Google+ Circles
What sets Google Plus apart from other social networking channels such as Facebook and Twitter is "Circles", or the ability to form groups or communities easily. The provision of Circles enhances the commercial and business value to the Google+ service. A user may start a closed circle to share documents or files and engage in private discussions among the members of his or her circle without outsiders being privy to the information.
Google+ makes sharing of information seamless, easy and secure. Team members spread over different geographical locations may use the Google + circle to connect with each other and information. One member of the circle may update records and other users would access the updated records, doing away with the hassles of synchronization. Google offers virtually infinite amount of storage, which comes with robust top grade security. The service is moreover free and extremely convenient in its use – you certainly won't require a diploma in computer sciences to be able to master it.
The alternative to Google+ for sharing business and financial documents are custom software or FTP. Both are costly to set up and maintain and do not match the user-friendly nature or accessibility of Google+.
Finance Related Communities
What makes Google+ an excellent financial support tool is the availability of a large number of open pages related to finance. Many financial firms and experts have set up their own Google+ pages and through it offer both many valuable tools and a plethora of other sensible resources. Most of these communities are open to the public at large, meaning anyone with a Google+ account can follow such pages – and reap their benefits. A few such communities are:
Most financial majors such as banks, credit cards and others have their own Google+ pages as well. As such, Google+ offers a convenient way to keep track of both global and local finance information. The only thing you need to do is take a pick.
Needless to say, it will be an advantage of being able to make use of this information straight away. To this end, it is certainly advisable to get yourself at least a basic bank account online to be able to react to the latest developments in real-time - rather than having to wait for bank clerks and depending on branch office opening times.
Google Finance and Google Advisor
Another advantage of using Google+ as a financial support tool is the easy integration with other Google finance related tools such as Google Finance and Google Advisor.
Google Finance offers a dashboard to create and track portfolios of investments. Google provides real time quotes, upcoming events such as board meetings and news related to the scripts in the portfolio. Members may input their financial transactions for Google to compute net worth and asset allocation.
Google Advisor is a personal finance comparison tool. Members may select from a range of options such as mortgage rates, credit cards, certificate of deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and others. Google Advisor churns out a list of relevant financial instruments that meets the search criteria. For instance, when the search is mortgage, the tool provides data such as APR, monthly payment, fees and contact details for all available options in the geographical location of the search.
Google+ users can access such services with a single login and account. It is also very easy to share information from such tools with other Google+ users and to circles. And there has never been a better time to join, either: Since it is still in its early stages, the platform is big enough to provide valuable network effects and small enough for you not to loose yourself in it. Perhaps it's all for the better if Google+ remains a well-kept secret.
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