left in that community will not be deleted.

To remove or ban someone from a community, you must be an owner or moderator.

How to Make Someone Moderator or Owner of a Google+ Community

You can make someone a moderator or owner of your Google+ community.

Someone must be a moderator before you make them the owner:

If you no longer want to be a community owner or moderator, follow the steps above and select: Become a moderator, or Become a Member.

Invite someone to join your community on Google Plus

You can invite people to join the Google+ community.

Inviting someone to your community allows you to create and share posts from your community with those people:

In "private" or "request to join" communities, you can cancel existing invitations:

• Open the community where you want to cancel invitations.
• Click or tap the photo of your Community members
• Filter the list by "Invited".
• Click on the menu icon next to the username.
• click Cancel invitation.

Removing posts and comments from your Community

You can moderate posts and comments in your Google+ community that members have left.

When deleting a post or comment from a Community:

To moderate a post or comment in your community:

Some messages may be automatically classified as potential spam.

These messages will only be displayed in the community of owners and moderators, who must decide whether to accept or reject the messages.

Publishing posts on Google+

When you post on Google+, people who follow you and can view your posts will see them in their feed. The posts you share also show up on your profile.

You can choose who sees what you share - Communities, Collections, page visitors.

Public posting on Google Plus

When you publish a post on Google+ publicly, anyone can view it, even if they are not registered on the network.

Repost posts on Google Plus

To repost someone's post:

Repost posts to other social networks

Editing a post on Google Plus

You edit a post after it has already been published.

To edit:

You can also delete the post.

Google+ allows you to share location information with your photos. By default, this setting is disabled.

If you turn it on, people can see where the photo was taken while viewing or downloading it.

To enable geolocation:

• Open the main menu and go to Settings.
• Scroll to place Add shooting location information when posting new albums
• Enable or disable this option as you wish.

Ban on comments and reposts of your posts

You can set limits on these actions.

To disable commenting and reposting a post:

You can delete left comments under the post by clicking on the menu button next to the comment, Delete comment.

You can also choose who can leave comments on your posts using Settings menu.

Google+ and Search

Content that you post publicly is searchable, even if your profile is private.

The content you share with certain individuals will only be searchable by them.

How to manage your activity on Google+

When you post, leave a comment, or +1 something, you can delete your actions later.

You can also edit your post or delete your Google+ profile.

Delete post or comment:

To delete a post or comment you've created:

Cancel rating +1

To cancel a +1 rating on a post or comment, press the +1 button again.

Delete a post, comment, poll, vote, or +1 using the Activity Log.

If you can't find the post you posted, the comments you left, or the +1 rating, but still want to delete your activity, you can use the Activity Log.

To delete activities via Activity Log:

• Select from the navigation menu Settings.
• Press Activity Log.
• To see different activities, like posts and ratings+1, click on the pop-up menu at the top of the screen.
• To delete an action, click X next to the event to delete.

Viewing and editing a profile

Your Google+ profile includes posts you've created, Collections you've created or joined, and Communities you've joined.

A few things to know about your Google+ profile:

You can also add an avatar photo, profile cover photo, and description that will be public.

To see your Google+ profile, select Profile in the navigation menu.

On your profile, people can also see more information about you by clicking on the icon.

You can also edit information About myself.

When you change your name, description, profile photo, or cover photo on Google+, those changes are reflected in your information about yourself.

How to edit your Google+ profile?

You can edit your Google+ profile to:

• Edit Collections on your profile.
• Choose whether to show Collections you follow.
• Add or change a description.
• Change background and profile photo.

Please note that your own Collections will automatically appear on your profile for the people you share them with.

For example, public Collections you create will be visible to people who visit your profile.

NOTE:Profiles look different on the new Google+ and different information may appear on your old Google+ profile.

You can return to the standard interface to see and edit your old Google+ profile.

Profiles may also look different on other platforms.

To edit your profile:

• Open the navigation menu, then press Profile.
• Click the button Edit Profile.
• Make your changes, then click the button Save.

Change information about yourself in Google Plus

Because people can view your information about themselves from Google+, you can edit information about yourself, including your name and nickname.

NOTE:When you make changes to your information on Google+, those changes appear on others. Google apps where people can view your information about themselves.

To edit your information:

About Google Plus Pages

You can use Google Plus Pages to create business pages, groups, or communities.

You can create and edit Google+ pages, add and remove managers by visiting the page My business on Google.

You can use the tool Google My Business to manage your +Pages.

How to change Google+ settings?

you can change google settings+ by opening the navigation menu and selecting an item Settings.

Google+ profile settings

You can choose what information to display on your Google Plus profile. You can also edit your Google+ profile by going to Profile.

Some parts of your profile are only visible to users who view your profile in the classic Google+ experience.

You can also choose whether your profile will show up in search results.

Notification settings

You can enable or disable notifications based on specific actions, such as when someone tags you in a post or invites you to a Community.

NOTE:Not all devices allow you to customize notifications.

Ribbon settings

You can choose whether your newsfeed will be displayed in one column or in multiple columns when your screen size is large enough.

Some special abilities such as heading navigations look best as a single column.

You can only view and change these settings using a computer.

Photo and video settings

You can choose whether or not to include the location in the photo.

You can choose whether a person can download and share photos and videos.

You can also choose whether photos you post on Google+ are used as background images from Google.

If you change this setting, the photos you post may be hosted on Google services such as Google Chromecast and Google Fiber. You will receive an email message Google mail if your photo will be displayed somewhere..

Sharing options

You can change the visibility settings for your+1 activity.

Location settings

You can use Location in Settings in Google Plus. To change go to location settings in his Google account.

Contact settings

You can choose whether the person is added to your contacts on Android.

You can also turn on the Suggestions & Suggestions feature, which allows Google to use data from your device to recommend Google+ content for you.

You can change these settings using only the Android app.

Sign in to Google+ apps

You can manage applications that you have connected to your account Google+ in page settings.

Settings can only be made using the Android app.

General settings

You can choose who can comment on your public posts.

Activity Log

Once again, you can use the Page Settings to view and make changes to the Activity Log.

The activity log lets you manage and delete your Google+ activities such as comments, +1s, or posts.

You can turn on Social Recommendations.

Circle settings

You can choose whether or not to show circles in your navigation menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts on Google+

Another tip from Anna Hoffman(an adaptation of the article you see here):

To save time while working on Google+, you can use keyboard shortcuts. ( +CircleCountlet you get to know Google Plus even better)

New version of Google+ or classic?

...Deep breath... This huge but extremely useful guide is almost at an end. You have come this way to the end!

It's time to mention a few differences between the old and new versions of Google+.

What happened to Google+ events?

In the new Google Plus interface, you can only create new events in the Android app.

To create an event on desktop, you need to revert to classic Google+.

Google+ Polls

If you are using new iOS application or the new Google+ on your computer, you can vote in the poll, but you won't be able to create your own poll.

You need to return to the standard Google+ interface, or use Android apps to create a new poll.

Location

FROM new Google Plus, you can:

• View the places where people have taken posted photos.
• See everyone who shares a location with you on the Map in the Android app.

Google+ Hangouts

Google+ Hangouts has been moved to own page hangouts.google.com.

Also, for users Chrome browser was created special extension.

Conclusion

Some say: Google Plus is useless. Some are very active.

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