Google+Social networking is extremely addicting. The Internet makes it even harder for most of us to walk away. We want to know what is going on, how it is going on and who we know that is involved in what is going on. Social networking makes this possible and Google+ is the latest social network that everyone wants to be a part of.

What happens when we venture away from Google+? We could be missing out on updates, multimedia, breaking news and more. That is where the Google+ Notifications extension for Chrome comes in handy.

The Google+ Notifications extension adds a small icon identical to the one in Google services toolbar you should be familiar seeing when logged into one of your accounts. This allows you to see updates on who is following you, who is talking to you and what is going on with your own posts on Google+.

How to use the Google+ Notifications extension for Chrome

The first step to staying in the loop with Google+ is to install the Google+ Notifications extension into Chrome.

Visit its dedicated page on the Chrome Web Store.

Click “Add to Chrome” to get started.

Add to Chrome

A small pop-up will appear letting you know what data the Google+ Notifications extension will use. When you are ready, click “Install” to continue.

Confirm Installation

It will only take a few seconds for the extension to install in Chrome. Once installed, another pop-up will appear near the extensions toolbar letting you know it is installed and ready to use.

Google+ Notifications is now installed.

The familiar grey box for notifications on Google+ will appear in the toolbar from now on.

No notifications

When you have a notification, it will light up red along with the number of notifications for you to check out.

New notifications

If you click on the notifications box, a window will appear with your recent notifications. You can interact with them by clicking on each one.

Notifications

The Google+ Notifications is an easy way to stay in the loop when you are surfing the Internet and have to tear yourself away from Google+.

Pros of the Google+ Notifications extension:

  • Stay in the loop with Google+ no matter where you are online
  • Easy to see what is going on and respond without navigating to Google+

Cons of the Google+ Notifications extension:

  • May not stop the compulsion of venturing over to Google+
  • You cannot update your Stream from the extension

Why know what’s going on with Google+?

As more and more people start joining and really using Google+, more are going to want to keep up to date with what is going on with the social network. The Google+ Notifications extension allows you to do just that. You no longer have to stay at Google+ to know what is going on and how people are interacting with you. This extension offers you the chance to see what notifications you are getting and allow you to respond to them as they happen while surfing the Internet.

Get the Google+ Notifications extension.

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