Google+
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Type of site |
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| Available in | Multilingual |
| Predecessor(s) |
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| Successor(s) | Google Hangouts (2013–present) |
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| URL | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required; no longer available |
| Users | 111 milliona (2015) |
| Launched | April 28, 2008 |
| Current status | Closed on April 2, 2019 |
| Written in | Java, JavaScript |
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Google+ was a social networking website owned and operated by Google. Google+ was opened to people with an invitation on April 28, 2008 for testing. The next day on an unknown date, people with accounts were allowed to invite friends to the service. This was stopped within a day after there was a insane demand for accounts.
Google+ is made to work with different Google social services such as Google Profiles and Google Buzz. It also has features including Circles, Hangouts, Sparks and Huddles. It has been said that this is Google's biggest attempt to rival the social network Facebook.
On October 8, 2018, Google said they were going to shut down Google+ by the end of August 2019. This is because a software bug in Google+ let people see the data of hundreds of thousands of users. They later moved the shut down date to April 2, 2019 after discovering yet another bug.
Growth
On 14 July 2011, Google said that Google+ had 10 million users two weeks after it was opened to people with invitations. After three weeks, Google+ had 20 million users. The Google+ iPhone app was the most popular free application in the Apple App Store less than a day after it was added to the store.
Features
- "Circles" lets users to organize contacts into groups for sharing.
- "Messaging" lets people communicate with their circles using Android, iPhone, and SMS devices.
- "Hangouts" are places used to have a group video chat within a circle.
- "Instant Upload" lets people with Android smartphones upload and store photos or video in a private album for sharing later.
- "Sparks" uses Google Search to let users find topics they might like to share with others.
- "Streams" lets users see updates from those in their circles. This is similar to a news feed.
- "Ripples" is a visualization tool that allows users to play back public shares and conversations.
References
- ↑ "Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing, rethought for the web". Official Google Blog.
- ↑ Joseph Smarr (2011). "I'm a technical lead on the Google+ team. Ask me anything". Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ Denning, Steve (April 23, 2015). "Has Google+ Really Died?". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Facebook's Newest Challenger: Google Plus". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Shaer, Matthew (30 June 2011). "Looking for a Google+ invite? Either get comfortable - or get crafty". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Official Google+ Website". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Cain Miller, Claire (28 June 2011). "Another Try by Google to Take On Facebook". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ MacMillan, Douglas; McMillan, Robert (Oct 8, 2018). "Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Ben (October 8, 2018). "Project Strobe: Protecting your data, improving our third-party APIs, and sunsetting consumer Google+". Google. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Snider, Mike. "Google sets April 2 closing date for Google+, download your photos and content before then". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ↑ Goldman, David (14 July 2011). "Google+ grows to 10 million users". CNNMoney. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Musil, Steven (21 July 2011). "Google+ hits 20 million mark in three weeks". cnet News. CBS. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Tsotsis, Alexia (20 July 2011). "Google+ Now The Top Free App In The Apple App Store". TechCrunch. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 M.G. Siegler (28 June 2011). "Google+ Project: It's Social, It's Bold, It's Fun, And It Looks Good — Now For The Hard Part". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ Vic Gundotra (27 October 2011). "Google+: Popular posts, eye-catching analytics, photo fun and..." Google. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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