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Play A Google a Day Now on Google+

Google’s search engine training game is now available on Google+. Here’s what has changed and some screenshots of the beta.

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How To Add an Admin or Manager to a Google+ Page

With the latest update to Google+, Google added the ability to add additional Admins or Managers to a Google+ Page. For sites like groovyPost where we have multiple writers who need to post to the Google+ page, this is a must have feature. Now, it’s finally available.

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Google Releases Google Plus Pages for Business and Groups

Google has officially released Google+ for companies called (drum roll) Google+ Pages. Google+ chief Vic Gundotra made the announcement yesterday and new Google+ pages are popping up as businesses create their own pages. Feel free to follow the new groovyPost Google+ Page then take a look at the video which outlines a featured company page Vic [...]

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How to Enable Google+ For Google Apps Customers

Google has officially opened its social platform Google+ to Google Apps Accounts including Google Apps for business, educational and the free service. Here’s how to activate the service in the Google Apps administrator console. Login to your Google Apps administrator account and visit the control panel. This can be done at: 1 http://www.google.com/a/yourdomain.com/ In the [...]

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Google+ Now Available For All Google Apps Accounts, Pending Administrator Approval

Google just announced that its social network, Google+, is now allowing Google Apps users to register. However, don’t expect to see it the next time you log in. And even so, it could be better to wait a little longer before setting up your Apps account on it.

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Google+: Lock or Block Comments on Your Posts

An appealing feature of Google+ is the ability to completely lock down items you post. Here’s how to lock down a post and prevent it from being shared. The first method is locking down the post before you share it. Start by typing your post in Google+. Select who to share it with, then click [...]

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Google+: Get Desktop Notifications When You Receive Updates

The Google toolbar works for staying up-to-date on what’s happening in Google+. But you need to keep a browser open all day. Here’s how to get Google+ notifications directly on your Windows desktop. First download and install G+ Notifier. Installation is basic following the wizard. After G+ Notifier is installed, choose if you want automatic [...]

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Formatted Text in Google+

Google+ Posts: How To Add Bold, Italics and Strikethrough

Google+ doesn’t give you a lot formatting options for posts. There are a few bare bones formatting tools available. Here’s a quick guide. To make text BOLD: Surround the block of text you want bolded with * Example: *FREE BEER*   =   FREE BEER To make text ITALIC: Surround the block of text you want italicized [...]

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Google + Profile: Optimize Yours For Other Eyes

Photo courtesy: Creative Commons In Google+, it’s easy to set who sees your posts — it’s all via your contact circles. You can also make sure your profile is displaying the way you want when someone else is viewing it. Here’s how. Log in to your Google+ account and click the Profile button at top. [...]

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Google+ Hangouts New Features – First Look

With Google+ opening up to the public, I think we’re going to be seeing some huge numbers flocking to it. With that in mind, all of our friends and co-workers will no doubt be using Google+, and because of this we should really learn about some of its features. Today I’m going to show you [...]

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