Google+
Google+ is a social networking website run by Google. Google+ was opened to people with an invitation on June 28, 2011 for testing.[1] The next day, people with accounts were allowed to invite friends to the service. This was stopped within a day after there was "insane demand" for accounts.[2]
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Google+ is made to work with different Google social services, such as Google Profiles and Google Buzz. It also has features including Circles, Hangouts, Sparks and Huddles.[3] It has been said that this is Google's biggest attempt to rival the social network Facebook.[4]
Growth
On 14 July 2011, Google said that Google+ had 10 million users two weeks after it was opened to people with invitations.[5] After three weeks, Google+ had 20 million users.[6] The Google+ iPhone app was the most popular free application in the Apple App Store less than a day after it was added to the store.[7]
Features
- "Circles" lets users to organize contacts into groups for sharing.[8]
- "Messaging" lets people communicate with their circles using Android, iPhone, and SMS devices.[8]
- "Hangouts" are places used to have a group video chat within a circle.[8]
- "Instant Upload" lets people with Android mobile devices upload and store photos or video in a private album for sharing later.[8]
- "Sparks" uses Google Search to let users find topics they might like to share with others.[8]
- "Streams" lets users see updates from those in their circles. This is similar to Facebook's news feed.[8]
- "Ripples" is a visualization tool that allows users to play back public shares and conversations. [9]
References
- ↑ "Facebook's Newest Challenger: Google Plus". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Shaer, Matthew (30 June 2011). "Looking for a Google+ invite? Either get comfortable - or get crafty". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Official Google+ Website". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Cain Miller, Claire (28 June 2011). "Another Try by Google to Take On Facebook". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Goldman, David (14 July 2011). "Google+ grows to 10 million users". CNNMoney. Cable News Network. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Musil, Steven (21 July 2011). "Google+ hits 20 million mark in three weeks". cnet News. CBS. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Tsotsis, Alexia (20 July 2011). "Google+ Now The Top Free App In The Apple App Store". TechCrunch. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 M.G. Siegler (28 June 2011). "Google+ Project: It's Social, It's Bold, It's Fun, And It Looks Good — Now For The Hard Part". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Vic Gundotra (27 October 2011). "Google+: Popular posts, eye-catching analytics, photo fun and..." Google. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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