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How to tweak your Google+ profile

Now that you've joined yet another social network, make sure your profile is up to snuff. Sharon Vaknin shows you how to customize privacy settings, display photos, link to favorites sites, and more.

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Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET Studios
As vice president of CNET Studios, Sharon led the video, social, editorial design, and branded-content teams. Before that role, Sharon led content development and launched new verticals for CNET, including Wellness, Money, and How To. A tech expert herself, she's reviewed and covered countless products, hosted hundreds of videos, and appeared on shows like Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, and Today. Sharon is also a recurring Best of Beauty Awards judge for Allure, and she's an avid chef -- she's developed and published hundreds of recipes, and she hosts the cooking segment Farm to Fork on PBS nationwide.
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  • Webby Award ("How To, Explainer, and DIY Video"); Folio Changemaker Award, 2020
Sharon Profis

If Google+ is the new Facebook, then it's one of the first places people will go when searching for you online. In fact, Google indexes your Google profile by default, landing it at the top of search results for your name. With all its exposure, it's important that your Google+ profile is pristine. 

With this How To, we'll show you how to tweak your Google profile with privacy settings, photos, and your Twitter feed.

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