Google Plus: A Breakdown
Google Plus; Google’s answer to Social Networking is off to a smoking start. It is estimated that within the first three (3) weeks of release, 20 million users have signed up. Not bad in anyone’s book.
So what is Google Plus (Google+)? I will try to break this down in relating the service with its new names to Google’s existing tools and services.
On a side note many of us who has been using Google have been wondering why its taken so long, since Google has had all of the pieces already developed and it was a matter of bringing them all together into one interface.
The main pieces of Goggle Plus are: Circles, Stream, Huddle, Photos, Profile, and S.
| NEW | Existing Tools |
| Buzz | Buzz is easy to relate to Google’s version of Twitter. All articles you share from Google Reader will show up here. |
| Circles | Google Groups – Circles are groups based on any correlation you specify. |
| Huddle | Google Talk – Google Talk for groups. Text, Voice and Video real time communication. |
| Photos | Picasa |
| Profile | Google Profiles – This is the glue that holds it all together. |
| Stream | Google Groups – What your Circles are talking about. Much the same as the stream you find inside of Google Groups |
| Sparks | Google News Topic Searches. |
| +1 | Your hot topics you share |
Out of the box, Google+ offers some very comprehensive communication tools, whether you are using this to communicate with friends and family, or following topic enthusiasts’ to keep up to date on what interests you. Furthermore I have little doubt that this will not be the final release, and more functionality will be forth coming.
One of the nicest features of Plus is the ease at which setting up security is and how granule it is (No More pages and pages of check boxes). The item I really found useful is the ability to view your Profile and Circles as others will see it.
If you are not using Plus and would like to join in on the fun, use the form below and we get you an invite. Looking forward to Plus(ing) with you in Google Land.
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