Section 1: Getting Started

Section 1: Getting Started

Quick Start

Cheat Sheet #1 by Simon Laustsen (1-page infographic)
Cheat Sheet #2 by Simon Laustsen (1-page infographic)
Longer cheat sheet by Technostreak.com (2-page infographic)
Infographic comparing features of FB, G+, & Twitter by Blogging Innovation
Google+ Terms and Translations by Dain Binder
Set Your Google+ Profile Settings
Official Google+ Help Forum
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Overview

Official Google+ Demo: Take the tour
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google+ Project
Official Google+ Community Guides
The Google+ Start-up Guide (slideshow version 1 and updated version 2) by Saidur Hossain
YouTube video version adapted by James-Lawson Smith
What G+ Is Really About (Psst! It’s not social) by Vincent Wong
Google+ Introduction Videos (4 parts) by Paul Melrose
How to Use Google Plus by Dan Rowinski from ReadWriteWeb
Google Plus: Ultimate Quickstart Guide by Eugene Teplitsky
Google+ Setup Guide by Anson Alexander as summarized by Denis Labelle
How to Get Started with Google+ by Kristi Hines on SocialMediaExaminer
10 Tips and Tricks for New Users by Ojaswani on SaveDelete
Google Plus 101: How to Get Started by Rana Shahbaz
Brief Overview of Photos in Google+ by Dain Binder
Hangout 101 Tutorial (brief slideshow) by Carmelyne Thompson
A Semantic Matrix for Google+ by Jacques Chazarain (Google document that describes features in G+ and what they are used for)
Plusisms – Collection of Google+ Terminology
Official Google+ Help Page
Official What’s New in Google+
Official User Content and Conduct Policy
Community Advice

First Impressions on Google+ by Linda Lawrey
Three Easy Steps to Start Using Google+ (highlights) by Linda Lawrey
A Few Basic Tips for Getting More Out of Your Google+ Profile by Rick Klau
3 Basic Tips on Getting Started by Craig Kanalley
Helpful Tips to Get You Started by Pauline Sweetman
Building an Awesome-tastic Community by Natalie Villalobos
Welcome to Google+ by Christina Trapolino
Stop Treating Google+ like Facebook by Christina Trapolino
Please Don’t Make Every Post Public. Your Next Boss Might be Watching. by Christina Trapolino
11 Tips for Newer Google+ Users by Robert Scoble
Want to See the Magic of Google+? by Amanda Blain
Open Beta Updates

An Announcement of a Slew of New Google+ Features by Natalie Villalobos
Official Google Blog Announcement Outlining Updates
Official Google+ Mobile App Release Notes
Google+ Search Tour walkthrough of updates by Carter Gibson on PlusHeadlines.com
How to Use G+ Search to Find Interesting People, Posts, and Content by Pooja Srinivas
Explanation of Hangouts and Mobile App Updates by TheNextWeb and SearchEngineWatch