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Chrome Extension Adds Facebook, Twitter To Google+

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the simplify-your-life dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a story about Start G+, a really sweet Chrome plug-in that I've been using for several days to blend Facebook and Twitter into my Google+ Page. It's worth a look. It's a bit buggy, but if it lets you close a tab or two, it's worth it. FTA: "Computer programmer Zane Claes has created Start G+, a Google Chrome extension that adds useful features to the Google+ social network. It lets you easily import your photos from Facebook, as well as post to Facebook and Twitter within Google+. In short, it's designed to make the process of transitioning from Facebook to Google+ as smooth as possible."

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  1. Finally! by Narnie · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll have something to look at on Google+!

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  2. Transitioning Is Easy by Ngarrang · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just ignore anything from FaceBook and Twitter, and start anew. Treat G+ as a chance to wipe away the sins of the past.

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    1. Re:Transitioning Is Easy by Ngarrang · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's the internet! Your sins will always be there!

      I will give you that, yes. But, G+ is chance to create all new sins!

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  3. Re:Safari Extension Please by Ngarrang · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have my sympathies for having to use Safari.

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  4. But Google Apps users... by AngryNick · · Score: 2

    ...still can't use Google+.

    1. Re:But Google Apps users... by redemtionboy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No one needs 4 G+ accounts. That's selfish. Quit hogging the internet.

    2. Re:But Google Apps users... by AngryNick · · Score: 2
      It's not a lack of invites, it's the:

      "Oops... you need a Google profile to use this feature. Google Profiles is not available for your organization."

      Sure, I can create an account and hope they can hook it up with my Apps account one day, but that plan didn't go so well when I tried it with Voice...or Picasa...or Buzz.... I think I'll just wait this time.

  5. FB will ban it soon... by mathfeel · · Score: 2

    since it's been acting like an jealous ex ever since G+ showed up...

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    1. Re:FB will ban it soon... by Ngarrang · · Score: 2

      since it's been acting like an jealous ex ever since G+ showed up...

      And so they should. I mean, when someone is a valid thread to your dominant position, the SOP is do everything in your power to protect your position, thus insuring that you remain in power. It's worked for so many companies! /sarcasm

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  6. The internet is awesome by For+a+Free+Internet · · Score: 2, Funny

    With the intrenet, I havemany frenids. They likje meandI like them. We like eachother, andwe areon face book. The placewherecool peopleareon hte intrenet. Awesome.

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  7. What i was Looking For by corvax · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There are a few G+ extensions that work with Chrome and Firefox but none that handled both facebook and twitter that works in this manner. It will help those who have slow or stagnant feeds stem the tide while G+ reaches critical mass. Google should allow facebook and twitter users to be added to circles (twitter) (facebook) and have the features of this plugin baked right in. That way when you post from G+ to facebook or twitter users will see an abbreviated post...... and be redirected to G+ to read the rest instead of being allowed to remain in Facebook and twitter to Read the posts. Once enough users are posting this way they will be compelled to switch to G+ because they have to go there anyway to read most posts.

  8. Re:Safari Extension Please by dingen · · Score: 2

    I use it every day. I also have Firefox, Chrome and Opera installed, but I prefer using Safari for most of my browsing needs. I don't think other browsers are bad or worse than Safari, but none of them feel as clean, focused and fast to me as Safari does.

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  9. Re:OK The pool is on. by Dan667 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    once you start just playing defense you are just waiting to lose.

  10. Re:Current state of transferring contacts by novium · · Score: 2

    Someone suggested connecting facebook to a yahoo account. Yahoo pulls all the contacts. You can then connect google+ to that yahoo account, and it'll pull in all of those contacts.

  11. Re:facebook is not responding by Dynedain · · Score: 2

    No, the devs had said that their servers are running at max capacity.

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  12. Why not use the Facebook download facility? by Shemmie · · Score: 2

    I went to Account > Account Settings on Facebook, and went with Download Your Information.

    I've now got a zip file that includes a Photos folder, with sub-folders for all my albums, and all my photos.

    I'll now use Picasa to upload them to Google+.

    Am I missing something in this being tricky?