Google Plus Mania Blog

Today Google released a myriad of updates to both their desktop and mobile offerings of Google+. The biggest announcement of them all though might just be the opening of the floodgates. Google+ no longer requires an invite to get started – anyone is welcome (provided they are over 18). With this in mind it might be worth sharing a few useful links for those that are just getting started.

Guides

These guides may need updating but a lot of the information is relevant for a first timer and they will get a lot of value from checking them out.

+Ahmed Zeeshan - The Google+ Starter Pack [Check his about page for more]
(https://plus.google.com/103030116155431184588/posts/b3kExfaE27G)

+Colby Brown - The Survival Guide for a Photographers Paradise
(http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/google-the-survival-guide-for-a-photographers-paradise/)

Helpful People

As well as the aforementioned people (who are always willing to help if they can), you can find a wealth of information about Google+ from the following.

+Ryan Crowe - Lots of tips and discussion about Google+
(Also check out http://sociologyplus.com/)

+Christina Trapolino - Plenty of engaging discussion surrounding aspects of the Google+ community.

+Johnathan Chung - A wealth of information relating to the Google+ network.

+Natalie Villalobos - A community manager like no other [Google Employee].

Find People to Circle

+Ardith Goodwin‘s New To Google Plus Helpers
(http://www.group.as/+new+to+google+plus+-+let+us+help/)

+Jarek Klimek‘s List of Recommended Google+ Photographers
(http://www.group.as/jareks+list+of+recommended+google+plus+photographers/)

+Colby Brown‘s Photo Critiquing Circle
(http://www.group.as/behind+the+lens+-+photo+critiquing+circle/)

+Robert Scoble‘s Tech Bloggers and Journalists Circle
(http://www.group.as/robert+scobles+tech+bloggers+and+journalists/)

Google Employees
(http://www.group.as/google+employees/)

For more curated and community groups, head over to http://www.group.as/groups/ and see over 1000 groups of interest. Also check out+Alireza Yavari‘s http://www.recommendedusers.com to find more.

Easily Add Multiple People to Your Google+ Circles

Circle+ is a chrome extension that works great on sites like http://www.group.as/ and http://recommendedusers.com/ by adding all the people that it can find on the page to a circle of your choosing. This is much quicker than adding one person at a time. Please use it sparingly as Google+ does limit how many people you can add within a given timeframe.