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Google+ Redesigned (blogspot.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the good-luck-with-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google has announced that its Google+ social network has received a major overhaul, which is rolling out today to users who opt in. The company says the new design focuses on the "Communities" and "Collections" sections of Google+, since those were the ones most well received by users. "[Product Director Luke] Wroblewski, known for his responsive and progressive design work, tells me that the key to this rollout is the consistent, mobile first experience that hasn't historically been a hallmark of G+." The article describes the new experience thus: "As you click through the new Google+ there is a lighter feel to it for sure. It's a product with more purpose, as before it felt like there was a million things flying at you. Notifications, +1's, share buttons. You were pretty much sharing things into a pit and hoping that Google would do fun things with them."

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  1. suprised by bloodhawk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Google+ is still alive?

    1. Re:suprised by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

      A lot hobbyists like Google+ of which quite a few them have no desire to be on Facebook. I find the communities to be informative and have a signal to noise ratio. Specifically, I like the Board Games, Savage Worlds, and Cast Iron Cooking communities.

    2. Re:suprised by nightcats · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I'll confess: I preferred G+ and wrote about it (before they started taking it apart).

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      Development is programmable; Discovery is not programmable. (Fuller)
    3. Re:suprised by Eythian · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Yeah, I use it a lot. I find it has a better signal-to-noise ratio than things like facebook.