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Business Profiles being tested on Google+?

August 31, 2011 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

New user profile functionality might indicate that Google+ is close to getting brand profiles (aka business profiles).

We know that back in July Google began building a set of “non-user entities” (companies, brands, etc.) who were selected to help with the setup and testing of brand profiles; Ford and MTV were specifically mentioned. For a short period of time you could apply to be in the test group, but the “Google+ Entity Profile Application” has since been disabled. Could Google be close to rolling out their version of brand pages? +Steve Rubel shared a video today that shows some new features already active on users profile pages that might indicate the answer is yes.

Google Brand Pages showing in dropdowns?

Both the Employment and Education sections of your profile now have dropdown boxes that show pre-populated sets of data. The dropdown has autocomplete so as you start typing is begins to show narrow your search for you. (Oddly, when I simply hit the down arrow, Pokemon was the first thing that showed in my list under Employment… which I found both odd and funny).

Google was very clear that non-user profiles (business pages) were not to be created when Google+ first launched. Several high profile sites had their profiles disabled, and were forced to use a “real name” in order to be active on the social network. For instance, Mashable was not allowed to have a profile, they had to create one under Pete Cashmore.

So this could be a sign that Google is close to rolling out brand pages… or it could be a feature to help users enter data faster. Either way you can test it by editing your profile and adding a new entry under Employment or Education, or by watching the video below.

 

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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