Google + Emoticons In Posts and Chats

Google Plus Emoticons In Posts and Chats. In order to show in posts or chatting mood, you can easily add emoticons. Plus, Google has the most popular emoticons on the keyboard shortcut [Alt] [1], [Alt] [2], and so on down - it must use the numbers of the numeric keypad:



[Alt][1] = ☺
[Alt][2] = ☻
[Alt][3] = ♥
[Alt][4] = ♦
[Alt][5] = ♣
[Alt][6] = ♠
[Alt][7] = •
[Alt][8] = ◘
[Alt][9] = ○

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Disable Comments On Google Plus

Disable Comments On Google Plus. You can write your own contributions, which can not be commented on by others. For this purpose, write and publish the article as usual. Then click on the top right of their own contribution to the arrow and invoke the command "disable comments".

Now others can not comment on the post. There's already comments, you can use it to close the comments if the discussion is too much for you or get out of hand.

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Google + Posts, Bold, Italic or Strike Through

Lightning fast scroll up
If you scroll down further and want to return to the very top, you have the page not only tedious back up sheets. One click is enough: Simply click on a blank area of the upper black bar - and hey presto you are back on top at the top of the page.

Alternatively, you can also - press the key combination [Pos1] to return completely to reach the top - as with any other website.

Google + Posts, Bold, Italic or Strike Through. To format your stream (mail/post) visually appealing? No problem: In order to write something bold, put it in asterisks (*), underscore (_) italic/oblique, and the hyphen (-) passes through:

• *bold* = bold


• _italic_ = italic


• -strike- = strike

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Google + App Available for All iOS Devices

Google + App Available for All iOS Devices. Much ado about Google +: Google + service sets out to continue a meteoric rise. The apps for iPhone and Android devices are already available for longer, now the application is also for the iPad and iPod touch ready for download.

It lasted only 16 days and Google +, the newly launched social network from Google, cracked the ten million member - even though the service only via invitation can be reached.

A success for the competition to Facebook and Twitter took more than two years. Million users of Android phones had access to the corresponding mobile application even before the start of the service - finally Google here has control of newbies.

Now available for the iPad
So far, the iPhone was the only roller device for which there is a Google +-app was. After updating the circles, Huddles, and streams are present now on the iPad and iPod touch, Google has also expands on the capabilities and performance and stability improved.

New in addition to notifications for it, to be added, in a circle huddle functions: iOS users can now hide a special huddle or silently and reject a huddle invitation (without having the host for this as block so far). The application is optimized for the iPad: Google + looks although acceptable, but clearly pixelated in the 2 x mode. Also, only an English version for download is available.

Features of Google + App
The success of the offer can be explained also by the clear arrangement in stream (stream), fast chat with friends (huddle) and the possibility of sort of acquaintances in so-called circles (circles). The message stream is thus divided into three parts: firstly in the incoming list (incoming) - here, all messages from users in their circle one is represented, without which are listed in an own circle run a. Secondly the news flow of members of the own circles. Thirdly - foursquare greetings - the area nearby, he shows all users in the area. The latter only works if you have enabled the site query of the phone.

Available only in the browser
Hangouts are called functions, which while Google + on the Internet available, which still are not part of the mobile apps, and share (share). Via Hangouts you start video chatting or conferencing. Google installed to do this the first time a free browser plug-in. And even more important as a central option in social networks, is the fast parts of contributions. Also this function is not yet in the apps. The restrictions concerning iOS-and Android mobile phone users alike. A problem only for users of iOS app: Photos you take with your phone camera, not automatically find their way to Google + or Picasa. The Android app dominated because time-saving, this useful, function.

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Google + Android App Is Growing Up

Google + Android App Is Growing Up. Google + in version 1.0.5 is available in the Android market to download. Updating Google out more teething social network on the Smartphone: the app is faster, easier and more precise.

News and Circles
Who submitted contributions, shares this via Android app now like when a short message on request with a single person. You will also find the originator of the content that has shared a person from your circles faster. The notifications in Google + clearly summarize the new affiliates of your circles and more status messages, and spare from the deluge of new individual messages.


Huddle: Together Without Confusion
Google has optimized the mobile group chat huddle with version 1.0.5: you can permanently hide discussions, links in the conversations are now callable and leaving an active Huddles you receive a warning. Start new chat, in the future from a Google + profile or a group of people hangout.

Also for the iPhone
A slimmed-down version of the Google + app is also available for the iPhone. The network itself is still growing all the while blithely and recorded already almost 25 million members despite test phase.

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Google + Add Functionality Browser Add-Ons

Google + Add Functionality Browser Add-Ons. Browser-plug-in the the new social platform extend functions for chrome and Firefox.

Thus, Hover Zoom allows the larger view of photos in the stream. Publish Sync provides the link to Twitter, Facebook, and other communities.

Much Google + is similar to Facebook, works but tidy and therefore straightforward. VideoChat Google + offered to away from the start, Facebook followed up.


With games increased Facebook dwell, Google + drives first 16 browser games on, including angry birds and Zynga poker. Still learning the a platform from the others.

Whether Google + will actually be the number 1, still not identify. However, the estimated 200 million development costs are expected to pay quickly for themselves at the speed of development.

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Google Plus Keyboard Shortcuts and Tricks

Google Plus Keyboard Shortcuts and Tricks. The terms around Google + Circles, Sparks, Stream, Hangouts - new, include but not rocket. In circles (circles), you organize your friends, colleagues or people who share your interests.

News and info on the net, which are sorted by categories are hidden behind the glowing Sparks (sparks).

In the Central stream (stream) you read the Twitter timeline or the Facebook pinboard, similar to what your friends contributions post. On the popular meeting place (Hangouts) invite friends from your circles to video chat.

A major plus of Google + is the consistent integration of short-cuts: to scroll down, for example, by pressing J made a post in the stream upwards, with K it goes down. Click on Enter opens a comment box, the combination of Tab and Enter will closes the comment.

Like with Facebook, click on the timestamp of a contribution, its sufficient to display a permalink, you copy or publish it as a link in an email.

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Google + Tips For Easy Entry

Google + Tips For Easy Entry. Google + social network, gaining daily in importance. The membership numbers rise dramatically. Reason enough to take a closer look at functions and compile the most important operating tips.

Is Google + the Facebook-killer and the new star in the social network sky? Must even Twitter tremble? Via Google +, such as the Techblogger Robert Scoble maintains the short message service a mirror. The expectations for Google's community platform are high – the initial success confirmed the optimists. Still in the extended phase of the test, the number of users soared. And, although initially only by personal invitation access has been granted.

With more than 750 million members are the balance of power that still clearly on the side of Facebook, but the social network of Mountain View is steadily approaching. According to analysts Google + grows now daily by around one million users.

The first attempt to contact Twitter and Facebook on the feet, evaporated 2010 soon after start of advanced Google-mail offers. Thanks to detailed analysis of the competition, it is very likely that Google a more buzz defeat remains spared.

Because Google already much right. How Google + set up your friends, write posts, format or edit after release, check out the Gallery Google +: features, tips, and plug-in.

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Android Official Twitter Account

Android Official Twitter Account. Latest version of the Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwiches will be released soon. Google made ​​some preparations to welcome the presence of Ice Cream Sandwich, one of which is to create an official Twitter account for Android.

Accounts with the name @Android of the official penetrated Twitter. This account follows the existence of the account @AndroidDev, an Android developer team official account.

Today, @Android accounts already managed to attract about 60,000 followers. The account is filled with three new tweet, the first greeting Android and the second is a link to a networking site YouTube.

In a video posted Android link, visitors can see the footage that displays the Google employees welcomed the arrival of a giant statue of Ice Cream Sandwich in their offices.

At the Googleplex (Google's office), this latest giant statue joining a number of other statues representing each version of the Android OS Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Froyo, Eclair, Donut and Cupcake.

Ice Cream Sandwich reportedly release will be made on 19 October coincided with the launch of Nexus Prime. Nexus Prime is the latest smartphone Samsung which will be armed with Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

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Google + Allow A Pseudonym

Google + Allow A Pseudonym. Google changed its policy about the name on Google + to allow pseudonyms and other forms of identity to be used as a Google+ account.

This is different mentioned Google Chairman Eric Schmidt earlier. Last August, Google was require all users of Google+ user real names.

"Those who are worried about using real names, you should not use Google +," said Schmidt at the time.

But in an interview on the sidelines of the event Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, United States recently, Google's Senior Vice President of Social Express, Vic Gundotra have different things.

"Previously, Google only allows users register with real names. Within the next few months we will be adding features that support other forms of identity," said Vic Gundotra.

This announcement comes after the outbreak of the controversy the dispute on Google + pseudonym. Google originally wanted to create a community that focused using real names.

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