30 Awesome Google Plus Tips and Tools

2. G+ Search

Search Public Google+ Content with this unofficial Google custom search engine.

3. GPhangouts

This site shows you where you can “Hangout” on Google+ by giving you an at-a-glance overview of public Hangouts, as well as the option to add your own Hangout.

4. Group.as

This site is basically a directory of Google Plus users.  First you can view all groups to see a tag cloud of all groups that have been created, then you can add yourself to the groups that are the most relevant to you.  This website reminds me of the Twitter directory wefollow.

5. Gplus.to

Gplus.to is a simple tool that enables you to make a short link for your Google+ profile.

6. Google Plus Statistics

By registering an account with this website (you can log in with your Google account) you can start to track your progress in terms of how many people have included you in their circles.

Once you register you will get a rank among all people who have registered for tracking, which is currently over 45,500 people.

7. +Everything (Chrome)

With this app, the Google+ bar follows you everywhere around the web so that you can see if there are notifications waiting for you, or easily share any web page or access any of the many different Google apps.

8. GTools+ (Chrome)

GTools+ add many useful features for Google+ services. You can:

• Stick the Google+ bar
• Translate posts
• Customize notification color
• Change the Google chat place
• Add notifications for Gmail and Reader and more

9. Google+Tweet (IE, Chrome, Firefox)

This app adds a Twitter tab to Google+.

10. Google+Facebook (Firefox, Chrome)

Now there is a extension called Google+Facebook that allows you to see your Facebook stream inside Google+.

Simply Connect to Facebook, and you will be able to post status updates and view your stream within the Google+ Facebook tab.

Note: There are several bugs noted with this extension that you should be aware of before you install it.

11. Color Plus (Chrome)

Color Plus is a Chrome extension that lets you change the color of the Google Plus bar because the gray is utterly boring.

After I installed this extension I changed the color of my G+ bar to blue!

12. Start G+ (Chrome)

Start Google+ is designed to help you jump right in to Google’s new social network. Here’s a few things that the plugin can do:

• Put your Facebook and Twitter streams inside your Google Plus stream, complete with “Stream” links on the side and rich media
•  Automatically post to Facebook AND Twitter whenever you share something on Google Plus (you can turn this on/off from within the share window in Google Plus – see the screenshots)
• Add 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+.

13. +Photo Zoom 

+Photo Zoom is a simple extension providing 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.

14. Get your Facebook Photos with Move2Picasa (Chrome)

Google+ syncs with your photos stored in Picasa.

That’s good if you’re a Picasa user, but what if most of your photos live on Facebook?

Give Move2Picasa a whirl. It’ll easily import them all.

15. Usability Boost for Google Plus (Chrome)

This extension will help you visualize and focus on the content within Google Plus.

Main features of this extension are:

• Small CSS changes that put the focus on the content, separating visually posts and comments
• The Google/Notification bar stays at a fixed position on top so you’ll never miss a notification again !
• Displays a direct link to mute post

16. Connect Twitter, Facebook and Google+ accounts with ManageFlitter

17. Cause+

Cause+ is a site where you can find active causes on Google+, and promote your cause if you have one.

18. Plusya

This service lets users create a shorter URL for Google+ profiles and enables them to share, track and analyze profile traffic.

19. The Unofficial Google+ Wiki

This wiki is a useful source for Google+ newcomers. The wiki covers posting, managing circles, hotkeys and more.

20. Google+ Counter

The slogan of this site is “helping you find people on Google+.”

Future additions to this project will allow you to auto share with a single click instead of going through the hassle of clicking multiple times, for a better overall experience.

24. Liquid G+ (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, IE)

Adds columns to your Google+ screen just give a magazine view style.

25. +1 Plus One Extension (Chrome)

This extension lets you easily +1 any web page.

Just simple as one click!

26. Plus Minus (Chrome)

Plus Minus allows you to filter your Google+ stream and view only posts from people in the circles that matter the most to you.

27. Surplus (Chrome)

The notifications on Google+ are amazing, but to actually have them pop up on your browser, you need to be on one of the Google websites.

Making this more easy and helping Google+ get more addictive, this chrome extension lets you access your notifications and make a new post anywhere on internet.

This extension lets you check, read, comment and share without actually visiting any google website.

28. Replies and more for Google+ plus (Chrome)

This extension for Chrome adds links to posts in your stream that make it easy for you to reply to the author of the post.

This plugin also makes it easy for you to share a post via Twitter, Facebook, and email, and comes with several other features.