Today I managed to get access to the newest of social networking sites, Google+. I spent the night checking out the features and getting used to everything, and I must say, me like! It has a nice clean interface, and so far no annoying ads. The idea of having circles of friends is very good, instead of everyone seeing everything you post (like on Facebook), you can choose which circles can see the post, or can can have just certain friends see the post. You can download all of your posts, photos, and other such data in .zip files. The Sparks feature allows you to keep an eye on the latest info from around the web on chosen topics, you can then easily share any of the posts you read in there with your friends. It has Google chat integrated, so you can chat with friends, or even circles of friends. You can also "Hang Out" with friends, which is a live session with video (if you have a webcam) and sound (if you have a mic you can speak over it) or just plain old text. You can choose a youtube video to watch, and all your friends can watch it with you. Everything works so smoothly and unlike Facebook, it has very transparent, and easy to understand privacy settings. For those with Android phones, you can download the app, and use Google+ from your phone. The phone app has a wonderful interface, very easy to use, and very well designed. You can "Hang Out" as well via mobile. So if you can get yourself access to the trial, or even when it finally goes live, join up, and enjoy!
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