Google+ Added to LBL Google Apps

Google+ was released to Enterprise Customers and we added it to the LBL domain on October 27.

Feature highlights

• Google+ Profiles: Create a profile with information about yourself. For example, you can add information about your projects or expertise and share it only with other employees. You can choose which information is visible to others inside or outside our organization. The only exception is your name, which is always publicly visible. Learn more about Google+ Profiles
• Circles: Share information with specific people by organizing your coworkers and other contacts into circles. For example, create circles for different teams, projects, or special-interest groups. Learn more about circles

Also, when posting content, you can quickly share it with everyone in our organization, even if you haven’t added all of them to a circle, by choosing Berkeley Lab from the list of sharing options.

• Streams: You receive posts from others in your stream. This is where you can find and engage with content that’s shared with you. Learn more about streams
• Hangouts: Connect and communicate with your coworkers in multi-way video rooms called hangouts. You can also preview Hangouts with extras, which provides screen sharing and integrates with Google Docs for collaborative editing. When you start or join your first hangout, you’ll be prompted to install the Google Voice and Video Chat plug-in for your web browser. You’ll also need to connect a webcam and use a computer microphone (preferably a headset). Learn more about hangouts
• Picasa Web Albums: Because Google+ uses Picasa Web Albums for photo sharing, we’ve also turned on this service for your Google Apps account. When you share photos, they’re stored in Picasa Web Albums, which you can access at picasaweb.google.com
• Mobile access: You can use Google+ on mobile devices, using either a native app or a mobile web browser. Learn more

Sharing information outside Berkeley Lab

With Google+, you can share information that’s visible to others outside our organization. When sharing outside Berkeley Lab, please follow these guidelines:

• Make sure you don’t share internal or confidential information on your Google+ Profile
• Don’t post internal or confidential information to anyone outside the Lab or with any circles you create that include people outside.
• Consider creating separate circles for people inside and outside the Lab

If you have questions or need help with Google+

Make sure you check out these Google+ resources:

• For an overview of Google+ features, check out the Google+ Overview.
• For details on using Google+, see the Google+ Help.
• Consider joining the Google Users Group mailing list lbl-gug@lbl.gov