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The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks

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Google Plus (or Google+), the search giant's 2011 foray into social networking, got off to a fairly impressive start, adding so many new users in its early days that the company had to shut down its invitation system.

Once it stabilized, though, early users started to pour in and enjoy the company's slightly different take on social media. Though many of the features of Google+ have already been featured elsewhere - on sites like Twitter, Facebook, even Myspace - there are some innovations here and there as well. Most immediate is the introduction of Circles, a sort of mandatory, built-in groups system forcing you to put friends and acquaintances into categories rather than sharing with individuals or the general public exclusively.

As well, Plus introduces a variety of ways to chat live with friends, including the addition of Google Chat already available in Gmail and the concept of "Hangouts," which allows up to 10 people within a circle to video chat live on the system.

Google Plus launched with an Android app ready to go, and iPad and iPhone apps will follow in the weeks ahead.

This list includes some basic "getting started" information for people new to Google Plus, and also some tips, tricks and suggestions for those with a bit more experience using the system. Have additional tricks we didn't think of? Leave them in the comments below!
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    Send Direct Messages

    Google Plus doesn't come with a built-in direct message tool like, say, Twitter, but it's easy enough to make a message private between just you and one other person.

    First, start writing a post as you ordinarily would, and just share it with the one person you want to message. Click "Share." Once you have shared the message with that one person, go to the menu on the upper right hand corner of the post and select the "Disable Reshare" option. Now, that person who received your message can't send it to anyone else. BOOM, instant direct message.
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    Find a Permalink for Any Post

    Want to bookmark a specific Google Plus post for later, or just see a whole page of a post and all its comments? Just click on the time stamp on any post. It will take you to a permalink of just that single thread.
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    How +1's Work

    When you're surfing around the Web, you'll see +1 buttons next to a lot of different types of content. Clicking these when you're NOT on Google Plus will cause the links to show up in your stream as shared content. So if you're reading a great blog post and want to share it with your followers, click the +1 button freely.

    When you are actually on Google Plus, however, and looking through your friends' shared content, clicking the +1 works differently. It displays underneath that post that you have +1'ed it, and the person who made the post will see it. But it does not add that posted item to your own stream, or send it out to your followers.

    You can share things you find on Google Plus with your followers or individual circles, but for that, you have the click the Share button, not +1.
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    Mute Posts

    If you +1'ed or added a comment to a post, you'll then get notified every time someone else comments on that post. As well, it continually will show up at the top of your stream, because Google considers each comment "new activity" on that post.

    This can get tiresome after a while, especially if the original poster was someone with a large following who gets a lot of comments. If you've grown weary of seeing the same post over and over again, just go to the upper-right hand corner menu and choose "Mute This Post." This will tell Google Plus to stop bugging you with it even when there's new activity.

    If you're tired of seeing the same post pop up repeatedly, just click on the menu in the upper right hand corner of the post, and select "Mute this Post." That will prevent your ever seeing this post in your stream or notifications bar again.
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    Simple Codes to Format Your Text

    *Word* will put a word in boldface
    _Word_ will put the word in italics
    -Word- will strikethrough that word

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    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 11/06/2012 12:30 PM
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    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 9/07/2012 7:30 PM
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    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 9/04/2012 9:30 PM
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    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/09/2012 1:30 AM
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    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 6/18/2012 1:30 PM
    i have never read so much about how to use google plus. but i don't read much.
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  13. More!
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 3/07/2012 2:59 AM
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  14. james
    Add and Import Friends at 12/22/2011 11:02 AM
    Is there a way to prevent certain people I've circled from showing up in the 'Find and Invite' section for other people I've circled? For instance, an ex-girlfriend I've circled showing up in my current girlfriends recommendation list because I have them both circled.
  15. Edward
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 9/19/2011 9:04 PM
    Great information on this page. A big + for that.
  16. Ariane C
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/18/2011 2:40 PM
    How about solving the puzzle of why it takes days for the numbers added/in your circle to show up in real time on your profile page. I don't understand. This should be pretty quick once you've added/they've added you. Am I missing something here, or do I have a beta copy?
  17. laurie
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/07/2011 6:00 AM
    I don't see anything in the invite email to click to lead to signing in
  18. laurie
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/07/2011 5:59 AM
    Thanks Rudy for the invite; but I still am not able to get in.
  19. pooja7272
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/07/2011 1:17 AM
    Hey!!

    can u pls help me, i am unable to create a account on google plus.
  20. Randolph
    The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/06/2011 2:47 PM
    Why am I still not able to get in, then?!?!? I'd love to try some of these out if Google would ever let me use one of these invites.
    1. Jonny
      The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/06/2011 7:46 PM
      What's your email? I'll invite.
      1. Paula
        The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/07/2011 5:06 PM
        Could you invite me too?: paulapinedamartinez@yahoo.es



        Thanks.
      1. kunal
        The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/07/2011 9:17 AM
        can i get an invite?????

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      1. Randolph
        The Top Google Plus Tips and Tricks at 7/06/2011 11:44 PM
        Already had like 3 invites but Google kept saying it was full. Finally got in tonight. Thanks, though!

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