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Where did the patient zero Google+ post come from that's been reshared?
How do you work out or find the original Google+ post and its permalink when its been shared by someone?
Say you follow Matt Cutts and one day he shares a post from Peter Norvig about Google Labs' ...
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How do I add a contact from within Gmail's contact interface to Google Plus circles?
I find it rather tedious to add a contact from within Google+ interface to a circle. I would rather add the contact from within the contacts section in Gmail. Is this possible?
Better yet, can it ...
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How to add long list of names to Google Plus circles?
I belong to a group for which I'd like to create a Google Plus circle. I already have a flat ASCII file containing the names. There are about 40 of them, and I'd prefer not to have to type each one ...
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How to make YouTube to stop asking whether I want to use my full name without making the actual choice?
I am not ready do decide whether I want to use my full Google+ name on YouTube. I would like to keep using my YouTube nickname for now but be able to switch to the full name later. But YouTube keeps ...
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Why is my Google Talk buddy list now full of people from Google+?
I use Pidgin to log into Google Talk every morning and as of Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 my buddy list is full of people from Google+. Did Google announced this change?
As far as I can tell, these new ...
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How to add an email address to Google Plus?
I've registered for Google Plus with my Gmail address. How can I associate another email address with my account, so that people who have that address can find me?
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How does Google Plus check if a profile name is correct?
Google used to suspend profiles for incorrect names. Though based on one's country of origin, there may be names that may not seem legitimate to english-speaking nations.
If they used to suspend on ...
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Is there a way to batch share albums in Google+ / Picasa?
I just finished scanning my family's archive of photo albums and now I want to share them with my family on Google+ / Picasa.
I have some 80 albums, is there a way to share all of them at once?
I ...
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How do I grant permission to another user for my Google+ product / brand page?
I have recently created a page for my workplace in Google Plus, using my Google account. I would like my colleagues to also be able to log in to this page to manage and update it.
How do I give ...
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How does G+ hangout Screen sharing work?
I'm curious if it's using HTML5 or if there's a plugin/extension required to run it. Anyone have ideas on how this works, and if there's any known implementations of it outside of G+?
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How can I search for friends who live in a particular place?
I'm going to be visiting a distant city in a few months, and want to start making plans with people I know there, some of whom I don't keep in touch with as regularly as perhaps one ought to. The ...
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Disable Google Buzz without deleting Google+ Profile [closed]
Under Mail Settings -> Buzz there's a link to disable Google Buzz. The help text under it says "This will disable Google Buzz in Gmail and delete your Google Profile and Buzz posts."
Unfortunately, ...
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Do your +1's affect your own Google results?
Your Google plus connections' +1s affect your own Google results. But how about your +1s? If you +1 a site, will it affect your own Google results? For example, if you +1 Stack Exchange, will Stack ...
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How can I automatically move photos from Google Plus to Google Drive?
If I take a picture with my Samsung phone, the picture is automatically stored in Google Plus. Is it possible to move the photo to Google Drive automatically?
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How can I hide “what's hot” in Google Plus?
Is there any way to hide the "What's hot" section in Google Plus without using external programs (like ADBlock and stuff like that)?
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Add existing friends in Google Plus to new circles without drag and drop
I have a Google Plus account and have added several people. I'm totally blind so obviously don't use a mouse.
Currently I have no one in my circles.
How can I add my existing friends on Google+ to ...
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Does sharing Public posts with an additional circle make a difference in Google+?
In Google+'s “Add circles or people to share with...” box, I can enter “Public”, making the post visible to/shared with everyone. I can also enter a circle, with or without the “Notify about this ...
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How can I add a Google+ person to Gtalk?
How can I add a Google+ person (someone in my circles) to GTalk? There seems like there should be an easy way since GTalk (chat) is now embedded in Google+.
Searching my friend's names doesn't ...
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How to create an event in Google+ ? (like Facebook events)
I want to totally switch from Facebook to Google+.
Today I want to create an event and invite friends.
I could not find how to do it in Google Plus.
Did I miss it? Is it not implement yet? Is it a ...
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G+ Hangouts, is there any way to prevent the hall of mirrors effect when sharing the desktop?
In G+ hangouts, I'm often sharing my desktop. Sometimes when I do this I mute the other participants because I'm giving some kind of lecture, but I will check back to see what they're saying in chat ...
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How can anonymous mobile users access my public Google+ posts?
Let's imagine my mother gets a new laptop and a new smart phone. My goal would be for her to be able to see my Google+ "Posts" page without having to log into Google.
From a laptop, without logging ...
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Is there a way to share a link to a public Google+ post?
I know I can re-share the post to my stream, but how do I point a non Google+ user to a publicly shared post?
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How to disable completely “Hot on Google+” feature?
Is it possible to completely disable the Google+ feature called "Hot on Google+" that make some post of people not present in your circle appear on your stream?
This is an example:
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Google Talk XMPP username for Google+ non-Gmail account?
Google+ decided to let me IM with people in my circles. But I only ever notice IM messages if I log in to an account via Pidgin (a desktop XMPP/AIM/etc. client). Google offers XMPP login to its chat ...
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Setting a Google+ vanity URL like plus.google.com/me
Where can I set a vanity URL for my Google+ profile? Ideally I would like to be able to have my current profiles.google.com URL brought over in case Google decide the profiles are now valid for Google ...
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Track views of a Google+ post?
Is there a way I can track how many times a Google+ post has been viewed, similar to the views on a SE question?
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If you add a non-member to a circle in Google+, do they get an email notification?
If I add someone from my Gmail contacts to a circle, and they haven't got a Google+ account, do they get an email saying I've added them on Google+?
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Is it possible to merge two Google+ accounts?
I have managed to get myself two Google+ accounts.
I created the first when it was in beta, but used a non Gmail address when signing up (I really can't remember why).
I can't add my existing Gmail ...
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How to save my current location in Google Maps or Google+ Android's app
I used to have some app that would find my car, but now what I do is use Google+ and "Check In" wherever my car is at, or whenever I just want to remember a location (a friends house, etc...) and ...
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Summary of people posting a hashtag on Google+?
How can I get a summary of who is posting the most entries with a given hashtag on Google+?
For example, how can I know who has posted the most in Google+ with the hashtag #AngryBirds?
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Phantom Google Contacts
I'm experiencing a problem related to Google Contacts, or what I consider to be "Phantom" Google Contacts. I use GMail for email, but Trillian for chat to connect to my Google Talk account. In my ...
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How to join a public hangout?
Before, I could easily join public hangouts. But now, whenever I click on the play button it's opening a Youtube live stream.
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Google+ connection statistics shows different numbers
On my Google+ profile page I have 13 connections in the "Have Miyo in circles (13)" but on Circles pages, under "People who've added you" shows 25 connections.
Since there is no way Google+ guys have ...
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Set Google Plus profile URL to resolve to about page
The standard Google Plus URL (for example: https://plus.google.com/109229333624640995186 ) resolves to the posts page (i.e. https://plus.google.com/109229333624640995186/posts ) by default. Is there a ...
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How to remove a personal Google account with the same address as an Apps account?
I'm using Google Apps for example.com. Before doing so, my example.com email address was associated with a Google account, probably because of Picasa. Upon attempting to reset the password for my ...
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How to update Google+ status via Twitter [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I connect Google+ with Twitter?
How do I setup my Google+ status to update from Twitter?
On the web there seems to be information on connecting social networks ...
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Why does Google+ bar show different data in Firefox and Safari? [closed]
I use GMail in both office and home where I use Firefox and Safari respectively.
I see Reader in the list in Firefox
but not in Safari. I need to select from the dropdown list.
Is there a way ...
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Private Message or substitute in Google+
Is there any way to send a private message to one of your contacts? I saw, that we can share something with a single person and this "message" will either show up in the recipients stream (if he/she ...
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Need to change email address but want to keep connected YouTube, Google+ and miscellaneous accounts currently associated
I currently have a Gmail account that is associated with many other Google products such as Google+ and YouTube. My email address currently contains my last name and as I am not getting married I want ...
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I have 3 Gmail accounts and I want only one of them to be associated with my Google+
I have 3 Gmail accounts. I have created a rule in Gmail settings to link all these three to the primary one, meaning I can change my "from" field to be any one of the three and I get all mails from ...
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Upload image to Google+ profile via email
Is it possible to upload an image to my Google+ profile via email?
All other social services seems to having this feature available but I can't find it on Google+.
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What's wrong with Google+ notifications?
The new black Google toolbar at the top of Google+ (and other Google products.) has many enhancements. And one of them is notifications. It's near the top right.
However even though there is nothing ...
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Search Google Plus Public Posts
Since one can make posts public, is it possible to search for say, all users who mentioned "Ponies" in their posts? Specifically I am looking for people who have posts pertaining to "My Little Pony"
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How to switch back from Google+ profile in Blogger
I connected my Blogger profile with Google Plus, but I don't like it anymore. Can I go back and switch to the old Blogger profile?
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Change Google+ link summary text
As a Google+ user, how can I change the summary text Google+ shows when sharing a link? Here's an example post where it looks like it's showing the first <div> with a certain amount of text in ...
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Google+: list of people I've emailed that have added me in a circle in and I haven't added back yet?
This is a bit intricate to explain, so I'll try my best:
How can I get the list of people I've emailed at some point using my gmail.com account that:
1 - have already added me in a circle in Google+
...
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Am I allowed to have both a personal and Google Apps account for Google+?
My workplace just added Google+ to Google Apps. I already have a personal account, which I want to keep separate from work.
Is having two accounts on Google+ allowed?
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What's the difference between Google Buzz and Google Plus? [closed]
Besides the obvious Circles, and dedicated interface for Google Plus, isn't Google Buzz and Google Plus the same?
Google Buzz is a 'feed' of posts, activities, or whatever your contacts that you ...
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How can you tell who owns a page in Google+?
There are many fake pages in Google+ and I want to know who owns each page.
Where do I look to find out the owner of a Google Plus page?
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Who can see a comment I write in Google+? Does it depend on who can see the original post?
In Google+, I'm not sure who can see a comment I make on a post. Is it open to the world, or just to people that can see the original post? (I realize that the set of people who can see a post can ...
