Like every relationship, it’s always more interesting when the Sparks fly. Similarly…

Sparks adds interest to Google+

How? Sparks gives news feeds on interesting topics like movies, cooking, sports, fashion, and photography tutorials. You can even follow websites as this will soon work like a different, more social kind of RSS reader.

How to set up Sparks:

  • Look under your profile pic in the upper left corner. You’ll see welcome different data streams, such as friends, family, acquaintances, and following.
  • Go down to where it says “sparks.”

Click Sparks to search for fascinating topics. Use the top search bar to search for anything you can imagine, like shoes, unicorns, recipes, drag racing, or panda bears. Like every good relationship, Sparks keeps it simple and fun. Find something cool and click “add interest” button.

What happens if the spark goes out for you on a topic and you want to remove it?

  • Go to that category under “sparks.”
  • Hover over the spark you want to remove.
  • Click the X to the right of it.

Your Homework:

Add 3 sparks to your profile. They can be pure pleasure, professional, or poppycock. Just experiment!

Need a Google+ invite? Here’s one from me to you. :)

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What sparks did you set up?

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  • http://writing-freelance.blogspot.com Harleena Singh

    Nice way to put it across Lori!

    I remember when I tried out spark it felt different, as one is used to using Google for everything. And though Google+ is in beta and they would be improvising upon the feature of Spark, it sure is interesting, as you don’t really have to open up another window and type your interest on other search engines to look for them. It is all within your Google+ page!

    I have added a couple of interests like writing, photography, amazing facts, Google+, Facebook updates etc, and within a few clicks I can share things with everyone!

    Thanks for sharing :)
    Harleena Singh´s last [type] ..How Freelance Writers can Use Google+

  • http://twitter.com/ajinnashville/status/115792587083878400/ AJ in Nashville (@ajinnashville) (@ajinnashville)

    Back to School with Google+ Day 4: Sparks! http://t.co/AFSD4XzN via @Lori_Randall

  • http://moralesnn.typepad.com/blog Natasha Quinonez

    So, I can’t seem to find sparks…
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    • http://www.social-media-design.com/ Lori

      Would you believe they relocated them the day I published? LOL It’s still there, but you just search for your term up top and can save it from there. Apparently they still have plans for Sparks that they’re going to unveil in the future. Thanks!!

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