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Some social media communities to check out on Google+

7 Dec, 2012 Google Great Resources News Permalink

New Communities Google+

Do you know that Google+ now has Communities? This new feature works like Facebook Groups, but offers more options, such as Hangouts and discussion categories.

You can read more about it here.

I joined several Communities last night and this morning, and believe that Google came up with a way to change the game and kill Facebook Groups.

Of course, only time will tell. I may end up being completely wrong!

In the meantime, here is a list of social media communities that you might be interested in joining:

  • Social Media SEO – “Ber|Art Visual Design V.O.F. delivers high-end secure (PCI-Compliant) WordPress, Typo3 and Magento Linux Cloud VPS Hosting with professional Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plus Social Media (Social Network) integration, branding and strategy. See: http://hosting.ber-art.nl/ – /@BerriePelser”
  • Social Media Marketing – “Learn about Facebook, Google Plus, YouTube, Twitter and more. We want to have open discussions about things you are doing successfully to market on social sites.”
  • Social Media – “A chance to share news, technology and best practices.”
  • Social Media Marketing – “Social media marketing test community. Post questions, discussions, and interesting links.”
  • Google+ Developers – “Welcome to the official Google+ Developers community. This community is all about you! It’s a place to meet other developers using the Google+ platform, share your development tips and tricks, challenges, or just keep up to date on the latest news about the Google+ platform.”
  • Tech News! – “Tech news, views and reviews.”
  • Content Curation – “With the Web becoming incredibly noisy and overcrowded, content curators are needed to filter relevant and desired content from the clutter. The want for high-quality content is greater than ever, and the distribution of content is always evolving. Come and join our discussion on content curation and its relevance in today’s thought leadership, lead generation, community building, traffic and SEO. Collect. Curate. Cultivate.”
  • Social Media Professionals – “Hello all, sometimes you just wanna talk shop. I’m a social media professional, and I love to bounce ideas off of people – talk a little strategy – share resources. Would love to see us start a conversation here. Community managers, Social Media Managers, Social Media Strategists, Social Media Architects – whatever you call yourself – this is it. Go ahead and introduce yourself, give us your job title, your LinkedIn, blog – whatever.”
  • Blogging – “This group is for bloggers to discuss everything from blogging tips to WordPress!”

How do I find Communities in Google+?

1) Enter the keyword you are looking for in the Google+ Search box.

2) Click the magnifying glass button.

3) On the results page, click the “Everything” button to bring the option menu.

4) Select “Communities”.

5) Et voilà!

Google+ Communities

What do you think of Google+ Communities? What are your favorite groups so far? Did you create any? Share links in the comment section. 

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About The Author

Cendrine Marrouat is a journalist, blogger, content curator, author, and workshop facilitator located in Canada. She is the founder of two social media blogs: Social Media Slant and Creative Ramblings. On March 6, 2012, she released The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips, a comprehensive resource that provides bloggers of all levels with essential information and precise guidance to attract quality traffic to their blogs. She is currently working on an eBook on social media strategies that should be released before the end of 2013.
  • http://www.sandyappleyard.com Sandy Appleyard

    Thanks for sharing Cendrine! I’ve never joined any communities, perhaps now is the time. Do they have communities for authors as well? I’m sure they do, but in case anyone knows the names of the communities for romance writers…:)

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Hello Sandy!

      Why don’t you conduct a search? I am pretty sure you will find something. :-)

  • http://www.tweakyourbiz.com Sian Phillips

    I wasn’t aware of this – still getting to grips with Google+. I will have a look over the weekend. Thanks for sharing on Bizsugar.com as always

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      I’m pretty sure you will love the new feature, Sian!

  • http://affiliate-entrepreneur-club.com Kimsea

    thanks for sharing! I just joint the community. It is a great ideas experience sharing and learning, especially increase more engagement and website traffic

  • http://www.solosmarts.com Kelly McCausey

    Not surprising that there are tons of new ‘social media’ communities on the social media site that appeals so well to social media geeks like us ;)

    I created a community about a topic of personal interest just to play around. So far so good.

    I hope it increases G+ sign ups and wins more of my market over there.

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Absolutely!

  • http://www.geelongtriathloncoaching.com/ Aayna

    Hey Cendrine,
    I am an active member of ‘blogging’ community. This community is one which can even make newbies an adept in the blogging arena. I am totally in praise for this community. Thanks for sharing this list of social media communities.

    • http://www.cendrinemarrouat.com Cendrine Marrouat

      Glad to know that, Aayna!