Circle-Creator: Peter G McDermott

2012-03-03 01:45:08

270 Profiles, 117 Reshares, 127 +1's, 142 Comments

How to Be Circled on Google+Interaction. Interaction. Interaction.In real life, people commonly ask ...How to Be Circled on Google+
Interaction. Interaction. Interaction.

In real life, people commonly ask me, “how in the world did you get so many followers on Google?” Of course, being an early adopter helped, but the most important thing I did when I arrived here was interacting with other users. I can’t say it enough, interacting with people’s content shows them two things: 1) You’re paying attention. 2) You invested time in starting a conversation.

There are so many people on Google+ that have some incredible content to share. Now, of course, this content might not all be relative to you. Someone into +Lady Gaga and fashion design isn’t going to take too much interest into +Robert Scoble's posts, but at the same time a budding tech blogger wouldn’t make much of an effort to follow a well-known cake decorator.

The point is, all of your circles should be relative to you. You should circle people that interest you.

So how you do you find people that interest you? Well, sometimes you have to take a gamble. You have to see what they have to say, determine if it is relevant and then decide whether or not you want to continue interacting with them. It’s the same principal as making friends at school, work or sports bar.

In order to help some users interested in interacting with more people I created a call to action last night asking users to comment and share if they were interested in being exposed to more users. The response was overwhelming and a great demonstration of how community members can come together.

Lately I have ranted a bit about the Suggested Users List and the What’s Hot List, but the real truth in the matter is that they...don’t matter. This network is only to you what you take out of it. So, here’s an opportunity for a couple of hundred people to show you what they are all about.

Special thanks to +Natalie Villalobos and +Robert Scoble for helping me in the back channel with “re-aligning” my focus. It took a while, but I think I’m back on track to doing what I do best.

There are a few great people in here including Googler +Sara Eleta Reid, funny hangout man +matthew rappaport, culinary extraordinaire +Lee Allison, Google+ enthusiast and business expert +Denis Labelle, and Nashville local +Andy Torres

Open Circle on Google+

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  1. Alex Grossman

    43,841 followers
    1,497 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    3 +1's per posting

  2. Followers on 03/02/2012: 16,412
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 16,683
    Follower difference: 271 (1.65 %)
  3. Dan Leveille
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    42,820 followers
    3,884 following


    Average
    17 comments per posting
    52 reshares per posting
    171 +1's per posting

  4. Followers on 03/02/2012: 24,162
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 24,869
    Follower difference: 707 (2.93 %)
  5. Stuart Williams
    CanadaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    40,957 followers
    2,230 following


    Average
    10 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    17 +1's per posting

  6. Followers on 03/02/2012: 25,123
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 25,461
    Follower difference: 338 (1.35 %)
  7. Ward PlunetVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    40,094 followers
    0 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  8. Followers on 03/02/2012: 10,840
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 11,099
    Follower difference: 259 (2.39 %)
  9. Jane EllenVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    38,189 followers
    3,313 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    9 +1's per posting

  10. Followers on 03/02/2012: 3,903
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 4,253
    Follower difference: 350 (8.97 %)
  11. Emmett Lollis (ThePortalDoctor)
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    37,967 followers
    4,778 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    5 +1's per posting

  12. Followers on 03/02/2012: 22,299
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 22,646
    Follower difference: 347 (1.56 %)
  13. Gail Beerman
    Canada

    37,386 followers
    0 following


    Average
    37 comments per posting
    9 reshares per posting
    94 +1's per posting

  14. Followers on 03/02/2012: 19,310
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 19,720
    Follower difference: 410 (2.12 %)
  15. Kate Savage
    United KingdomTwitter

    35,327 followers
    0 following


    Average
    29 comments per posting
    14 reshares per posting
    76 +1's per posting

  16. Followers on 03/02/2012: 3,065
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 3,640
    Follower difference: 575 (18.76 %)
  17. Meg Rousher
    United StatesFacebook

    33,740 followers
    0 following


    Average
    72 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    83 +1's per posting

  18. Followers on 03/02/2012: 24,294
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 24,552
    Follower difference: 258 (1.06 %)
  19. Scott Cramer
    United StatesTwitter

    32,367 followers
    3,620 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    23 +1's per posting

  20. Followers on 03/02/2012: 5,285
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 5,737
    Follower difference: 452 (8.55 %)
  21. George Rodenbaugh

    31,799 followers
    0 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    24 reshares per posting
    22 +1's per posting

  22. Followers on 03/02/2012: 22,393
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 22,657
    Follower difference: 264 (1.18 %)
  23. Elly Ermawati
    IndonesiaTwitter

    31,570 followers
    2,552 following


    Average
    13 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    41 +1's per posting

  24. Followers on 03/02/2012: 5,187
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 5,472
    Follower difference: 285 (5.49 %)
  25. Bliss Morgan
    United StatesTwitter

    31,256 followers
    2,875 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    16 +1's per posting

  26. Followers on 03/02/2012: 10,413
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 10,788
    Follower difference: 375 (3.60 %)
  27. Bearman Cartoons
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    30,749 followers
    4,640 following


    Average
    16 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    24 +1's per posting

  28. Followers on 03/02/2012: 8,898
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 9,255
    Follower difference: 357 (4.01 %)
  29. Charles Dowd
    TwitterFacebook

    30,701 followers
    0 following


    Average
    19 comments per posting
    58 reshares per posting
    138 +1's per posting

  30. Followers on 03/02/2012: 8,877
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 9,098
    Follower difference: 221 (2.49 %)
  31. Trever McGhee
    CanadaTwitterFacebook

    28,755 followers
    4,551 following


    Average
    15 comments per posting
    11 reshares per posting
    41 +1's per posting

  32. Followers on 03/04/2012: 2,652
  33. Pascal Wallisch
    United StatesTwitter

    28,339 followers
    0 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  34. Followers on 03/02/2012: 17,335
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 17,555
    Follower difference: 220 (1.27 %)
  35. Jeff Jockisch
    United StatesFacebookLinkedIn

    27,659 followers
    4,893 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  36. Followers on 03/02/2012: 10,048
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 10,627
    Follower difference: 579 (5.76 %)
  37. Bobbie Today
    United States

    27,353 followers
    0 following


    Average
    18 comments per posting
    6 reshares per posting
    40 +1's per posting

  38. Followers on 03/02/2012: 7,964
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 8,268
    Follower difference: 304 (3.82 %)
  39. Anthony Fox
    United States

    26,985 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  40. Followers on 03/02/2012: 6,702
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 7,129
    Follower difference: 427 (6.37 %)
  41. Andy Torres
    United States

    26,719 followers
    0 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    11 +1's per posting

  42. Followers on 03/02/2012: 3,611
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 3,906
    Follower difference: 295 (8.17 %)
  43. Kirk Jordan
    United States

    26,680 followers
    4,947 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  44. Followers on 03/02/2012: 18,800
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 19,043
    Follower difference: 243 (1.29 %)
  45. Margie D Casados
    United StatesTwitter

    26,163 followers
    0 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    22 +1's per posting

  46. Followers on 03/02/2012: 4,413
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 4,874
    Follower difference: 461 (10.45 %)
  47. Jen Baptist
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    25,155 followers
    4,269 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    17 +1's per posting

  48. Followers on 03/02/2012: 12,199
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 12,426
    Follower difference: 227 (1.86 %)
  49. Janice La Mere Hackney
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    25,007 followers
    4,400 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    16 +1's per posting

  50. Followers on 03/02/2012: 14,052
    Followers on 03/04/2012: 14,424
    Follower difference: 372 (2.65 %)

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