2. "Our goal with Google+ is to make sharing on the
web like sharing in real life, as well as to
improve the overall Google experience. Circles
let you choose with precision who you are
sharing with. Not surprisingly this has been very
well received, because in real life, we share
different things with different people.“
Larry Page
4. Google+: Circles
Circles makes it easy to put your friends from Saturday night in one circle, your
parents in another and your boss in a circle all on his own – just like in real life.
9. Some Facts
10 million users
1 billion pieces of content shared
73% male, 27% female
Top three professions: Engineer, Designer,
Developer
8% of traffic comes from San Francisco
Nepal ranks ahead of UK in terms of traffic
12. What’s a brand to do?
"Please note that we are still actively closing profiles
that are being used by businesses today. Stay engaged
on Google+ with your personal account and continue to
send us your excellent feedback. We'll continue to be
very proactive in communicating with everyone around
our plans for businesses.“
Google+
17. 5 things to do now?
1. Branded urls
2. Import Facebook & Twitter
3. Dashboard
4. Integrate +1
5. Chrome Extension
18. 1. Branded url
Google+ does not enable you to create a branded url, this tool below can
help do that for you when you do have a business profile. So you can then
feature your url this way, plus.google.com/nike
Gplus.to
Source: Mashable
19. 2. Import Facebook fans
Import your Facebook and Twitter fans using export.ly by
extracting your data to Excel.
Export.ly
Source: blog.webdistortion.com
20. Import Facebook stream
Import your Facebook stream into Google+
Export.ly
Source crossrider/com/install/519-google-facebook
21. 3. Google Dashboard
Check key stats such as +1 on your Google account.
Source: google.com/dashboard
22. 4. Integrate +1
Integrate +1 into your site now.
1 billion pieces of shared content in two weeks should not be ignored.
Export.ly
Source: Mashable
23. 5. Add G+ Count
Add notifications to your Chrome browser.
Source: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dcdelcombiokflhgdlmdcfbdfogaplij#