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HAPPY 3RD BİRTHDAY Google+! 8+ Google+ - the Google owned and operated social media network – has got mixed reviews Google since launching on June 28th, 2011. Some have embraced it, while others have stayed faithful to Facebook. Take a look at its journey to date and see what the future holds for Google+. Google's History with Social Networking The Good Orkut Google Authorship What? v A social networking website that is owned and operated by Google. Orkut is largely integrated with Gmail; it keeps you signed in to Gmail automatically and sends you notifications about friend requests as well as status updates via Gmail. Having a Google+ account allows you to claim authorship of your original content. This helps to distinguish your content as quality content in Google's eyes and in turn, can prove beneficial for SEO. 9 Hangouts Launch Date January 24, 2004 Hangouts is a free video chat service that enables both one-on-one chats and group chats with up to ten people at a time via the Google+ platform. Still Operating? V YES Flaws v Orkut failed to hit on a global scale. Although it has over 100 million users at +1 Google +1 Button present, most are based in Brazil and India. Upon launching Google+, Google announced that they will be using the Google +1 button as a social signal for website ranking on the search engine and that it will likely be used on search quality in the long term. 18 Google Friend Connect What? v Google Friend Connect was Google's social networking widget platform. It offered owners and bloggers. range of features to website Launch Date May 12, 2008 The Bad Still Operating? X NO High Volume of Inactive Users Retired for all non-blogger sites on March 1, 2012. According to the site Google Plus Ghosts, one in three of Google employees aren't actively updating their Google+ profiles. This trend tends to follow with many Google+ users, hence the disparity between registered users and active users on Google+. Flaws v Critics claimed it failed to get the users in and compete with social network Facebook, as intended. Google Buzz Forced Integrations What? v A social networking, microblogging and messaging tool that was developed by Google and integrated into their web-based email program, Gmail, In an attempt to build up users, Google introduced forced integrations of Google+ with other Google products. For example, in order to comment on YouTube, you need to now have a Google+ profile. These types of integrations proved to be unpopular with the public. Launch Date February 9, 2010 Still Operating? X NO Poor Website Navigation Although Google can be commended for its sleek design of Google+, in terms of navigation, it fails to rival Facebook's user friendly interface. Doing simple tasks, like trying to find your profile, can be a mission. Discontinued December 15, 2011. Flaws v It was heavily criticized for weak privacy settings. 8+ Google+ was launched on JUNE 28, 2011 8+ Google+ vs. Facebook 8+ Google+ Facebook Million 1.28 Billion Active Users Age Age Average User Representative of: Technology or Engineering Fleld Male 28 Years Male or Female 38 Years All Industries (close to 50/50 divide) RBUCE Coca-Cola DisNEy Mashable Top Brands Disney 35,5M Likes 30.1M Likes Android Mashable Chrome Coca Cola Starbucks 748.000 +1s 468,000 +1s 291,000 +1s 41.8M Likes What the Future Holds Google+ in Numbers for Google+ April 24 2014: Google+ founding father Vic Gundotra announces his departure from Google The Google+ mobile app was used by 30% of smartphone users between Gundotra has been with Google for nearly eight years and has driven the company's social network, Google+, since its inception in 2011. April-June 2013, making it the fourth most used app 8+ Britney Spears is the most followed person on G+, followed by Lady Gaga. I TE The Rumour Mill Begins On the same day, TechCrunch reports that Google has been steadily dismantling the teams that used to form the core of Google+, a group numbering between 1,000 and 1,200 employees. g +1 The Google +1 button is used Billion times per day. Users spend on average 12 minutes per day on Google+. TechCrunch As with Facebook, there is a 5000 maximum friend limit for Google+ profiles. Websites using the +1 button generate over three times more visits than sites without the button. Is Google+ Staying? Google+ may not have succeeded as anticipated in the social networking sphere, however, it has proved to be hugely successful for Google in driving the unification of Google products. 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