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In it’s never-ending quest to take over the world internet powerhouse Google has just launched The Google+ project a new social networking platform because you don’t have enough stuff on your phone. Here’s what makes it special from PC World:
Google+ is made of three basic concepts:
‘Circles,’ ‘Hangouts,’ and ‘Sparks.’ Circles is Google+’s method for friends management. Google believes we organize our real life relationships in various kinds of circles (“close friends”, “wackos from college”, etc.), giving each circle a different set of rights to our personal information. That’s exactly what Circles is meant to do online, allowing you to form graphical circles of friends into which you can drag and drop new friends as you see fit. When posting content, Google+ allows you to select which circles can see the content.
Hangouts is basically a glorified video chat room. When logging onto the service, you can select to inform your contacts that you’re “hanging out.” “With Hangouts, the unplanned meet-up comes to the web for the first time,” the Google says.
Finally, Sparks is Google’s answer to social sharing. The feature asks for subjects that you’re interested in. After entering some interests, Sparks shows a list of content from across the web. At that point you can pick and choose from among the content and share it easily with any of your circles of friends.
