{"id":20,"date":"2011-11-08T08:40:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T08:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tech-e-view.com\/internet\/?p=20"},"modified":"2011-11-08T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T08:40:33","slug":"google-plus-opens-to-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-e-view.com\/internet\/google-plus-opens-to-business","title":{"rendered":"Google Plus opens to business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Google Inc’s new social networking service has opened its doors to businesses to create special web pages, a move that could entice visitors to spend more time on the website and help Google match the offerings of rival Facebook.<\/p>\n

The so-called Google+ Pages allow corporate brands and businesses to set up a special page within Google’s social networking service.<\/p>\n

Google said that 20 businesses, including Toyota, Pepsi and retailer Macy’s, have set up special pages on the Google+ social network, and that any organization will soon be able to join as well.<\/p>\n

Until now, only individual users have been able to sign up for Google+. Businesses are increasingly using online social services, such as Facebook, to reach new customers and to cement relationships with loyal customers through special offers and promotions.<\/p>\n

Google, the world’s No. 1 search engine, has signed up more than 40 million users on Google+ since it introduced the service in late June. But Facebook dominates the social networking market with more than 750 million users.<\/p>\n

The new Google+ business pages will be accessible from Google’s Web search engine, as well as from within the Google+ social networking service. Google said on Monday that users who type the plus symbol in front of a business’ name, such as “+Pepsi,” when conducting a search on its search engine, will be directly connected to the business’ special Google+ page.<\/p>\n

Google said this so-called “direct connect” feature is currently available for a limited number of pages, but that “many more are coming.” source Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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