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12 Most Enchanting Features of Google+
Special thanks to Guy Kawasaki for writing a guest post for 12 Most and being a supporter of our efforts here! 12 Most highly recommends reading Enchantment if you haven’t yet. Check out the Enchantment Facebook Page. We are enchanted Mr. Kawasaki!
1. It’s magnificent competition for Twitter and Facebook
—even if both organizations don’t want to admit this.
2. You can edit your posts and comments after publishing them.
I edit approximately 90% of the posts that I make.
3. Pictures are large and visible—not thumbnails or merely links.
Unless I’m including a video, every post that I make includes a picture.
4. Amassing followers is an even playing field.
Unlike the Twitter Suggested Loser List, everybody (even celebs and Twitter investors) has to earn their followers.
5. The community writes Chrome extensions to fix shortcomings.
My favorites are: G+Me, Replies and more, and Usability Boost.
6. When you block someone, you’re really getting rid of the bastard.
7. When you mention people, they are likely to get notification—you’re not just hoping they see the mention.
8. No one has asked me to circle them yet compared to the dozens of requests that I get every day on Twitter.
9. It’s fun to watch Google smack down people who violate its terms of use.
What other company has the balls take on Mashable and TechCrunch?
10. Watching Robert Scoble post is like watching Joshua Bell play the violin.
And I don’t even like classical music.
11. It shows that Apple is one social-media phenomenon behind.
Again. Apple should just admit that it’s anti-social and focus on great hardware.
12. It illustrates the power of perseverance: Google+ is to Buzz what Macintosh is to Lisa.
Part of success is never admitting defeat.
+ a bonus because I like to over-deliver:
The irony that Mark Zuckerberg has the most followers on Google+ cracks me up every time I check the statistics.
Artwork provided by Guy Kawasaki, +Yiying Lu is the artist.
Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of ten books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. Guy's latest book, What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us, shares his love of Google+ and what makes it so special. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
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I haven't explored G+ much, but now I'm ready to check into the features and start growing my circles. Thank you!
@amberrisme Go for it, you gonna love it, specially the is organized and the G+ Hangout (video conferencing) tool is completely worth it!
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You gotta love Guy, he always on the point, and this tips really have the enchanting power he teach... Great advice!
Google is adding new features every day in its all products or application like. They add new way of selection in adword. I think google is want to help people to fulfill their exact need.
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#3: The pictures are magnificent, so if you follow photographers your breath is taken away daily.
I love #1 because competition usually helps the consumer makes a business better!
Thanks ~ Lauren
Loving #6 now to find the courage to do that to a few and not hear them whining about it chuckle
@DaveKerpen @pegfitzpatrick Actually, I do, but there would be other people who would be rather annoyed if I did. Happy 25+ That's accurate!
@VeganPetman @pegfitzpatrick i can't believe you don't want to spend your #bday with #mybookclub. JK. Have a great 1! Happy 25+!
Hello....
I wish that you could leave a note for someone on their G+ page - like a hello or something. I miss that from Facebook. And messaging of course. You can't communicate with people unless you comment on a thread.
Or am I missing something? I know you can chat & "hangout"
Peggy
@PegFitzpatrick That is by far the worst thing about Facebook. At least if the wall was private it might be useful. I just found it to be a constant source of problems.
@pegfitzpatrick Dave is a friend and fellow #EONYC brethren - I would love to come but that's actually my birthday @DaveKerpen
@VeganPetman Yes, I know @DaveKerpen! He is the guest for #MyBookClub on Sunday at 6 pm EST. You should come!!
@ekaterina I know the @12most folks well ;) shoot me an idea and perhaps we can make that happen #Hello!
#7 - facebook and twitter both have notifications for when you are mentioned in someone's post, including push notifications that you can opt in for on your smartphone.
Clever list. I noticed today someone had edited a comment which I didn't know was possible, so that is good to know. I think #7 and #8 are "time will tell"; once it becomes more popular with the masses, I expect I'll have more of the signal to noise problems I do elsewhere. The big one is of course #12.. try, try, try again, some more, until you get it right. FWIW.
For Real Estate Agents, these are helpful presentations regarding Google Plus http://www.slideshare.net/WebtechDezine/google-plus-for-real-estate-agents and http://www.slideshare.net/WebtechDezine/real-estate-benefits-of-google-plus
@raycloyd Great observation! Very true - Twitter does allow for more democratic interaction between "public" and "private" SM citizens
@bigfuel Misleading. More level but it doesnt matter b/c influencers are always top of 'all' stream while Twitter is constant/even field
I'm just learning about Google +, so I thank you for this insight! Ellen Bremen, M.A. @chattyprof
Not a big user of Google+ as yet but some interesting comments so thanks for your insights. You are always ahead of the pack!
#4 is something I didn't (and still don't) like about twitter so hopefully it makes more sense here on Google+ (we will see how that plays out over time).
Could not stop laughing at #6.
#7 sounds very promising.
All in all great stuff. Thanks for stopping by at 12 Most.
Watching Robert Scobie post is like watching Joshua Bell play violin. Presumably this is a reference to The Washington Post experiment?
Guy - outstanding, especially the fighting spirit behind #6 & 9! Your last point is a spoiler alert for my next 12Most post, due out in a couple of days. Great minds...?
@helpwevegotkids Have a look on the right hand corner of the post you will see a small arrow> click> a drop down with options will display!
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