Recommended Practices: What you should be doing NOW, mid-December 2018 edition In light of both the elapsed two months of the G+ sunset and Google's "expedited* April 2019 shutdown, we've updated our recommended practices. The outline's the same, urgency is greater , and we've added a few contact resources. These are recommended practices you should be doing NOW. As of December, 2018, given the announced shutdown of Google+ effective April 2019, time is rapidly running out. If you have not already begun the steps below, start them now. You, your Circles, and your Communities should: Exchange permanent contact information with contacts and groups. Make a pinned Profile post, it is easiest to find. Update your profile "About" page with forwarding addresses. Any addresses you don't want public can be shared in private Circles or Communities, or directly. Help other refugees find you on other platforms by referencing your Google+ profile/n...