Today, I have a special edition for Brilliant Bloggers for you all – on the subject that absolutely everybody that seems to writing about: Google+. Since this new social media platform is brand new, I didn’t single out anyone’s posts like I usually do, but instead groups them into topic areas. If you wrote a post about Google+ as well that I missed, believe me, it was definitely unintentional/ Please feel free to comment with a link to your post!

And yes, for the record, it took me 20+ hours to compile this list of resources. I lost count after realizing that I hadn’t showered or eaten all day Sunday as I was finishing. Thank you everyone who made my job a little easier by sending in links! If it’s your first visit here, you might want to follow me on Twitter @allison_boyer – I do link round-ups at least once a week and ask for submissions by topic on Twitter, so it’s a good way to make sure I don’t miss your post. And also so you can remind me to shower when you notice I’ve been on Twitter too many consecutive hours.

Guides and How-To Posts

Photos on Google+

• Getty Images Says Google Plus Terms of Service is “OK” by Sarah Perez (@sarahintampa)
• Google Plus and Photos by Marcy Massura (@marcymassura)
• How To Move Your Facebook Photos To Picasa (Soon, Google Photos) In A Flash by Robin Wauters (@robinwauters)
• How to turn Google+ into an online photography portfolio by Nancy Messieh (@diptychal)
• Sharing Instagram Photos on Google+ by Steven Sande (@stevensande)
• Top 10 Tips on Google+ for Photographers by Thomas Hawk (@thomashawk)
• Warning – read Google’s Terms of Service before uploading photos by AgentGenius (@agentgenius)

Google+ Circles

• 3 Creative Ways to Use Google+ Circles by toastykitten
• 21 Google Plus circles you can actually use by Happy Place (@HappyPlace)
• Circle of Trust – Effective Organization for Google+ Circles by Greg Grospitch (@greggrospitch)
• Google+ Circles: Groups, Filters, and Stream Bubbles by Adrian Chan (@gravity7)
• Google+ Circles Need to be Turned Upside Down by Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal)
• Google+ Solves the Social Privacy Problem by Making Friending Very Complicated by Liz Gannes (@LizGannes)
• Google Circles: The Dumbest Thing About Google+ by Pete Pachal (@petepachal)
• Google+ Circles Users: Limited Distribution Is Not Privacy by Danny Thorpe (@danny_thorpe)
• The Most Creative Google+ Circles by Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman)
• Using Google+ Circles by Steve Pavlina (@stevepavlina)
• Why Google+ Circles is the Perfect Feature for Recruiters by Simon Nicholls (@socialrecruita)
• Why Google+ Circles Will Only Add to the “Filter Bubble” by Chris Crum (@CCrum237)

Google+ versus Facebook and Twitter

• 5 Reasons Google+ Is Not A Facebook Killer by Dave Davies (@beanstalkseo)
• 9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+ by Mark Sullivan
• The Beginning of Web 3.0: The Google+ Vs. Facebook Debate is Irrelevant by Tommy Walker (@tommyismyname)
• Facebook vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn vs. Google+ by Sharon Machlis (@sharon000)
• Google+ has made Twitter boring, here’s what Twitter should do about that by Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
• Google+ is Facebook’s First Serious Social Networking Threat by Stephen Zhu (@wallstCS)
• Google+ Is More Than One Shot In A Larger War On Facebook by Joseph Wise
• Google+ versus Facebook by Paul O’Flaherty (@urlybits)
• Google vs. Facebook: Should Human Rights Factor in Your Choice of Social Network? by Tim Karr
• Google+ vs. Facebook – the Motivation by Daniel Fogel (@soshable)
• Google+ vs Facebook vs Twitter – 10 Things by Banai Feldstein (@banaifeldstein)
• Google Plus is Much Better than Facebook by Vinny O’Hare (@VinnyOHare)
• Google versus Facebook: The Social Network Race by Fiona McEachran (@abnormalmarket)
• Is Google+ A Twitter Killer? by Kelly Clay (@kellyhclay)
• Reality to Soon Set in on Google+ by Jason Falls (@jasonfalls)

Google+ and SEO

• Google+ and SEO by Andrew Goodman (@andrew_goodman)
• Google+ SEO – Is it Worth It? by Bryan
• Google + Sparks SEO by Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick)
• Google+, Twitter and SEO by Jacob (@blogrevolter)
• Google Circles and the future of SEO copywriting by Heather Lloyd-Martin (@heatherlloyd)
• How will Google Plus Impact SEO? byDerek Mehraban (@mehraban)
• Measuring the Early SEO Impact of Google+ by Webbed Marketing (@webbedmarketing)
• What Does Google+ Mean for SEO? by Prudence Shank (@eyeflow)
• Will Google+ Kill SEO?by Tim Peter (@tcpeter)

Google+ Hangouts

• A Few Lessons Learned from the Google+ Hangout by Dick Eastman (@dickeastman)
• Four reasons Google+ Hangouts beat Facebook’s Video Calling by Preston Gralla (@pgralla)
• Google+ Hangouts and the Potential of the “Alive Web” by Wesley Fenlon (@wesleyfenlon)
• Google+ Hangouts for Writing Groups by Jason Boog (@jasonboog)
• How to Use Google+ Hangouts for your Business by Courtney Seiter (@courtneyseiter)
• Is Google’s Hangouts Its Killer App? by Jenna Wortham
• Is Google+ Hangout social entertainment? by Tiziano Luccarelli (@tizianolucca)
• Thank You Google+ Hangouts… I Can Finally Watch Synced YouTube Videos with My Friends by Neil Vidyathi (@neilvidyarthi)

Google+ for Businesses

• 5 Google+ Features Small Business Owners Should Use by Shashi Bellamkonda (@shashib)
• 5 Things Small Businesses Must Know About Google Plus by Naveen Hariprasad
• 6 Examples of Google+ Advertising – How Combining Search, Social, and Behavioral Targeting Could Be a Game-Changer for Marketers byGlenn Gabe (@GlennGabe)
• Google+ and Your Small Business by Chris Piepho (@smallbizshift)
• Google+ for businesses: Top 10 reasons why it can be “amazing” by IBTimes
• Google+: How Much Should Small Businesses Care? by Mark Henricks (@bizmyths)
• Google+ Offers Great Business Potential by John Jantsch (@ducttape)
• What Google+ Means For Your Business by Douglas Idugboe (@douglasi)
• Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google Plus by Jay Baer (@jaybaer)

Other Google+ Opinions

• 4 Reasons Google+ Matters to The Average User by Mike Searle (@searlemike)
• Blogging+ about Google+ by Rick StilWell (@RickCaffeinated)
• Conversations Matter in Google+ by Chris Brogan (@ChrisBrogan)
• Does Google+ solve the privacy problem or make it worse? by Mathew Ingram (@mathewi)
• Google+ And The Doctrine of Mutually Assured Distraction by Terry Starbucker (@starbucker)
• Google+ Gives Me Grief, Generally by Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian)
• Google+ May Be the Biggest Online Conversation in the History of the Internet by Mili Ponce (@miliponce2)
• Google+: On Communities, Circles, Friendship and Love by Dave Pollard (@DavePollard)
• Google+, Privacy, and Balancing Identity by Lauren Weinstein (@laurenweinstein)
• Google+: Should Writers Sign Up? My Recommendation: YES! by Debbie Ohi (@inkyelbows)
• Google+: Why I Think Mom and Dad will Use It by Jean Hsu (@jyhsu)
• Google Plus is Not a Blog by Jake Ludington (@jakeludington)
• Is Google+ really a big deal? 8+ things everyone should know about Google+ by Olivier Blanchard (@thebrandbuilder)
• Learn from Google+. Copy First, Innovate Second by Rishi Shah (@risk)
• Me & Google+ – We Has a Thing Goin’ On by Gina (@WebMistressGina)
• No, You Don’t Have to Join Google+ by Greg Pincus (@gregpincus)
• Thoughts on Google+ by Jonathan McLean (@unteer)
• The top 10 features missing from Google Plus by Jason Hiner (@jasonhiner)
• What Apple could Learn from Google+ by Mike Elgen (@cultofmac)
• Why Bloggers should Consider Engaging on Google+ by Darren Rowse (@problogger)

Videos about Google+

• Does Google+ Mark a Change, or Just Another Website by Kirsten Wright (@kirstenwright)
• Google+, SEO and Your Social Graph can Affect Website Traffic by Steve Pacinelli (@stevepacinelli)
• How Google+ Hangouts are Changing Social Media for the Better by Mike Stenger (@mikestenger)

Other Great Google+ Link Round-Ups

• 19 Essential Google+ Resources by Stephanie Buck (@StephMBuck)
• Google+: 50 Helpful Posts to Get You Started by Deb Ng (@debng)
• Google+ Tips and Tactics by Jack Humphrey (@jackhumphrey)
• Roundup of Google+ First Impressions by Cindy Lavoie (@cindyslavoie)
• Today’s Reading List – Google+ Plus Edition by John Hewitt (@poewar)

Again, if I missed your post, please leave a comment below with a link – the more bloggers who share, the better this resource list will be! And for the record, yes, I’ve since showered, much to the relief of my roommate and cat.