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In social networking website, Google Plus got his place in first Top Ten positions. How many of you use Google Plus..

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A brief retrospective and practical takeaways for anyone reading this thread years later: Google launched the Google+ project on June 28, 2011 as a social layer with features like Circles and Hangouts. The consumer product was later sunset because it never reached sustained, meaningful engagement and an API/privacy problem accelerated the decision to retire the consumer service. (googleblog.blogspot.com)

Many of the reactions in this thread were on point. questioned long-term value, noted that Google account integration drove signups rather than habitual use, and felt the site lacked “charm.” Those observations map to classic product/market-fit and network-effect issues: signups are easy; habitual, social activity is hard to win and even harder to keep. The official review that led to the shutdown explicitly called out low usage and API design challenges. (blog.google)

For digital marketers and community owners the modern lessons are straightforward and actionable:

  • Treat platform audiences as rented; prioritize owned channels (email lists, self-hosted forums, site content).
  • Measure meaningful engagement (DAU/MAU, session length, contribution rates) not just signups.
  • Seed and sustain activity with on-ramps (welcome flows, recurring events, moderator programs) so the early buzz converts to repeat visits.
  • Archive and export community content regularly — Google provided Takeout for data export during the shutdown process. (takeout.google.com)

This thread captures the early excitement and skepticism that always follow big-platform launches. The takeaway for practitioners is to design for long-term habit formation, own the relationship where possible, and have a migration/backup plan for community data when relying on third-party platforms.

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Top ten in WHAT?! No one uses Google Plus since it came out. It has no advantages over Facebook / Twitter, and I think really is having a hard time finding its niche.

It's fine to be a late player to the game. Facebook came out when MySpace was on top. Google came out when MSN/Yahoo!/Ask were on top. The trick is not to enter the arena just for the sake of having a stake in the game. You really need that great unique idea, which Google Plus just doesn't have [yet].

Member Avatar for Ydeveloper

It takes long to be top. People were so crazy when Google+ was launched. This was the reason that many of them joined Google+ and the news has been passed that Google+ got millions of followers in just...days! I think most of them would be Gmail users who do not needed to register into Google+ and I believe that the profile of google account give the Google+ huge joiners.

Member Avatar for trinsleynewton

well, i have made my account in it and using it since 2 months, but there is no such activity enjoyable, i have found no charm in using it. May be in future it can flourish but rite now it has nothing else.

Member Avatar for stellaandreapar

I am about to join Google+
Will surely give it a try

Member Avatar for patriciaevansss

Wow! That is an achievement for Google. I am about to use Google+ but i decided to learn the basic of it first before i promote my account on it. i heard its like FB's twin, right?

Member Avatar for el-black

Me! I use it! I actually love it. Google worked hard on it and I'm just waiting for all my friends to join the movement!

Member Avatar for superyacht

I used it. I like google this service.

Member Avatar for aneechopper

Ya,I think it will be popular day by day.

Member Avatar for SHNOOKY

I used it, I've always been a fan of googles software. Most of it constantly works without fail.

Member Avatar for bdaybless

I use Google+ it is a good creation by Google and happy to be a user of Google+. :)

Member Avatar for danishbacker

To me google+ is an annoying thing, i am getting many many unkown friends daily.

Member Avatar for Dani

> i heard its like FB's twin, right?

Yes, but it doesn't do anything facebook doesn't already do, and facebook is much more polished. New to the game is fine, but you need to be innovative.

Member Avatar for brianwaugh90

It would take some time to be more popular.

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