Google Adds Sharing From Google+ Search Results

Today users will be able to share directly from a given set of Google+ search results.  In a post from Alex Unger, Associate Product Manager at Google, it was announced that not only will users be able to share from the search results, but also contribute directly to that stream from the given search.  The example that […]

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Today users will be able to share directly from a given set of Google+ search results.  In a post from Alex Unger, Associate Product Manager at Google, it was announced that not only will users be able to share from the search results, but also contribute directly to that stream from the given search.  The example that he gave was the following:

… if you search for basketball and then want to make a post about how your favorite team or player is doing, you can share right from the search results.

Here is a look at the sharebox for a given search, now with the “Join the discussion about “basketball” showing:

Google+ From Search

And this is what the share will look like on a user’s profile:

Google Basketball

Each item shared from a specific stream is also noted as so underneath the description.

These features are now live on Google+.

 


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Greg Finn is the Director of Marketing for Cypress North, a company that provides world-class social media and search marketing services and web & application development. He has been in the Internet marketing industry for 10+ years and specializes in Digital Marketing. You can also find Greg on Twitter (@gregfinn) or LinkedIn.

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