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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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As the Vice President of CNET Studios, Sharon leads the video, social, editorial design, and branded content teams. Before this 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 the Today Show. An industry expert, Sharon is a recurring Best of Beauty Awards judge for Allure. Sharon is an avid chef and hosts the cooking segment 'Farm to Fork' on PBS nationwide. She's developed and published hundreds of recipes.
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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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