I do not spend more than a few minutes of my time per day on social networking sites such as Google+, Facebook or Twitter. When I’m on there I like to get most out of the time, and that works best with extensions and tools that help me do that.
GGGG Gui for the Chrome web browser is such an extension, as it lets me customize the layout of the stream and the Google+ page.
When you install the extension in Chrome and visit Google+ afterwards, you will notice a new row of buttons that has been added to the bottom of the page. These buttons enable changes to the layout and functionality of the site.
One of the most interesting features is the so called list mode, which lets you compact the stream on the page. The first click switches to a two-row layout, a second click to a one-row design so that all messages are displayed directly on the page without the need to scroll down.
While you do not necessarily see the full message on the screen, you usually see enough to decide whether you’d like to read all of it or if it is of no interest to you. But that’s not the only layout change that improves your productivity on the site.
But that is just one of the changes that you can make on the site. Here is a short list of additional options:
Hide the right menu onlyUse a wide fluid layout for the Stream contentsHide the YouTube buttonHide Hot Posts on Google+Move Options to the page bottonUse a dark background color instead of whiteDisplay a clock on siteChange user icon and image opacity, reduce the size of images.The extension offers several interesting customizations for Google+ that improve the usability of the service noticeably. Chrome users can download and install the GGGG Gui extension at the official Google Chrome web store.
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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.Author: Martin Brinkmann, Thursday February 23, 2012 -Tags:google chrome extensions
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