Yesterday, Google announced the release of a special place on Google+ just for brands, businesses, bands, entertainers, and other organizations: Google+ Pages. You can get all the details in the Official Google Blog announcement.

Using social networking tools like Google+ is a great way to promote yourself and your blog, and if you write a blog for your business, then you should definitely get a Google+ Page! There are already 40 million people on Google+.

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