A lot of talk swirled lately suggesting that Google plans to launch a Facebook competitor called “Google Me”. This article outlines how to prepare yourself and your Google information for the launch of “Google Me”.
- Get a Google Account. This is a “no-brainer”. Your Google account will be your gateway to“Google Me”.
If you are one of the last 15 people on the planet that doesn’t have a Google Account, GET ONE!
https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount - Create or Complete your “Google Profile”. Your “Profile” page will be the foundation for your profile on “Google Me”.
http://www.google.com/profiles
Fill out the profile completely. Pay special attention to the “About Me” section. In addition to preparing you for "Google Me" having a profile page will increase your "Google Juice", a term Jeff Jarvis coined for improving your searchability. - Curate Your Contacts. No matter the email program you use Google will surely use your contacts to help you get connected to friends, associates and family.Spend some time curating your contacts: cleanup contacts, add people you find missing and remove/merge duplicates.
- Tell all of your friends to follow these same steps. After all you can't have a social network without them.
- (Optional) Sign up for GMail
http://mail.google.com/mail/signup - (Optional) Sign up for Orkut.
Google created Orkut years ago as a place for people to connect and share photos and other information with their social network. Those already using Orkut will have a leg up when starting to connect using “Google Me”.
http://www.orkut.com/
If you follow these simple steps you’ll be prepared and ready to transition to “Google Me” if/when Google launches this service.
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