Google+ For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

A new social network! Here's your user's guide to Google+ Google+ is Google's new social network and from day one it has had the social media world abuzz with excitement. Early fans claim it's easier to use than Facebook and Twitter and has a wealth of creative new features. If you want to learn how to navigate this new social neighborhood, take along Google+ For Dummies as your guide. Early Google+ adopter and social media consultant Jesse Stay shows you how to get started, create a profile, set up privacy settings, chat, post, control who sees what, and much more. Explains how to join Google+, protect your information, and make the most of this new social networkExplores cool new features, such as Circles, which allows you to drag and drop friends into different circlesCovers creating a profile, finding friends, adding people to Circles, chatting with others in Hangouts, importing photos, controlling who sees what, and moreConveys helpful information in the clear, friendly, easy-to-follow language that has defined the Dummies series for two decades Confidently enter the exciting new Google+ social neighborhood with Google+ For Dummies.

Here's how to get the most from Google's new social network!

Google+ is designed to let you control how you socialize. This quick-and-easy guide helps you get started with Google+, find followers and people you want to follow, manage your contacts with circles, set up a hangout, get just the news feeds you're interested in with sparks, protect your photos and data, and much more.

• Share with those who care — group people in circles so you can share information with only those who are interested

• Choose your audience — see how to post to circles, individuals, or e-mail addresses

• The privacy thing — control who can see your profile and posts

• Just hangin' out — set up a hangout for those you chat with most often

• Strike some sparks — use sparks to quickly find news you care about

• Google+ to go — use Google+ on your iPhone®, Android device, and the mobile web

• Picture perfect — upload your photos to Picasa Web and share them to Google+

Open the book and find:

• A guide to setting up your account

• How to share links and media

• Hints for administeringa hangout

• When to tag other people —and when not to

• What to do about trolls

• How to back up your data

• Ten cool third-party apps

Learn to:

• Create your profile and configure privacy settings

• Group contacts into circles for easier communication

• Establish a hangout to chat with specific friends

• Share photos and YouTube® videos