Google Communities

the whole kit and commoogle! Communities are an incredible feature from Google Plus. Since their launch, there are around 50,000 listed communities on Google+, some with tens of thousands of members, others with much fewer.

One of the best services Google+ provides to its users is called " communities ". Any Google Plus user can easily create and host his/her community on the cloud and in a matter of few clicks.For us in education we can use this service to create a community for our class.

A quick how to guide for getting started on Google+ Communities. Great tips for moderators, too!

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Tips for a successful community Do: Promote your community as a place where people can have conversations and share ideas Participate in conversations by posting, leaving comments, and +1'ing posts Celebrate and engage with your members Add moderators and invite them to manage content and share regularly Add categories to

This brief article is written primarily for those who have set up/moderate communities (over 20,000 created in 2 weeks!) and also those interested in the psychology of Google Plus more generally. Introduction Since the arrival of communities within the Googleverse I believe many of us have seen attention shift from profiles and pages (as well as the stream) to Communities i.e.