Showcase Yourself to the World with Google Virtual Card | People Card

Getting insights into your Profile on the Internet is a tedious way nowadays. The Internet is flooded with a lot of information. So getting your profile recognizable to other people on the Internet is a hard task. But hereafter you don't need to be a celebrity to do so. As you all know Google is the Internet Giant which holds a huge amount of information. Now Google has introduced a new way to showcase yourself to the Internet. Google launched a new service called People Card in India. 

 

What is People Cards?

 

People Card - With People Card, you can showcase your business, Passion, or Portfolio when people search for you on Google. Hereafter You don't have to be famous to get higher on Google search anymore. Creating a People Card will provide you wide access to your Information to be found online. Simply, we can say this People Cards as a Virtual Visiting Card for People on the Internet Like a form of Identity Card. In People Card, You can highlight information like your Email address, Phone Number, Website, Location, and Social Profiles( Facebook, Linkedin, etc). The Main motto behind People Cards is to Make your Profile Notable to Online World and the other people can reach you soon through Internet.

 

Only for Smartphones

 

Google has launched People Cards only on Google search in Smartphones that means you can't use this feature on the Web. As of now the People Card Available only in English. In the future, more language will be introduced. Also, you can access this feature only in India. Till now no information from Google for other countries. Maybe in the future, it will roll out.

 

How to Create a People Card?

 

• First, make sure you have signed in with your Google account.
• Type Add me to search in the search bar and search.
• The very first prompt Google will throw at your result.
• Now you can add your image, Links to Social Profiles, Location, and so on.
  

 

 

Note: Make sure your name is correct in the Google account. Because when you are signed in and creating your People Card Google will fetch the name as given in your Google account. You can't edit it manually. So make sure to give your name in Google account as required in People cards.

 

 

• That's it. You are ready.
• Your card will be visible on Google search with the next few hours after successful submission. 
  

                   

                                                                                 

How Google Safeguard your cards?

 

Users of Google People Cards are authenticated with your Google account and Unique Mobile Number. This can prevent duplication. Also, Google has given users complete control of their Cards and the information. You can remove or delete it as you want. On deleting the card your card will not be shown in search results.

 

Note : Each People Card holds a unique Mobile number. ie) You cannot add two people cards with same mobile number.

 

This is the most asked question

 

What if you have a Common name?

 

India holds about 130 crores of population. Commonly, your name can be shared with some others. As of now the only way you can find is to categorize the card information by their occupation, email, location, Image, etc.

 

If your details are misused by some others like Your card information are stealed and with that stealed information spoofers can map a new People Card which looks like your card. In this case, you can report to Google Immediately.

 

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