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The pluses of Google+ The business value in Google’s social network
Daryl Pereira
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What is Google+?
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What is Google+?
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Yet another social network to participate in?
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At one level Google+ is a social network like any other
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You have a network
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Your network
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At one level Google+ is a social network like any other
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You can share stuff
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Share stuff
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How does Google+ differ from other social networks?
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Unlike Facebook, people you follow don’t have to follow you back
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Unlike Facebook, you can easily create groups for targeted communication
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Link similar interests in Circles
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Unlike Facebook, you can easily create groups for targeted communication
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Unlike Twitter, good outlet for long-form content
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Posts can include videos, photos and more
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Unlike Twitter, good outlet for long-form content
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Google+ Hangouts: great for video discussions
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With Hangouts you can simplify creating YouTube content
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Post video directly to YouTube with Hangouts on Air
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With Hangouts you can simplify creating YouTube content
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If you have a blog or other site…
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You may find Google Search a good source for traffic
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Drive more traffic to your blog from search with Google+
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Google+ Authorship helps promote your blog
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So is anyone on Google+?
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How many people use Google+?
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What are some business use cases?
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Use of Hangouts for ongoing video series
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Spotlight: IBMer Jason O’Donnell
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Where should I get started?
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Getting started with Google+
Setup an account at https://plus.google.com/
Check out the video series on Getting Started with Google+
Search for people and interests and add at least 10 to Circles
Attend an upcoming IBM Big Data Google+ Hangout
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Google+ Pages and Profiles to check out
Jason O’Donnell
IBM Big Data
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