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How To Market Your Business/Website using Google Plus?

by Mahesh Kukreja on January 12, 2012

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Google Plus may be the new social networking site on the block, but since it went public, it has been steadily gaining more users everyday. Business owners were skeptical at first as to whether they should begin marketing their business on the site, wondering if it would be worth their time and effort. However, marketers are now discovering that there is a growing market on Google Plus.

Google Plus Marketing

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If you want to learn more about marketing your site on Google plus, here are some key tips you should know.

Create a page

Like Facebook, you can create a page for your business on Google Plus. The feature was recently added, and marketers have been taking advantage of the feature since it was introduced. When you make your own Google plus page, make sure you include any information that is important or relevant, such as website address, product information, company biography and various photos. You want to give your customers as much information on every outlet as possible.

Use Google tools

People often compare Google Plus with Facebook. However, though the sites are similar in use, Google has some key tools that Facebook has not improved upon. For example, the hangout tool allows users to start a group video chat. Facebook also has a video chat feature, but it is not as prominent as Google’s.

Start a chat with core customers or peers and discover what they think about your company. Interact with them and gain their trust. Start a Q&A session. Hold a video conference. Use the hangout tool for various purposes.

Accumulate +1s

Unlike Facebook “likes,” plus 1s’ effect extends beyond the Google Plus site. Being owned by Google, Plus 1s within the social networking site extends to search results as well. Therefore, accumulating Plus 1s on Google plus for your business can help its page rank in the Google search engine. This is especially for local business owners. Google admits that over 70 percent of all search activity is locally related. Getting plus 1s for your business will undoubtedly help your local search campaign.

Conclusion

If you utilize these specific tips, then you will do well with Google Plus marketing. Of course, you should also incorporate other marketing methods that are common place for social networking sites, such as interaction and engagement. You never want to leave your customer hanging in this regard.

Author Bio

Joe markets his website using google plus, so he speaks from experience. He currently operates a junk car removal company in San Diego, you can learn more about Joe here.

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Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich

by Mahesh Kukreja on September 27, 2011

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You’ve got to admit, they really have some creative names for platforms and operating systems these days. It’s no secret that the Android operating systems have been systematically and alphabetically named after desserts, beginning with “Cupcake” and encompassing things like “Éclair” and “Gingerbread”. Which is why, now that we’re to the Android 4.0 and the letter “I”, Google is unveiling the “Ice Cream Sandwich” platform.

Following the Honeycomb, which is compatible with tablets only, the Ice Cream Sandwich will be smartphone and tablet compatible, a shift from the previous platforms. There is no set public release date yet, only rumors that it will hit the market in October or November, besides the release of Apple’s iOS 5.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich

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Scott Main, who is the lead tech writer for Android, wrote the following in a blog post regarding the new Ice Cream Sandwich platform:

Early this year, Honeycomb (Android 3.0) launched for tablets. Although Honeycomb remains tablets-only, the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) release will support big screens, small screens, and everything in between. This is the way Android will stay from now on: the same version runs on all screen sizes.

The unification will be the first attempt at converging the Honeycomb software and the Gingerbread software into one complete package delectably known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Luckily – or unluckily, depending on how you look at it – for Honeycomb app developers, the software will be compatible with the new Ice Cream Sandwich platform, though a few changes here and there may be necessary – either to ensure compatibility or prevent it, whichever the designer decides.

Main further explained in his blog post:

Optimizing for handsets can be tricky if your designs currently use all of a large screen to deliver content. It’s worth the effort, though, because Ice Cream Sandwich brings the Honeycomb APIs to handsets, and you’ll significantly increase the user-base for your application. Using a single APK for all devices also simplifies your updating and publishing process and makes it easier for users to identify your app.

Even with the new information, though, no developer kit has been released to allow developers to begin writing applications consistent with the Ice Cream Sandwich. It can be expected that the kit will be released soon though, since the software is set to release in the upcoming months.

It will be interesting to see which device is released with the new Ice Cream Sandwich, as no set devices have been concretely announced yet. We’ll just have to suppress our appetites until then!

Author Bio:

Kate Croston is a freelance writer, holds a bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She writes guest posts for different sites and loves contributing high speed internet service related topics.

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4 Ways to Migrate Facebook Photos to Google Plus in Minutes

by Mahesh Kukreja on August 25, 2011

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One of the main advantage and most liked feature of Facebook is photo sharing. In facebook we can share thousand of images with are friends. It even has the option of tagging friends in the images.

A new entrant Google+ is emerging on social media front which has managed to have millions of registered users with it and 100% out of them are facebook users for long time. Google+ popularity is increasing day by day, like people use to access their facebook accounts daily now they are also adding new friends to their Google Circles also. Now if you wish to share all your images which are already present on facebook with your Google+ connection: then below are four ways which will help you copy all your facebook albums to your Google+ profile.

1. Backup your Facebook data manually

This is the most basic way to import your Facebook photos without any application or extension. Login to your Facebook account and go to Account Setings > Download Your Information. Next, click on the download button and it will start processing your request. Once you click on the download button, it will show you a notification that the processing may take time depending on the data in your facebook account.

Backup your Facebook Data manually

You’ll get a confirmation email regarding your request which contains download link to your data. Click on the link in the email and verify using your Facebook password. Once the file is downloaded, unzip it and locate the folder named “Photos”. Now, just login to your Google+ account and upload the photos.

2. Pick&Zip

Pick&Zip is a totally free backup online tool that will allow you downloading photos from Facebook in a single zip file. To use this tool, head over to picknzip.com and click the button which says “Login with Facebook”.

Pick&Zip

Once you click the login button, it will ask you to Authorize the application by clicking the Allow button. After clicking Allow, you will will get an option of selecting photos from Facebook. You can choose the photos you have been tagged, your group photos (if you’re the Admin) or your entire Facebook album which also includes pictures posted on the wall and your profile pictures. (Note: The photos are downloadable in HD.)

Once you have downloaded the zip file with all the photos onto your computer, unzip the files. Click on Photos tab in Google+ and you can either drag and drop or upload from computer.

3. Move Your Photos – Chrome Extension

There is an extension for Google Chrome which will helps to move all your Facebook images to Picasa which later can be shared on your Google+ profile. Download the extension plugin Move Your Photos and install it on your Chrome browser. After installation an icon appear in top right corner of the chrome browser. Login to your facebook account and click on the icon.

Move Your Photos

All your facebook albums will be visible with the option of select. You have the option to deselect the photos which you do not want to share or move to Google+. After the selection just click on the upload button, this will move all the selected images to your Google+ profile in minutes.

4. Fotolink – Facebook App

Fotolink lets you backup your photos in a zip archive. This is a great tool for backing up your Facebook photos. Once you have the zip archive, you can upload the photos to Google+. This app also allows you to save all your Friends’ photos. (Note: This must not be done without permission!)

Fotolink

To use Fotolink, visit the Fotolink Facebook App page and click “Go to App”. You will have to give the access permissions to the app. Then, you’ll see all the Facebook Photo Albums on the left side of the app. Click the “Photo Accounts” tab above. Select the Picasa Service from there and login with your Picasa ID (Note: If you don’t have one, create one. It’s free!). You can see your Picasa Albums on the left side of the app. Select the Albums from Facebook and paste them to your Picasa Account. You can see all you albums in Google+ Picasa Album.

About the author

Catherine Jones writes for http://www.toyotaplace.com. She enjoys content and writing about the social sphere.

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Google Plus: Social Network Evolution

by Mahesh Kukreja on July 13, 2011

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I’m guessing most of you reading this will have already gotten their Google+ invite and has already signed up for it. I’m also guessing that some of you are refusing to sign up for yet another social network/sharing site and I don’t blame you, I have Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus all open at the same time. If you are holding back from signing up then I suggest you accept the next invite you receive.

Why To Sign Up for Google Plus?

When social networks and other social websites first emerged they were in their early stages, and us as the users were “noobs” to the online social world. As the social networks advance, it seems that we do too. When Facebook and Twitter arrived, things really took off, everyone from my little brother to my grandmother was on a social network of some sort. This brought with it a whole new set of “noobs” that had to learn what was right and wrong on these social networks.

Will Google+ replace Facebook & Twitter?
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Nowadays I rarely use Facebook, it’s good to keep up with family and distant friends every now and then, but when I look at my feed/wall I mainly see boring and very same-y status updates. The same goes with Twitter, but it’s not as bad because the people that do this I unfollow without offending anyone.

When Google Plus came along a couple of weeks ago, I was very hesitant to sign up, I though that if it did ever become as popular as FB and Twitter then it would just end up being just as bad as Facebook for the generic and boring status updates. I signed up anyway and so far I have been pleasantly surprised.

The Concept of Circles is Cool!

Things started out quiet for the first few days as I gathered people into my circles, but I now have a reasonable amount of people in my circles and I am surprised by how little spam and generic status updates there are… I am following a lot of professionals including game and web developers, but still my feed is filled with useful info and a lot of fun.

Google+ Circles

Maybe it’s just because the masses haven’t hit the social network yet, but so far Google Plus is definitely a step in the right direction as far as social networks go.

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InkCartridges is the web developer for a shop that sells ink cartridges . Follow them on Twitter.

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