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WHAT IS IT?
Social networking site Sharing content
Links Photos Video
Communicate Commenting Chat Video conferencing
Field trial Invitations
MAJOR FEATURES
Sparks Suggested articles
on topics Easily shared
Circles Social circles Designate who you
share content with Drag and drop
Streams Yours Circles Public
MOBILE VS DESKTOP
Interfaces Desktop version of site Mobile version of site Android & iPhone apps
Desktop - Hangouts Group video chat Games Photo & Video Uploads
MOBILE VS DESKTOP
Mobile Checkins Instant photo uploads Huddles – group messaging
HOW DOES IT COMPARE WITH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Feature sets
Lauren Dugan’s Infographic – How is Google+ like Twitter and Facebook?
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/how-is-google-like-twitter-and-facebook-infographic_b11782
http://goo.gl/RmCYPJuly 22 2011
BUSINESS INTERESTS
Customer Service Hangouts to meet with customers and
deliver help desk services
Business Profiles
Driving web traffic
Integration with other Google products One-stop-shop productivity hub?
Larry Kim’s The Social Media Showdown: Google+ Beating LinkedIn, Closing In On Twitter, Facebook
Infographic reported 15.42% of traffic coming from Google+
http://goo.gl/0DFof[1 August 2011]
CONVERSATIONS
Real Names Policy A challenge for those with
genuine online identities that are not real names
Challenges & Speculation Competition in the market
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/rant-googles-real-names-policy-is-evil/
http://goo.gl/Y4zXC
http://goo.gl/afwnz
INNOVATIONS
Google Plus Counter http://gpc.fm/ created by Ralf Rottmann
Chrome Extensions for Google Plus
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
No Ads - but will that last?
Needs APIs – to make sharing easier
FOLLOW UP ON THESE
Google Plus – Scoop It - http://www.scoop.it/t/all-google-plus Axel Aigret’s collection of articles
http://goo.gl/6ftS1
Peta’s Diigo links tagged google+ - http://www.diigo.com/user/petahopkins/google%2B
http://goo.gl/p8w38
Google+ topic on Quora - http://www.quora.com/Google+ Questions and answers
http://goo.gl/9slVg
SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB GOLD COAST
Website
http://smcgoldcoast.com
@SMCGC
Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/smcgc