Google has now made it much easier for users to interact with businesses and corporations on its social networking site, Google+.
Google+ Pages now means that companies can create themselves a page and interact with Google+ users, giving them the opportunity to share content, chat to and even start video hangouts with their customers.
On the flipside, the new features will give your average Google+ user the ability to add their favourite brands, shops, companies and more to their Circles, view updates, pictures and video and also interact with businesses. Google has produced a pretty neat little video to demonstrate the new features:
It’s absolutely free for companies to join Google+ and start interacting with potential customers, so we expect to see the number of business pages shoot up over the next few days.
You can easily find your favourite pages by doing a Google search for the company name, with a + in front of the search term. For example, you could search ‘+WWE’ and Google will take you to the new page for the WorldWide Wrestling Entertainment company.
“For you and me, this means we can now hang out live with the local bike shop, or discuss our wardrobe with a favorite clothing line, or follow a band on tour. Google+ pages give life to everything we find in the real world. And by adding them to circles, we can create lasting bonds with the pages (and people) that matter most” said Google in a recent blog post where they announced the new service.
Will you interact with your favourite companies on Google+?
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