Today, I have a special edition for Brilliant Bloggers for you all – on the subject that absolutely everybody that seems to writing about: Google+. Since this new social media platform is brand new, I didn’t single out anyone’s posts like I usually do, but instead groups them into topic areas. If you wrote a post about Google+ as well that I missed, believe me, it was definitely unintentional/ Please feel free to comment with a link to your post! And yes, for the record, it took me 20+ hours to compile this list of resources. I lost count after realizing that I hadn’t showered or eaten all day Sunday as I was finishing. Thank you everyone who made my job a little easier by sending in links! If it’s
your first visit here, you might want to follow me on Twitter @allison_boyer – I do link round-ups at least once a week and ask for submissions by topic on Twitter, so it’s a good way to make sure I don’t miss your post. And also so you can remind me to shower when you notice I’ve been on Twitter too many consecutive hours.
Guides and How-To Posts
- 5 Ways To Use Google+ To Enhance Your Social Reach by Thom Lancaster (@ThomLancaster)
- 28 Google+ Tips to Enhance Your Google Plus Experience by Mayur Agarwal (@mayurjango)
- Everything You Need to Know About Google+…Thus Far by Erin Ryan (@TheErinRyan)
- Google + in 15 Minutes a Day by Dr. Pete (@dr_pete)
- Google+ Privacy: 5 Settings You Need to Know by Kristin Burnham (@kmburnham)
- Google+ Profile Optimization: Branding, SEO and Social Media Marketing by Virginia Nussey (@virginianussey)
- Google Plus for Dummies: Setting it up for the First Time by Amit Banerjee (@amit_banerjee)
- How to Add Google+ Profile Buttons to Your Site by Quick Online Tips (@qot)
- How To Get More Followers On Google Plus by Scott Bradley (@ScottBradleyOC)
- How to Get Started with Google+, Your Complete Guide by Kristi Hines (@kikolani)
- How to Migrate from Facebook to Google+ by Justin Garrison (@rothgar)
- How to Remove Google+Facebook by Angelo Carosio (@angelo_carosio)
- How To Use Google+ Sparks by David Cogen (@theunlockr)
Photos on Google+
- Getty Images Says Google Plus Terms of Service is “OK” by Sarah Perez (@sarahintampa)
- Google Plus and Photos by Marcy Massura (@marcymassura)
- How To Move Your Facebook Photos To Picasa (Soon, Google Photos) In A Flash by Robin Wauters (@robinwauters)
- How to turn Google+ into an online photography portfolio by Nancy Messieh (@diptychal)
- Sharing Instagram Photos on Google+ by Steven Sande (@stevensande)
- Top 10 Tips on Google+ for Photographers by Thomas Hawk (@thomashawk)
- Warning – read Google’s Terms of Service before uploading photos by AgentGenius (@agentgenius)
Google+ Circles
- 3 Creative Ways to Use Google+ Circles by toastykitten
- 21 Google Plus circles you can actually use by Happy Place (@HappyPlace)
- Circle of Trust – Effective Organization for Google+ Circles by Greg Grospitch (@greggrospitch)
- Google+ Circles: Groups, Filters, and Stream Bubbles by Adrian Chan (@gravity7)
- Google+ Circles Need to be Turned Upside Down by Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal)
- Google+ Solves the Social Privacy Problem by Making Friending Very Complicated by Liz Gannes (@LizGannes)
- Google Circles: The Dumbest Thing About Google+ by Pete Pachal (@petepachal)
- Google+ Circles Users: Limited Distribution Is Not Privacy by Danny Thorpe (@danny_thorpe)
- The Most Creative Google+ Circles by Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman)
- Using Google+ Circles by Steve Pavlina (@stevepavlina)
- Why Google+ Circles is the Perfect Feature for Recruiters by Simon Nicholls (@socialrecruita)
- Why Google+ Circles Will Only Add to the “Filter Bubble” by Chris Crum (@CCrum237)
Google+ versus Facebook and Twitter
- 5 Reasons Google+ Is Not A Facebook Killer by Dave Davies (@beanstalkseo)
- 9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+ by Mark Sullivan
- The Beginning of Web 3.0: The Google+ Vs. Facebook Debate is Irrelevant by Tommy Walker (@tommyismyname)
- Facebook vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn vs. Google+ by Sharon Machlis (@sharon000)
- Google+ has made Twitter boring, here’s what Twitter should do about that by Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
- Google+ is Facebook’s First Serious Social Networking Threat by Stephen Zhu (@wallstCS)
- Google+ Is More Than One Shot In A Larger War On Facebook by Joseph Wise
- Google+ versus Facebook by Paul O’Flaherty (@urlybits)
- Google vs. Facebook: Should Human Rights Factor in Your Choice of Social Network? by Tim Karr
- Google+ vs. Facebook – the Motivation by Daniel Fogel (@soshable)
- Google+ vs Facebook vs Twitter – 10 Things by Banai Feldstein (@banaifeldstein)
- Google Plus is Much Better than Facebook by Vinny O’Hare (@VinnyOHare)
- Google versus Facebook: The Social Network Race by Fiona McEachran (@abnormalmarket)
- Is Google+ A Twitter Killer? by Kelly Clay (@kellyhclay)
- Reality to Soon Set in on Google+ by Jason Falls (@jasonfalls)
Google+ and SEO
- Google+ and SEO by Andrew Goodman (@andrew_goodman)
- Google+ SEO – Is it Worth It? by Bryan
- Google + Sparks SEO by Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick)
- Google+, Twitter and SEO by Jacob (@blogrevolter)
- Google Circles and the future of SEO copywriting by Heather Lloyd-Martin (@heatherlloyd)
- How will Google Plus Impact SEO? byDerek Mehraban (@mehraban)
- Measuring the Early SEO Impact of Google+ by Webbed Marketing (@webbedmarketing)
- What Does Google+ Mean for SEO? by Prudence Shank (@eyeflow)
- Will Google+ Kill SEO?by Tim Peter (@tcpeter)
Google+ Hangouts
- A Few Lessons Learned from the Google+ Hangout by Dick Eastman (@dickeastman)
- Four reasons Google+ Hangouts beat Facebook’s Video Calling by Preston Gralla (@pgralla)
- Google+ Hangouts and the Potential of the “Alive Web” by Wesley Fenlon (@wesleyfenlon)
- Google+ Hangouts for Writing Groups by Jason Boog (@jasonboog)
- How to Use Google+ Hangouts for your Business by Courtney Seiter (@courtneyseiter)
- Is Google’s Hangouts Its Killer App? by Jenna Wortham
- Is Google+ Hangout social entertainment? by Tiziano Luccarelli (@tizianolucca)
- Thank You Google+ Hangouts… I Can Finally Watch Synced YouTube Videos with My Friends by Neil Vidyathi (@neilvidyarthi)
Google+ for Businesses
- 5 Google+ Features Small Business Owners Should Use by Shashi Bellamkonda (@shashib)
- 5 Things Small Businesses Must Know About Google Plus by Naveen Hariprasad
- 6 Examples of Google+ Advertising – How Combining Search, Social, and Behavioral Targeting Could Be a Game-Changer for Marketers byGlenn Gabe (@GlennGabe)
- Google+ and Your Small Business by Chris Piepho (@smallbizshift)
- Google+ for businesses: Top 10 reasons why it can be “amazing” by IBTimes
- Google+: How Much Should Small Businesses Care? by Mark Henricks (@bizmyths)
- Google+ Offers Great Business Potential by John Jantsch (@ducttape)
- What Google+ Means For Your Business by Douglas Idugboe (@douglasi)
- Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google Plus by Jay Baer (@jaybaer)
Other Google+ Opinions
- 4 Reasons Google+ Matters to The Average User by Mike Searle (@searlemike)
- Blogging+ about Google+ by Rick StilWell (@RickCaffeinated)
- Conversations Matter in Google+ by Chris Brogan (@ChrisBrogan)
- Does Google+ solve the privacy problem or make it worse? by Mathew Ingram (@mathewi)
- Google+ And The Doctrine of Mutually Assured Distraction by Terry Starbucker (@starbucker)
- Google+ Gives Me Grief, Generally by Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian)
- Google+ May Be the Biggest Online Conversation in the History of the Internet by Mili Ponce (@miliponce2)
- Google+: On Communities, Circles, Friendship and Love by Dave Pollard (@DavePollard)
- Google+, Privacy, and Balancing Identity by Lauren Weinstein (@laurenweinstein)
- Google+: Should Writers Sign Up? My Recommendation: YES! by Debbie Ohi (@inkyelbows)
- Google+: Why I Think Mom and Dad will Use It by Jean Hsu (@jyhsu)
- Google Plus is Not a Blog by Jake Ludington (@jakeludington)
- Is Google+ really a big deal? 8+ things everyone should know about Google+ by Olivier Blanchard (@thebrandbuilder)
- Learn from Google+. Copy First, Innovate Second by Rishi Shah (@risk)
- Me & Google+ – We Has a Thing Goin’ On by Gina (@WebMistressGina)
- No, You Don’t Have to Join Google+ by Greg Pincus (@gregpincus)
- Thoughts on Google+ by Jonathan McLean (@unteer)
- The top 10 features missing from Google Plus by Jason Hiner (@jasonhiner)
- What Apple could Learn from Google+ by Mike Elgen (@cultofmac)
- Why Bloggers should Consider Engaging on Google+ by Darren Rowse (@problogger)
Videos about Google+
- Does Google+ Mark a Change, or Just Another Website by Kirsten Wright (@kirstenwright)
- Google+, SEO and Your Social Graph can Affect Website Traffic by Steve Pacinelli (@stevepacinelli)
- How Google+ Hangouts are Changing Social Media for the Better by Mike Stenger (@mikestenger)
Other Great Google+ Link Round-Ups
- 19 Essential Google+ Resources by Stephanie Buck (@StephMBuck)
- Google+: 50 Helpful Posts to Get You Started by Deb Ng (@debng)
- Google+ Tips and Tactics by Jack Humphrey (@jackhumphrey)
- Roundup of Google+ First Impressions by Cindy Lavoie (@cindyslavoie)
- Today’s Reading List – Google+ Plus Edition by John Hewitt (@poewar)