Lesson 21. Using Gmail with Google+

In this lesson, you learn how to integrate Gmail with the Google+ social network.

How Gmail Integrates with Google+

Google+ (http://plus.google.com) is Google’s Facebook-like social network that enables members to share messages and media with their friends and colleagues. Since Gmail is one of Google’s premier products, it’s not surprising that it has become tightly integrated with the Google+ social network.

The people you connect with on Google+ are called connections, and you can organize them into groups called circles. A Google+ circle is like a contacts group in Gmail; you can easily post a message to all members of the circle just by including the circle name in the post. (You can also easily view ...

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