Google Challanges Facebook with Google+

Google has announced its new social network site Google+.The Internet search engine introduced Google+ social network for what it called 'real-life sharing.'Google said its social network will meet the most basic human needs to connect with others. For now Google+ is available by invitation only. Recent studies and surveys shows that Facebook has become the number one in online advertising leaving behind Google Adwords.Google already owns a social network site called...

Inside Google Plus

On the top right corner of your Google plus profile, you will notice a sleek notifications button. This little kid will continue monitoring your Google plus activity and alert you whenever someone comments in a post you commented earlier, someone replies to your status update or tags you in a photo uploaded by you.

Further, you will see a brief preview of which of your friends are participating in a discussion within your circle. This is really nice and quite similar to Facebook, the only difference here is that there would be no notification like “Mr X tagged you in a photo” . Anyone who wants to tag you in a photo will have to obtain your prior permission, which is very very useful and a godsend.

Inside Google Plus

On the right pane, you will notice that all the circles will be listed one after another. Click the name of a circle and you should see the filtered life stream, containing updates from people who have been added to that particular circle only.

This is super useful and helps you to stay in touch with family members, and friends, so you never miss out catching up the updates of “quiet” people among those who are highly active on Google plus.

Inside Google Plus

Everything in Google + works through Circles.

A Circle is an identifier for the network you create and it is visible to you only. You can create as many circles you want and add friends to one or more circles that you have created. Noone except you would be able to see the name and visibility of your Google Plus circles.

The best thing regarding Google Plus is that Google will automatically scan your email contact list and Android contacts and suggest you people whom you want to follow. You may add these people to your circles one by one.

If you want to follow a celebrity or a famous person on Google Plus, simply search for his name on the search box and add him to a circle you have created. Again, this circle is visible only to you so you can safely name it

Inside Google Plus

Google Plus is a new initiative from Google, which aims to simplify your social sharing experience and connect with people who matter to you in real life. However, wait…don’t we already have Facebook, Twitter and dozens of social sharing sites already?

Yes, but Google plus takes a different approach towards social sharing and this guy has better privacy control on the features provided. Don’t you hate it when a random friend adds you to a stupid Facebook group? Do you go mad when you receive tons of spam mentions on Twitter? They are all public and anyone can find it via a simple search [@your_Twitter-handle]. Are you fed up with people who mass tag you in photos and videos which really gets in the way of your social privacy? You don’t want to remove those friends from your social life, it’s just that you want to prevent them from doing nonsense stuff over and over again.

Enter Google Plus – same social sharing and connections but no more fiddling with user privacy. In Google Plus, your friends or followers will have to take prior permission from you, if they want you to tag in a photo or video. There is no Wall so the question of spam links and malicious apps being posted on your profile is burned to death. If you tag someone in a post, and share it only with him, none else can see it. Not even mutual friends !

Google Plus for dummies: Setting it up for the first time Published: Thursday, Jun 30, 2011, 12:57 IST By Amit Banerjee | Place: Mumbai

Google Plus for dummies: Setting it up for the first time
Published: Thursday, Jun 30, 2011, 12:57 IST
By Amit Banerjee | Place: Mumbai


Google plus is a new initiative from Google which aims to redefine how social sharing works. With Circles, Hangouts and lots of innovative features, Google plus is definitely here to stay.

Images: Inside Google plus

Things To Know Before You Setup Your Google Plus Profile
Before you ask anyone for a Google plus invite, here are a few things you should know:

1. Google Plus works only with Google accounts that have an active Google profile. If you haven’t created your Google profile yet, you won’t be able to sign up for Google Plus.

2. Only regular Gmail accounts are supported and you can’t use your Google apps account to setup a Google Plus profile. if you ask anyone to send you an invitation to your Google Apps email address, you will never receive it in the first place.

3. If you have a Yahoo or Windows Live Hotmail account and you have used it to sign up for a Google account, you are good to go. But make sure you have created your Google profile and it’s visibility is public.

Setting Up Your Google Plus Profile
When you click the invitation link sent to your email address, you will be taken to Google Plus where you have to sign in with your Google account. That’s it, you are on board and in full swing to use Google Plus.

oogle comes up with social networking site Google+

Google comes up with social networking site Google+
June 30, 2011
Source: M M Network
By: Bhaskar Jha