Author: Matthew Miller
ISBN: 9780071791342 / 0071791345
©2012 | 1st Edition | 352 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: JUN-12
Price: US$ 25.00
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Make all the Functions and Features of Google+ Add Up with This Practical, Hands-on Guide to the Hot, New Social Networking Platform
How to Do Everything: Google+shows you how to get started with the setup and use of the brand-new social network launched in July 2011 by Google. You’ll learn how to share content with specific social groups using Circles, view and share info on the Stream, video chat with multiple people in Hangouts, and manage interests in Sparks. Google+ has a totally unique way of establishing privacy controls and other settings. The book explains the setup and includes details on integration with other Google features like Gmail, chat, and photos.
How to Do Everything: Google+
- Provides an overview of Google+ and shows how to create and extend profile information
- Explains how to set up privacy controls from the start so you feel safe with what you share, and with whom
- Contains details on setting up Circles to organize contacts according to real-life social connections
- Offers tips on managing interests in Sparks for access to relevant videos, articles, and other features from around the web
- Explains how to set up multi-user video chat with the Hangout feature
- Describes how to manage data in the Stream and avoid unwanted “junk”
- Covers using Google+ around the web and for business
- Compares Google+ to Facebook and points out the unique capabilities of Google+
- Shows how to take advantage of integration with other Google services like Picasa and Gmail
About the Author
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. He is one of three hosts on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and runs the Nokia Experts website. Matthew started using mobile devices in 1997 with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned over 90 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, Mac OS X (iPhone), Google Android, and Windows Mobile operating systems. His current collection includes Nokia, Apple and HTC devices, along with tons of accessories and classic devices like the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and Sony CLIE UX50.
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