This is the Google+ "What is it" presentation I made to the Nevada County Online Business Strategies Group Meetup in September 2011. Brenda Horton emcee'd and Marlon Jefferson from CopperRiverBags.com was there to give away beautiful leather cases and bags to two lucky recipients!

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Nevada County Online Business Strategies Group Meetup
September 27, 2011

2. TIPS FOR TODAY
• I’ll take questions any time - interrupt if necessary...I talk a lot.
• I’m not an expert - I only play one at work!
• Box on the left is resource link on Bit.ly, a URL shortener service
Use it like this: http://bit.ly/alpha-num-string

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SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION 2011
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5. OVERWHELMED YET?

6. LET’S FIX THAT...
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8. YOUR SITE = YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA HUB
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9. THINKING IT THROUGH
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10. WHAT IS IT?

11. GOOGLE+ INTRO
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12. FEATURES
• Social stream like Facebook & Twitter combined
• Status updates: posting websites, videos, photos, commentary
• Hangouts like TWIT.tv or Skype Group Chat
• Games like Farmville, Mafia wars
• Search your stream, Google+
• .....And Circles.

13. CIRCLES
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15. CIRCLES LIVE DEMO

16. HANGOUT
• Hangout is similar to Skype group chat
• You start a Hangout and invite either individuals, or entire circles
• Google on Circles privacy and visibility:
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• Invite through Circles for public hangouts
• Invite each person individually for private hangouts

17. TELL YOUR STORY
• You ALL have a unique story about yourself, your life, your business
• Use the tools to tell that story
• Keep it real, authentic, genuine. Don’t be someone you’re not.
• Marlon was in a line at an Apple store in Van Nuys....
• His handmade Leather bag - it fit the iPad
• Demand grew, he had his business, and his story...

18. WHAT IS A STORY?
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19. BREAKING NEWS
• Google+ WILL be open for businesses very shortly
• Not to worry, not a land grab like Twitter
• Verification will roll out to people gradually, celebrities first

20. PREDICTIONS
I believe Google+ for Business will include:
• Measurement tools on a dashboard - clicks, Circle adds, follows
• Ability to target your Circles demographically
• Ability to upload your contact list from a database file
• Unlimited audiences for Hangouts (now limited to 25?)

21. craiger@gmail.com Next time.....
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22. Thank you!