It's been almost a week now since Google+ opened it's social networking site to everyone, changing it from an invitational only site to a public one. This was strategically done just 2 days before Facebook's annual developer conference, F8 featuring the overhaul planned for Facebook. Google+ features a search bar called Sparks which allows it's users to customize their interests. This will help you receive articles and videos aimed personally at what you like. There is a hangout feature that will allow you to video conference with up to 9 people or chose the Huddle feature to chat with unlimited people in a single chat. Google+ appears to be more customizable then Facebook to each person's preferences, whether it's to share something with everyone or just a small group of individuals. Also added today to their growing gaming section, Cityville!
Currently there is not an app designed specifically for the iPad or iPod Touch, but in the meantime the iOS has been working on these devices since an update in early August 2011.
As traffic begins to pick up pace with added users it will be interesting to watch how Google+ goes up against the competing sites such as Facebook, which has almost 800 million active users, and Twitter, with 100 million users, to lure them over to their new site. Google+ has amassed 20 million users with it's invitation-only trial in just 12 weeks. The end results may depend on personal privacy issues, user interfaces between Facebook and Google+ and how accepting the total transformation of Facebook is vs. trying something new.
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