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Google+ Profile Popup Window Hack

July 27, 2011 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

Hovering over a user name link in Google+ pops up a mini-profile, and some clever users have figured out a simple way to include Twitter style bio’s into them.

Some clever users have figured out a way to make the information in this box provide more relevant information that might help deciding to make a new connection easier. It’s pretty simple and will provide someone hovering over your mini-profile more detail about you.

Dave's Google+ MiniprofileBy default the mini-profile will show you the users name, current employer, picture, and the ability to add them to one of your circles. While that’s useful, I’ve had a number of people add me to their circles, and I hover over the link and beyond who their employer is I don’t really have a feel for who they are, what they’re all about, etc. You can see my buddy Dave’s to the right.

Here’s how you do it:

  • Go to your profile – you can do this by clicking your name (left hand top of the screen while viewing the stream), or clicking your email address on the top navigation bar and selecting ‘Profile’
  • Click the ‘Edit Profile’ button on the top right of the page
  • Select the employment section, and in the first “Employer name” box, write your bio and check the “current” box.
  • Click “don’t Editing” at the top of the page and save your profile

Once saved your mini-profile will display your new bio and include pretty much anything you want. As you can see in mine I’ve just put a sort of tagline, short description about what I’m into, my Twitter address and my website address.

miniprofile

 

From what I’ve read Atom McCree was the first to figure this out, so all credit where credit is do… nice find man. Lynette Young discovered this as well and has put together a video guide that include this trick as well as other profile optimization tips and tricks.

 

Rex Hammock has also created this handy visual guide:

Filed Under: Google, Google+, Hacking, Tech, Web Life Tagged With: circles, google, twitter

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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