I had the pleasure of addressing a very social media savvy crowd at MEEX3, a business networking event that draws professionals from different fields. My topic: What’s All the Fuss about Google Plus? I gave an overview of G+ with particular focus on business applications. At the beginning of the presentation, I asked to a display of hands survey of who had opened a Google+ account. Nearly everyone's hand went up. This was a bit surprising. Cool, I’ve got a bunch of converts. When I asked how many are using it, the sound of crickets filled the room. Reality hits. I wasn’t surprised. It happened with Twitter. It happened with Facebook. Much of the discussion was around the new Google+ Brand pages.

1. Ray Hiltz
NewRayCom.com
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2. What’s all the fuss about...?
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3. Time to reach over
40 million users
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7. It’s an evolution :-)
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12. Facebook is where you follow
your friends...
- Guy Kawasaki
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13. Google+ is where you follow
your passions.
- Guy Kawasaki
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14. Google+ Brand Pages
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16. Businesses don’t make
customers happy, people do
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17. Google+ Pages are the official
search profiles for brands
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18. Google+ lets you better
manage and target your
audience
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19. Your “+1's” reach not only the 40
million users of Google+ ...
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20. Hits the spot
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21. Join me on Google+
http://gplus.to/rayhiltz
NewRayCom.com
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