Finally, Google has unveiled its most awaited project- Google Plus, meant to give a competition to Facebook. In the past Google failed to provide a better social networking site to the public. Google Wave, GoogleMe and Buzz are some of the project which failed miserably as they are not developed in a manner to give a blow to other social networking sites. It seems that they have learnt their lesson from the mistakes they committed in the past.
Google Plus- known as Google+ is a more complete project and called as ‘Facebook killer’ by many experts. It may not be able to kill Facebook, but looking at the features and interface one can easily tell that it will definitely hurt Facebook. This time Google is more prepared and they have understood the importance of social media network on the web.
Google Plus Features and Terminologies Guide
Google Plus has been rolled out to the limited group of people. It has a very neat and clean user interface and will remind you of Facebook user interface. Notification and few other features are integrated in a more subtle manner. We’ve already got our hands on Google+. Here are some of the terminologies you need to get familiar with before trying your hands on Google+. According to the blog post,
We’d like to bring the nuance and richness of real-life sharing to software. We want to make Google better by including you, your relationships, and your interests. And so begins the Google+ project
+Circles
Share what matters, with the people who matters most. Circle is a concept similar to group but in a more restricted manner. You can create a circles based on your interest, activities, culture and whatever way you like. Circle lets you share the information with whom you want, you can decide which information should be shared with whom. After all, “family” and “friends” are different entities. In short circles are like private group.
+Sparks
Sparks is designed to provide you the information based on your interests. It is all about sharing and interest. It looks for video, articles and pretty much anything based on user’s interest. You can also share the information with your friends or circles.
+Hangouts
As the name suggest, you can call your friends or let them know that you are hanging out. Google+ hangouts brings video, voice and text chat on a single platform. You can handle unplanned meet up with your circles using hangouts features. People can join the conversation at any time in whichever manner they’re comfortable with i.e. video, voice and text chat.Together, you can share contents, what YouTube clips and much more.
+Mobile
Google+ Mobile brings more features on different mobile platforms like android and iPhone. A dedicated application is on its way. Instant upload option uploads the images instantly on the cloud. You can decide which group or circle to share your photos with. You can manage the default sharing group via setting option in mobile.
Google has also introduced updating Google+ via SMS in India. Currently, this service is available in India only. + Huddle is a group messaging app, it takes care of all the conversation between different people into one simple group chat.
Google+ (Google Plus) is still in early stage of the development. There are many features which are yet to be integrate into the platform. Games and apps are missing in Google Plus, but according to the report is should land soon.
Google Plus is available via invitation only. Yesterday, Google has stopped email invitation. There is a trick to get Google+ without an invitation (next post is about how to get Google+ without an invitation).
Google Plus Video Guide
We’ll keep you informed with more news on Google Plus. Are you confused with Google Plus terminologies? Let us know your questions and we will be glad to guide you.
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