The buzz about Google+ pages, why you’ll want one, and how to set it up

Posted on Jan 10, 2012 | 6 comments This is a guest post by Keredy Andrews Many brands, products, and artists eagerly anticipated the day when the newest social network opened its doors to non-human entities, and now Google+ now has over 40 million users; if you haven’t yet created your Page you might want to ask yourself why. I work for leading integrated PR, SEO and a social media agency, so I’d like to offer some tips on how...
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Emlyn does radio: Our best Google+ advice packed into a 30-minute voice segment

Posted on Sep 9, 2011 | 0 comments Hello there! So I recently had the opportunity to strut my stuff on Promotional a la Carte’s blog talk radio program (thank you, Nanci; thank you, Aggie). The subject of the day: Google+. Do we really need to be on another social network? Is it more like Facebook or Twitter? What features are the best for author promotion? How can you grow gigantic circles by spending only a few seconds per...
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Finding the familiar in Google+: A comparison to Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Reddit & Google Search

Posted on Jul 27, 2011 | 8 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand So this is my third week uncovering the wonderment that is Google+. If my general overview of the site and comprehensive explanation of the hangout feature weren’t enough to get you excited, I think I might know the problem. You’re frightened (or at the very least overwhelmed) by this unknown frontier of social media! There, there. It...
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An introduction to the Google+ hangout feature and 10 ways it can be used for the publishing industry

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 | 15 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand Welcome to week two of Novel Publicity’s guide to Google+ blog series. Last week, I gave you a basic overview of this new social network’s features and talked a little bit about how it fits into the world of social media and into the already robust Google site family. I’ll be blogging on this topic every Wednesday until I run out of...
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An introduction to Google+ and what makes it different from other social networks

Posted on Jul 13, 2011 | 44 comments This is a post by Novel Publicity President, Emlyn Chand Social media is always evolving – that’s part of what makes it so exciting and also part of what makes it so intimidating for new users. The latest must-be-on network is the newly launched Google+, still in its beta form and accessible on an invite-only basis. Rather than giving you the opportunity to hem and haw as to whether this new...
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