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After making profile pictures from the navigation bar round, Google+ tweaked the badge number displayed next to the bell icon. The counter is now in a red circle like in iOS, instead of a red square.

Here's a similar screenshot from July 2013:

As you can see there are many subtle changes: there's a "+" next to the name, the bell icon has a different color, the "share" button is smaller, the profile picture is circular, borders and the arrow icon are missing.

{ via Moritz }

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2014/03/rounded-google-notification-badge.html

autofb· google plus

Rounded Google+ Notification Badge

After making profile pictures from the navigation bar round, Google+ tweaked the badge number displayed next to the bell icon. The counter is now in a red circle like in iOS, instead of a red square.

Here's a similar screenshot from July 2013:

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2014/03/rounded-google-notification-badge.html

We want to bring you a great experience across all Google products which, for Gmail and Contacts, means understanding what you care about and delivering it instantly. With that in mind, we’re introducing some new integrations with Google+ that we think will make Gmail and Contacts even better. If you use Google+, you can now grow your circles, filter emails and contacts by circles, keep all your contact information up-to-date automatically and share photos to Google+, all right from Gmail and Contacts.

Grow your circles from your email
Now when you open an email from someone on Google+, you can see the most recent post they’ve shared with you on the right-hand side of the conversation. If they’re not in your circles yet, it’s easy to add them straight from Gmail.

Find information from the people you care about most
Looking for the info on an upcoming family holiday gathering but can't remember who sent it? If you've spent time building your Google+ circles, you can now quickly use them to filter your mail, saving yourself from having to sift through that pile of daily deal emails and newsletters. You can see messages from all of your circles at once or from each individual circle. And if you want, you can show circle names on emails in your inbox. Contacts can also be filtered by circles, making it easier to view your social connections.

Keep your contact information up-to-date automatically
Manually entering contact information can be a huge time drain—so let your circles do it for you. If your contacts have a Google profile, their contact entry in Gmail will be updated with the profile information they’ve shared with you, including phone numbers, email addresses and more. If they change it in the future, you’ll get those updates automatically. You can also make sure the people you care about have your most up-to-date contact information by updating your own Google profile and sharing it.

Share effortlessly without leaving your inbox
Lots of great images are sent through email, but sharing those photos with friends on Google+ used to require downloading the image from Gmail and re-uploading to your profile. Not anymore: Now you can share photo attachments with one quick click. The image(s) will be uploaded to your Google+ photos and be viewable only to the circles that you choose to share with.

We’ll be rolling out all of these changes out over the next few days to Gmail, Gmail Contacts and the “standalone” version of Google Contacts at contacts.google.com. Please note that Google Apps users won’t see the Contacts updates quite yet, but we’re actively working to make them available.

All of these features (and the more to come) are the result of the great discussion that we had on Google+ with users in July. If you want to join in discussions like these, add the Gmail Google+ page to your circles. And if you haven't signed up for Google+ and would like to try these new features, visit this page to get started.

Posted by Mark Striebeck, Engineering Director

gmail· google plus

Google+ Meets Gmail: Everything You Need To Know About The Explosive Combo

Dịp lễ Valentine năm nay, nhiều báo đăng tải bài nói về chuyện mạng xã hội Facebook có thể tiên đoán chính xác mối quan hệ giữa một cặp sẽ bền lâu đến đâu. Thế nhưng theo một bài báo vừa đăng tải trên tờ New York Times, Google Plus mới là nơi nắm thông tin người dùng cặn kẽ nhất. "Một số nhà phân tích còn nói Google hiểu về hoạt động xã hội của mọi người còn chi tiết hơn Facebook nữa," bài báo viết.

So với Facebook, mạng xã hội Google Plus vắng như chùa Bà Đanh nhưng Google không lo lắng bởi đường còn dài, chưa biết sau này ai sẽ dùng mạng nào nhiều hơn. Google Plus có tầm quan trọn g to lớn với Google vì nó như một cửa sổ giúp doanh nghiệp này nhìn sâu vào cuộc sống số của mọi người để thu lượm những thông tin quý giá mà nhà quảng cáo đang rất cần nắm.
Bởi Google đang áp dụng chính sách một tài khoản dùng cho mọi dịch vụ, từ thư điện tử Gmail đến YouTube, từ Blogspot đến bản đồ nên một khi bạn đã có lần vào Google Plus và không bao giờ quay lại, mọi thông tin của bạn giờ đây cứ chảy đều đặn về máy chủ của Google.
Trước đây khi chưa đẻ ra Google Plus, có thể Google không biết được bạn cũng chính là người tìm thông tin đó, hay xem video kia hay tìm địa điểm nọ trên bản đồ. Nay họ đã có thể xây dựng chân dung tổng hợp một khách hàng sử dụng mọi dịch vụ của họ nhằm phục vụ cho việc quảng cáo.
Vì ý thức được tầm quan trọng của Google Plus, nay Google đã bắt đầu bắt người dùng đăng ký để sử dụng dịch vụ, ví dụ để gởi comment trên YouTube. Google ép người dùng đăng ký mạnh đến nỗi nhiều khách hàng bực mình, nhiều người lo ngại về tính riêng tư.
Doanh thu của Google chủ yếu đến từ chỗ làm trung gian quảng cáo. Một bên là các nơi có nhiều người vô ra như báo, trò chơi trực tuyến, nơi tải video... có chỗ hiển thị quảng cáo (hiện Google có quan hệ với 2 triệu website như thế); một bên là các doanh nghiệp cần quảng bá sản phẩm hay dịch vụ đến đúng người đang cần. Google với kho báu thông tin của mình đang làm tốt vai trò trung gian này. Trước đây họ dùng thông tin khách hàng tìm kiếm để hiển thị quảng cáo khá chính xác. Nhưng nay khách hàng quảng cáo cần nhiề u hơn thế, họ cần nhắm đến đúng người không chỉ đang tìm thông tin liên quan đến sản phẩm mà còn bàn tán với bạn bè về sản phẩm. Đó là cái Google Plus có thể cung cấp.
Cho nên bạn đừng ngạc nhiên vì sao khi bạn đọc tin trên điện thoại di động mà một quảng cáo đúng y sản phẩm bạn đang muốn có lại xuất hiện. Có thể vì hôm trước bạn mới tìm sản phẩm này trên Google hay trước đó nữa bạn viết một email hỏi người quen về sản phẩm đó. Thậm chí có thể bạn viết một mẩu nhỏ đưa lên Google Plus tỏ vẻ tò mò về sản phẩm này.
Hiện nay Google đang đẩy mạnh việc mời các nhãn hiệu tên tuổi tham gia Google Plus như nhiều doanh nghiệp đang xây dựng các fanpage trên Facebook. Ai tham gia được Google thưởng bằng cách cho hiển thị các kết quả liên quan đến nhãn hiệu bên tay phải màn hình tìm kiếm của người dùng. Thay vì bán diện tích đó trị giá cả tỉ đô-la, Google dùng nó để quảng bá cho Google Plus, chứng tỏ mạng xã hội này quan trọng trong chiến lược đường dài của Google như thế nào. Như Starbucks hiện có 3 triệu người theo dõi trên Google Plus, con số rất nhỏ so với 36 triệu "like" trên trang Facebook. Nhưng họ cập nhật thông tin đều đặn để được cung cấp vị trí tìm kiếm tốt.
Một hiện tượng lạ, là người dùng Google Plus có vẻ có "học thức" cao hơn Facebook – ví dụ tờ Economist có nhiều người theo dõi trên Google Plus hơn là trên Facebook (6 triệu so với 3 triệu). Có vẻ các nhãn hiệu lớn đang bị Google dụ dỗ vì ai đều nói tham gia kiểu đó giúp họ làm công tác tối ưu hóa công cụ tìm kiếm (SEO) vì thông tin đưa lên Google Plus luôn xuất hiện tốt trên kết quả tìm kiếm.

Tác giả: Nguyễn Vũ

Theo Thời Báo Kinh Tế Sài Gòn

Source: http://www.thebusiness.vn/cong-nghe/quen-facebook-di--google-plus-moi-dang-gom-p4398.html

facebook· google plus

Quên Facebook đi, Google Plus mới đáng gờm

Tác giả: Nguyễn Vũ

Theo Thời Báo Kinh Tế Sài Gòn

Source: http://www.thebusiness.vn/cong-nghe/quen-facebook-di--google-plus-moi-dang-gom-p4398.html

Next Tuesday, at 9pm EST, President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress. Later that week, you'll have the chance to connect with the President and speak about his administration's plan in the first-ever Presidential Hangout Road Trip.

On Friday, January 31, President Obama will "travel" the country in a virtual whistlestop tour. He'll hop into Google+ Hangouts with people from across the United States to answer their questions and hear their thoughts about the topics he addressed in his speech.

If you have a question for the President and would like the opportunity to participate in the Hangout Roa d Trip, just record a 60-second video with your name, location, a bit about yourself and the question you'd like to ask. Then post it on YouTube or Google+ and share it publicly with the hashtag #AskObama2014.

Next Tuesday, tune in to watch the State of the Union address, as well as the Republican response, live on YouTube. Then join us and President Obama on Friday for a one-of-a-kind road trip.

Posted by Ramya Raghavan, Head of Google+ Politics and Causes

Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/hit-road-with-president-obama-in-first.html

google plus· hangout

Hit the road with President Obama in the first-ever Presidential Hangout Road Trip

Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/hit-road-with-president-obama-in-first.html

If you've tried the Auto Backup tool and you want to delete your photos, it won't be easy. You can go to the Auto Backup section of Google+ Photos, mouse over a photo, click the "tick" icon, select photos one by one and click "Delete". You can also select photos by dragging a "lasso", just like in your favorite file manager. You can also select a photo and Shift+click the last photo you want to select or Ctrl-click photos for non-contiguous selection.

That's great if you only have a few photos, but not if you have thousands of photos. Fortunately, there's a better way:

1. go to Google+ Photos, click "More" and pick "Albums"

2. add /camerasync to the URL in the address bar and press Enter. You should get something like:

https://plus.google.com/photos/+YourName/albums/camerasync

3. click "Select" below "Photos from Auto Backup". After a few seconds, Google will select the last 2000 photos uploaded to Auto Backup. If you have less than 2000 photos, all of them will be selected.

4. click "Delete" at the top of the page. This only moves the photos to Trash, so they're not permanently deleted. If you change your mind, click "undo" after they're moved to Trash.

5. you may need to manually refresh the page (press F5) to see the remaining photos. You'll have to go back to step 3 and select the next 2000 photos and then go to the step 4.

6. to permanently delete your photos, go to the Trash, click "Empty trash now" and confirm this action.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-delete-auto-backup-photos.html

google plus

How to Delete Auto Backup Photos

4. click "Delete" at the top of the page. This only moves the photos to Trash, so they're not permanently deleted. If you change your mind, click "undo" after they're moved to Trash.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-delete-auto-backup-photos.html

Google+ Photos has a sophisticated search feature, but some of the features aren't easy to find. For example, you can search photos by camera. Use queries like #canon, #nikon, #sony, #apple, #panasonic, #samsung, #nokia to find photos taken using a phone or camera from one of these companies. You can also use the name of the phone or camera, but not all of them work. These worked for me: #iphone4s, #iphone5s, #canonpowershots95, #canoneos, #dsc-w150, #k800i.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/search-by-camera-in-google-photos.html

google plus

Search by Camera in Google+ Photos

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/search-by-camera-in-google-photos.html

The latest version of Picasa for Windows and Mac installs a separate utility called Google+ Auto Backup. It's a simple tool that lets you select the folders that you want to backup automatically and even has support for SD cards. Google+ Auto Backup works in the background, much like Google Music Manager and Google Drive for desktop.

The application uses the new Google Photos icon and, even though it's installed by Picasa, it doesn't have anything to do with Picasa, which has its own syncing feature.

Here's the installer file GPAutoBackup.msi in the Picasa folder:

The application has its own uninstall entry:

When you visit Google+, you'll see this message, which informs you that you can use the search box to find photos and videos from Auto Backup.

By default, Google uploads the original photos and they use your Google Drive storage space. You can enable photo resizing (standard size), so that the uploaded photos don't count against your Google Drive storage quota. Photos are resized so that the longest edge is 2048px or less.

"All photos uploaded through Google+ Auto Backup will default to private in Google+, so you can decide what actions to take once they are backed up to Google+. Once your photos have been uploaded, they will appear along with other Auto Backup photos. We'll arrange them by date in the Highlights section of Google+ Photos, and you can search #desktop in Photos Search to easily find all of the photos that you've backed up through your desktop." (from GooglePlus Helper)

To get Auto Backup for Desktop, you need to install Picasa. If you already have Picasa, make sure you've updated to the latest version (137.69). Go to the Help menu and "check for updates". The release notes include some other changes: new file size limits for uploads: 50 MB or 100 MP, "Edit in Creative Kit" function has been removed, updates to RAW support to include newer cameras.

{ Thanks, Daniel. }

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-auto-backup-for-desktop.html

google plus

Google+ Auto Backup for Desktop

The application uses the new Google Photos icon and, even though it's installed by Picasa, it doesn't have anything to do with Picasa, which has its own syncing feature.

Here's the installer file GPAutoBackup.msi in the Picasa folder:

The application has its own uninstall entry:

When you visit Google+, you'll see this message, which informs you that you can use the search box to find photos and videos from Auto Backup.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-auto-backup-for-desktop.html

Google+ Photos has some filters you can use to refine your search results. Just click the search box or the small arrow icon and you can choose the source of the photos (Auto Backup, Hangouts, Google Drive, posts) or the type of results (Auto Awesome, photos of you, photospheres, videos). For some reason, Google uses hashtags and they don't work well all the time: the #Videos hashtag returns not only videos, but also photos that match "videos".

Here are the hashtags: #AutoBackup, #Hangouts, #GoogleDrive, #Posts, #AutoAwesome, #PhotosOfYou, #PhotoSphere, #Videos. You can add them to your query and filter the results. Google first shows your photos and then the photos from your circles. If you choose the source of photos, Google will only show your photos.

Some cool searches you can try:

- #AutoAwesome (all your Auto Awesome photos and videos and the ones from your circles - if they're public or shared with you)

- #AutoAwesome twinkle gif (find photos with the twinkle effect)

- #AutoAwesome motion gif (find photos with the motion effect)

- #AutoAwesome snow gif (find photos with the snow effect)

- #PhotoSphere (show panoramic images uploaded from Nexus devices)

- #AutoBackup (quickly fi nd the photos from your mobile devices).

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-photo-search-filters.html

google plus

Google+ Photo Search Filters

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-photo-search-filters.html

Mr. Jingles has a special Christmas costume. You can find it in the Google+ notification box: in Google+ and most Google services and in the Google+ app for iOS and Android.

Here's the animation that's displayed when you click the icon. This is the "retina" double-sized version:

There's also a reindeer version:

I like the alternative text for Jingles icons: "Jingles - Mascot of a bell with a smiley face".

{ Thanks, Mukil. }

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-easter-egg-for-christmas.html

fun· google plus

Google+ Easter Egg for Christmas

Mr. Jingles has a special Christmas costume. You can find it in the Google+ notification box: in Google+ and most Google services and in the Google+ app for iOS and Android.

Here's the animation that's displayed when you click the icon. This is the "retina" double-sized version:

There's also a reindeer version:

I like the alternative text for Jingles icons: "Jingles - Mascot of a bell with a smiley face".

{ Thanks, Mukil. }

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-easter-egg-for-christmas.html

The Google+ AutoAwesome feature is one of the best features the search engine giant added to its "don't call it a social" social network this year. Now, to make for a fitting end to 2013 Google is creating your very own "Year In Review."

Google's Vic Gundotra highlights that the creation of the video is dependent "on a lot of factors (the quality of your pictures, if our algorithms believe we can auto create a high quality movie for you, etc)." The videos will be rolling out to everyone over the next week but don't be too upse t if Google+ doesn't believe it can't create a video for you.
Google's Lead Product Manager at Google Photos, Anil Sabharwal shared his very own video of 2013 and it's quite cheerful:

#AutoAwesome storytellingThis time of year we reconnect with loved ones, and we reflect on the moments that really matter. Photos and videos help preserve these moments, and when you save them to Google+,#AutoAwesome can bring your story to life in meaningful, magical ways. #AutoAwesome can, for example:
- Transform a game of dress-up into a delightful animation (h ttp://goo.gl/aJzYUj), or
- Create a highlight reel for a recent family wedding (http://goo.gl/Th3wE0), or
- Display an entire cliff diving sequence in a single image (http://goo.gl/b6weQ6), or
- Add falling snow to your favorite winter photograph (http://goo.gl/9gdPrC)
In all cases these gifted items appear in your account automatically, so as long as you're backing things up to Google+, you'll get notified whenever an awesome (and private) version is ready to share.
Of course: many people have been saving and sharing their photos and videos on Google+ all year long. And for those select users we've got one more holiday gift: an #AutoAwesome year in review. You'll get notified in the next week or so if you have one of these movies waiting for you.
Most importantly we want to say thank you. It's your support and enthusiasm that make Google+ so special. And we'll keep working to help you tell your story. #googleplusupdate #year2013

Source: http://9to5google.com/2013/12/20/google-adds-some-google-cheer-wtih-your-very-own-autoawesome-year-in-review/

auto-awesome· google· google plus· gplus

Google adds some Google+ cheer with your very own AutoAwesome Year-In-Review

#AutoAwesome storytellingThis time of year we reconnect with loved ones, and we reflect on the moments that really matter. Photos and videos help preserve these moments, and when you save them to Google+,#AutoAwesome can bring your story to life in meaningful, magical ways. #AutoAwesome can, for example:
- Transform a game of dress-up into a delightful animation (h ttp://goo.gl/aJzYUj), or
- Create a highlight reel for a recent family wedding (http://goo.gl/Th3wE0), or
- Display an entire cliff diving sequence in a single image (http://goo.gl/b6weQ6), or
- Add falling snow to your favorite winter photograph (http://goo.gl/9gdPrC)
In all cases these gifted items appear in your account automatically, so as long as you're backing things up to Google+, you'll get notified whenever an awesome (and private) version is ready to share.
Of course: many people have been saving and sharing their photos and videos on Google+ all year long. And for those select users we've got one more holiday gift: an #AutoAwesome year in review. You'll get notified in the next week or so if you have one of these movies waiting for you.
Most importantly we want to say thank you. It's your support and enthusiasm that make Google+ so special. And we'll keep working to help you tell your story. #googleplusupdate #year2013

Source: http://9to5google.com/2013/12/20/google-adds-some-google-cheer-wtih-your-very-own-autoawesome-year-in-review/

This is another fun feature for the holidays, but it's limited to the Google+ app for Android: "Shake your device while viewing one of your photos, and watch the snow fall. Shake it again to save your new snowy photo and share it with family and friends."

It's a way to manually trigger the Auto Awesome Snow effect for any photo.

You need the latest version of the Google+ app (4.2.4), which was released today. Blame staged rollouts if you don't have the new version. You can also manually download the APK file.

This is not the only new feature: "when you +1 posts in the stream, you'll see something lovely" (hearts). There's also a unified search box, a new section for less important notifications and separate "What's Hot" streams for different categories.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/auto-awesome-snow-shake-in-google-for.html

android· google plus

Auto Awesome Snow Shake in Google+ for Android

You need the latest version of the Google+ app (4.2.4), which was released today. Blame staged rollouts if you don't have the new version. You can also manually download the APK file.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/auto-awesome-snow-shake-in-google-for.html

This is beautiful and clever. Google+ added 2 auto awesome effects just in time for Christmas.

1) Twinkle: upload a new photo of something that sparkles (like a Christmas tree or a chandelier), and we'll gift you a version with lights that actually twinkle.

2) Snow: upload a new photo with snow to Google+, and we'll gift you a version with snow that's actually falling.

Here are 2 examples:

Please note that this only works for new photos. Check the animations generated for other Google+ users: #AutoAwesomeTwinkle and #AutoAwesomeSnowGlobe.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/auto-awesome-winter-special.html

fun· google plus· gplus· update

Google Plus: Auto Awesome Update - Winter Special

This is beautiful and clever. Google+ added 2 auto awesome effects just in time for Christmas.

1) Twinkle: upload a new photo of something that sparkles (like a Christmas tree or a chandelier), and we'll gift you a version with lights that actually twinkle.

2) Snow: upload a new photo with snow to Google+, and we'll gift you a version with snow that's actually falling.

Here are 2 examples:

Please note that this only works for new photos. Check the animations generated for other Google+ users: #AutoAwesomeTwinkle and #AutoAwesomeSnowGlobe.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/auto-awesome-winter-special.html

Auto Awesome is a collection of features that create new images which use the photos you upload: panoramas, animations, HDR, better group photos. They're created automatically and Google now even sends notifications when they're ready.

There are 3 new Auto Awesome features: 2 of them are only for photos (action, eraser) and the third one is for both photos and videos.

Action is great for action photos.

"Take a series of photos of someone moving (dancing, running, jumping) and Auto Awesome will merge them together into one action shot where you can see the full range of movements in a single image, capturing the movement in one captivating still."

Google combines these 6 photos:

and creates this awesome visual effect:

Eraser is useful when you want to remove people from photos. "If you take a sequence of 3 or more photos in front of a structure or landmark with movement in the background, Eraser will give you a photo with all the moving objects removed. It's helpful for those situations when you're trying to get a great shot of a landmark or other crowded place, but want to avoid including all of the people in the background of your photo."

These photos aren't great:

but they can be combined to get this:

Auto Awesome Movie is a bit like HTC Zoe, but it's a lot more advanced. In fact, it's the only Auto Awesome feature that lets you customize the result and the only feature you can trigger manually. Google creates a video that combines some of the videos and photos you uploaded, processes the videos, adds image stabilization and picks some appropriate music.

"You can create Auto Awesome movies from the Google Photos app for Android, which are short films created automatically by editing together the videos and photos you capture around an experience. Choose the photos and videos you wish to make into an Auto Awesome movie, and let Google do the rest. You can change the theme, style, background music, or even remove, shorten, or re-order scenes. After your movie is created, you can choose to share or save it. Auto Awesome movies are currently only available for some devices running Android 4.3 and up, including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, and HTC One."

Auto Awesome shows that advanced features don't need complicated interfaces. It also shows the power of the cloud: Google+ Photos finds your best photos, enhances your photos, it lets you search your photos and it even creates new ones. All of this without buying expensive photo editors and learning how to use them.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/10/auto-awesome-action-eraser-and-movie.html

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Google+ Auto Awesome for Photos and Movies

There are 3 new Auto Awesome features: 2 of them are only for photos (action, eraser) and the third one is for both photos and videos.

Action is great for action photos.

"Take a series of photos of someone moving (dancing, running, jumping) and Auto Awesome will merge them together into one action shot where you can see the full range of movements in a single image, capturing the movement in one captivating still."

Google combines these 6 photos:

and creates this awesome visual effect:

but they can be combined to get this:

"You can create Auto Awesome movies from the Google Photos app for Android, which are short films created automatically by editing together the videos and photos you capture around an experience. Choose the photos and videos you wish to make into an Auto Awesome movie, and let Google do the rest. You can change the theme, style, background music, or even remove, shorten, or re-order scenes. After your movie is created, you can choose to share or save it. Auto Awesome movies are currently only available for some devices running Android 4.3 and up, including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, and HTC One."

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/10/auto-awesome-action-eraser-and-movie.html

Google+ continues to grow and the growth rate is impressive, according to Google's stats. Back in December, Google announced that "235 million [people] are active across Google (+1'ing apps in Google Play, hanging out in Gmail, connecting with friends in Search), and 135 million are active in just the stream." Now Google says that 540 million people are active across Google each month and 300 million people are active in the Google+ stream.

The number of Google+ users doubled in less than a year. Even if you use the conservative stream data and conclude that Google+ only has 300 million active users, that's still a lot. No other social network had so many users in 2 years and a half. Sure, Facebook has more than one billion active users, but the service got to 100 million users in 4 years.

Google has more than 1 billion users, so that's the upper boundary for Google+. It's unlikely that all the Google users will join Google+ and actively use it, but most of them will. Google+ is integrated with so many Google services and the YouTube integration will bring a lot more Google+ users. Google+ is now at the heart of Google's photo service, messaging service, local search and it will soon power core features of the most popular video sharing service.

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/10/300-million-active-google-users.html

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540 Million Google+ Users, 300 Million Core Users

Source: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/10/300-million-active-google-users.html

Until last week, vanity Google+ URLs were only for popular business, famous people, Google employees and some other special users. Now anyone can get a custom URL and replace the long Google+ URL with something more memorable. Unfortunately, you don't get to choose the URL: you can only pick from Google's preapproved URLs.

"If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can get a custom URL for your Google+ account or page. This means you can choose one of the custom URLs Google preassigns to your Google+ profile or page. Depending on the preassigned custom URL, you may also need to add a few letters or numbers to make it unique to you," explains Google.

For profiles, you need 10 or more followers, an account that is 30 days old or more and a profile photo. For pages, you need to link your page with your site or use Google+ Local and verify your local business. Check my profile here: https://plus.google.com/+KarmiPhúc

Pages get Google+ URLs that are based on the site's URL. I got google.com/+GooglesystemBlogspot, but I haven't enabled it. Maybe Google will provide more options in the future.

"Once you meet the eligibility criteria, just visit your profile or page to begin the claiming process. If you don't see the option yet, don't worry: we're expanding availability throughout the week, and you'll see the in-product notice as soon as your custom URL is ready," informs Google's Otavio Silva.

Thanks, Tolis Nubis | Google System Blog

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Now Custom Google+ URLs are publicly available

Pages get Google+ URLs that are based on the site's URL. I got google.com/+GooglesystemBlogspot, but I haven't enabled it. Maybe Google will provide more options in the future.

Thanks, Tolis Nubis | Google System Blog

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