Google+
Google+ (pronounced and sometimes written as Google Plus, sometimes abbreviated as G+) is a multilingual social networking and identity service owned and operated by Google. As of 2012, it has a total of 500 million registered users; 235 million are active on a monthly basis. Features include:
Google+ introduction page
- Stream: Occupies the middle of three columns on the page, users see updates from those in their Circles. There is an input box which allows users to enter a post. Along with the text entry field there are icons to upload and share photos and videos. The Stream can be filtered to show only posts from specific Circles.
- Circles: Enable users to organize people into groups for sharing across various Google products and services. Although other users may be able to view a list of people in a user's collection of Circles, they cannot view the names of those Circles. The privacy settings also allow users to hide the users in their Circles as well as who has them in their Circle. Organization is done through a drag-and-drop interface. This system replaces the typical friends list function used by sites such as Facebook.
- Hangouts: Places used to facilitate group video chat.
- Messenger (formerly 'Huddle'): Feature available to Android, iPhone, and SMS devices for communicating through instant messaging within Circles. Additionally, users can now share photos in Messenger between their Circles.
- Sparks: A front-end to Google Search, enabling users to identify topics they might be interested in sharing with others. "Featured interests" sparks are also available, based on topics others globally are finding interesting.
- Games
- Ripples: A visualisation tool, showing how resharing activity happens regarding a public post.
- Creative Kit: An online photo editor.
- Pages: Entities which are not individuals (such as organizations, companies, and publications) may set up profiles.
- Communities: Allows people with shared interests to talk to each other by starting new conversations around the interests they share.
- Events/Invitations: Allows users to add events, invite people, and then share photos and media in real-time from the event. The program is integrated with Google Calendar.
Google+ introduction page
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