Google+ filled many gaps in social media experience. The features like Hangouts were an all new experience. Google+ also gives more importance to privacy. Google+ Business pages also introduced new world of online brand building and marketing. The SEO activities that focus on Google search engine cannot move further without considering the importance of Google +1 and Google Business pages. Also the option to +1 a content has lot of importance in SERP rankings as far as Google search is concerned.
For most of the browsers there are many extensions available to improve usability of Google+ and cross social interaction between social media services like Facebook and Twitter. Here let us check few of the extensions available for Google Chrome browser that will help you to customize and improve the usability of Google+ social service.
Best and Most Useful Google Chrome Google+ Extensions
Google +1 Button
Using this +1 button Chrome Google+ extension you can +1 and share the pages you think are worth visiting.By installing the +1 extension, you can publicly +1 any page that you’re visiting with one easy click. Once you do, look for the “Share on Google+” option to start a conversation.
Try Google +1 Button
Replies and more for Google+
Replies and more for Google+ chrome extension adds reply and reply-to-author buttons to Google+ comments and a number of other enhancements like adding a dropdown next to share with additional sharing options like Twitter/Facebook/Email etc.
Try Replies and more for Google+
Hover Zoom
Hover Zoom enlarges thumbnails on mouse over. Browse images galleries with ease: move the mouse cursor over thumbnails to view images in their full size without loading a new page. Pictures are automatically resized if they don’t fit the window.
Try Hover Zoom
+Photo Zoom
+Photo Zoom is a useful chrome extension for Google+. This extension provides fast and simple zooming for photos within your Google+ Stream. Just hover over the image you wish to zoom and +Photo Zoom will load the enlarged version of the picture.
Try +Photo Zoom
SGPlus
This chrome extension solves the network cross-posting problem to a great extend. SGPlus automatically post to Facebook AND Twitter AND LinkedIn whenever you share something on Google Plus. It also adds a Gmail inbox notifier to the top bar; so that you do not have to keep a Gmail tab open. Clicking on the Gmail icon shows a menu with the unread messages that let you access your emails directly inside Google+
Try SGPlus
Move Your Photos
Move Your Photos helps you to transfer your Facebook albums/photos selectively to Google’s Picasa and then you can share them with your Google+ Circles.
Try Move Your Photos
Nuke Comments on Google+
A link labelled “Nuke” will appear next to the +1 button on other people’s comments on your own Google+ posts. Clicking it will prompt you to delete the comment, and once you confirm the deletion, the person will be blocked from your profile. You may also report the user as a spammer.
Try Nuke Comments on Google+
Uncircle Uncirclers+
Find & Remove People in your Circles who’ve not added you Back to their Circles. Unfollow Unfollowers, Uncircle Uncirclers.
Try Uncircle Uncirclers+
G+me for Google Plus
G+me for Google Plus enhance the Google+ web app to make it much easier to process a large stream of incoming posts and comments and unlock the potential of its real-time updates. It collapses the Google+ stream while keeping live updates: collapses posts, hides comments, etc.
Try G+me for Google Plus
Google Translate for Google+
This extension helps you to translate your Google+ stream using integrated, inline, Google Translate support. This is useful to some extent.
Try Google Translate for Google+
Helper for Google+
This extension adds twitter and translate link to every Google Plus post. Desktop notifications on new posts, also with sound. You can share Google+ Posts with people on twitter, Facebook and Delicious.
Try Helper for Google+
Google+ Notifications
Google+ Notifications
This extension adds a notification button next to the address box of Chrome. Once logged in whenever you have a new notification like new posts the extension button will turn red and show you how many updates are waiting for you. Once you click the button, a window will drop down showing you all of your most recent notifications.
Try Google+ Notifications
Surplus
Surplus is a Google plus Integration for Chrome. This is notification extension which helps you to post or respond from within the popup, switch between multiple Google accounts etc.
Try Surplus
Facebook for Google+
Facebook for Google+ adds your Facebook Stream to your Google+ Profile. Simply Connect to Facebook, and get all the updates on your Google+ Facebook tab.
Try Facebook for Google+
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