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GOOGLE PLUS
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INTRODUCTION
Google+ (pronounced and sometimes written as Google Plus, sometimes abbreviated as G+) is an identity service with social networking aspects, operated by Google Inc. The service launched on June 28, 2011 in an invite-only "field testing" phase. The following day, existing users were allowed to invite friends, who are over 18 years of age, to the service to create their own accounts. This was suspended the next day due to an "insane demand" for accounts. Currently each Google+ member has 150 invites to give out. Google+ integrates social services such as Google profiles and Google Buzz, and introduces new services Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddles. Google+ is available as a web site, and will be available as a desktop application and is already available as a mobile application, but only on the Android and iOS operating systems. Sources such as The New York Times have declared it Google's biggest attempt to rival the social network Facebook, which had over 750 million users in 2011. Google Apps mail accounts are the only ones that cannot be used for Google+, as Google Apps doesn't support Google Profiles yet.On July 14, 2011.
CIRCLES
Google+ Circles helps you organize everyone according to your real-life social connections-say, 'family,' 'work friends,' 'music buddies,' and 'alumni'. Then, you can share relevant content with the right people, and follow content posted by people you find interesting. You can also decide to customize your personal profile information for your circles. For example, your contact details, location, and relationship information would be visible to your friends circle, while your employment history and education would be visible to your alumni association circle. You can add different circles according to your needs.
STREAM
The stream is the place to have meaningful conversations with the people you care about. It centralizes all the content people have shared with you, as well as the people who are trying to share with you, but who aren't yet in your circles. You might see text posts, pictures, videos, links, or location markers. When you share with people either individually or through a circle, your content will appear in their stream.
Navigating the stream
Left hand column of the stream
Profile photo and link to your profile: This is the photo that you've chosen as your main profile photo. If you'd like to change it, click on your name to go to your profile, and click Edit Profile at the top of the page.
Welcome tab: This is your one-page cheat sheet for all the key features of Google+.
Stream and Circles: Click Stream to see content shared by all your circles, as well as the collection of people who aren't in your circles but are still sharing with you. Clicking a circle name will display the stream for just that circle.
Incoming: This is the stream of content from people who have shared with you but aren't in your circles. If it turns out you'd like to add a person from your Incoming stream to your circles, you can mouse over and click Add to circles at the top of their post. Learn more about Incoming.
Notifications: This is a full page view of all your Google+ Notifications. You can receive notifications when important events occur, such as when you're added to a circle or when you're mentioned in a post. Learn how to manage your notification settings.
Manage your posts
Did you make a typo, or did somebody make a careless comment on one of your posts? No worries: you can change your post and control the comments in your post.’
Search in the stream Find that person from last night's party. From the search box at the top of the stream you can look for other people on Google+ and check out their profile. As you type, a list of possible matches will appear.
Posting, editing, and deleting your comments
Join the conversation by commenting on a post. Just click Comment on the post you'd like to comment on. Your comment will automatically be shared with everyone who can already see the post. This means that if someone shares a post with a circle, and you comment on that post, your comment will be visible to everyone in that circle.