Google+ (Google social networking)

Google+ - http://plus.google.com

Description

Google+ (pronounced and sometimes written as Google Plus) is an interest-based social network that is part of the core G Suite Apps for Education

Features include:

• User profile - a public visible account of a user that is attached to many Google properties.
• Circles - enables users to organize people into groups or lists for sharing across various Google products and services.
• Stream - (the middle column on the page) users see updates from those in their Circles..
• Privacy - allows users to disclose certain information to the circles of their choice. Users can also see their profile visitors.
• +1 Button - allows people to recommend sites and parts of sites, similar in use to Facebook's Like button.

Demonstrations

Building your community with G+ | Google+ |The Apps Show

How to access Google+

There are several ways to access to Google+

1. From your Gmail browser tab, click on the  Application Launcher found at the top right corner of the page and find the  Google+ application icon.
2. Or from your browser navigate to: https://plus.google.com/

Learn More about Google+

• Google+ info and demo

Google+ use cases

• Share with specific groups of people or everyone on google+
• Follow activity of friends and co-workers
• Follow topics and news of your choosing
• Can be used as an internal social media platform

Service Notes

• Every person who has and apu.edu account has access to Google+ and can be added to an event.