in Blog, Personal Posts, Social Media by Les Tatum

How is Google+ stacking up so far? Will G+ make it in the social scene this time?

If you are familiar with Google+ you know it is Google’s latest attempt to make it in the social media scene. They have made previous attempts without a lot of success so far but their new venture seems like it may just be a future contender.

Competing with Facebook and Twitter, Google’s new social service may just have what it takes to hang in there this time. Google+ is in it’s testing phase right now which is invite only. You must be invited by Google or a current testing user in order to gain access. I haven’t used G+ extensively yet but what I have seen so far looks pretty decent.

The interface is simple to use, fast to post and switch between different areas, and has a kind of Twitter/Facebook feel to it while maintaining it’s own identity. One main feature I like about G+ is that you put your friends in what they call “Circles” which means you separate your friends into categories and can choose upon posting which “circles” see which posts. They also have another really cool and unique feature that may prove to be really handy, you can create “video hangouts” where you can video chat with up to 10 of your circle members at ones and create a virtual hangout using your webcam and mic.

So far I am starting to like Google+, I wasn’t too impressed at first to be quite honest but as I am starting to use it more I am starting to find more uses for it’s unique features and future promise. If you are a current testing user of Google+ please feel free to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts so far. If you don’t have an invite to use G+ leave me a comment, I may have a few invites left for the right people who leave thoughtful comments. Thank you!