Google Plus

[LuckyLizzy]

Has anyone been using the new social networking site Google Plus? I signed up a few weeks ago and was wondering what you all think about it. I like it pretty well so far and to me it's nearly identical to facebook in the way it's set up.

[AWH-Gemma]

Are there many people active on it at the moment?

[LuckyLizzy]

So far I have 20 people added so I wouldn't say there are a ton. But I think it's worth trying out.

[itsblitz]

just joined it, dont know what to do with it? add me i guess, does it work by searching names? im itsblitz yeah. Honest thats my real name

[FictionNet]

Haven´t joined it and can´t see me bothering. Facebook is MORE than enough social networking for me. I haven´t ever used Twitter so Google Plus can go whistle.

[rak]

I think google plus will be more of a webmasters social networking tool, Facebook has so much traction, that everyone is on it - and people join up and use it.. because all their friends are on it.

[casdirs]

I think google plus will be more of a webmasters social networking tool, Facebook has so much traction, that everyone is on it - and people join up and use it.. because all their friends are on it.

I agree. Google plus will probably be used mainly by webmasters. If everyone is already on Facebook, there is no need to join a similar website (let alone having to invite all of your friends from scratch again).

[davemerry]

I've created an account and followed a few people, but not many are on it!

I don't think it will take off, nice site, but it is lacking that one ingredient I look for in social networking sites... friends!

Gonna stick around for a few more months just in case

[1331]

I think G+ will take off soon. With company pages to be launched later this year it will attract lots of companies and the regular users will follow.

[ocreditor]

Haven´t joined it and can´t see me bothering. Facebook is MORE than enough social networking for me. I haven´t ever used Twitter so Google Plus can go whistle.

I tend to agree with FictionNet, although I have actually created a Google + account I've never begun using it, probably because there's frankly no need given that I have facebook. As for twitter, I just don't really get what all the fuss is about.

[AWH-Gemma]

just joined it, dont know what to do with it? add me i guess, does it work by searching names? im itsblitz yeah. Honest thats my real name

Thanks You just brought my grand total of friends up to two

[Nile Hadwards]

Yes I am using Google Plus and I also like it very much. It's growing daily.

[Ruairí]

Still sceptical about Google +, however, I'm good friends with alot of people in the European Google HQ in Dublin and they use it quite extensively. In fact it's a big part of their "Googliness", using Facebook is seen to be somehow promoting the competition.

Think I have like 16 circles and 1 post- so basically no activity, but if you wanted to move your whole social networking experience over to G+ it probably wouldn't be the worst decision ever. I certainly wouldn't be bothered maintaining both, already feel like 1 social networking experience is too much sometimes.

From a company point of view we haven't rolled the dice on it yet, however, I think from an SEO point of view having the + button on your site is certainly recognized by the Google Spider.

[grem]

google + and the search engine are highly linked meaning google + will get bigger. Something no online marketer cannot ignore.

[thebookiesoffers]

Joined it a few weeks back and to be honest don't know anyone else using it. Google turned up to the party 2 years too late I think

[rak]

Only thing it might be good for is link juice?

[rknuppel]

I think you have to jump on the bandwagon. It's google. It's gonna blow up at some point

[thebookiesoffers]

the main reason I am using it is the hope that google will cache new content quicker. i assume the link are 'nofollow' but i havent checked that