Google+ social networking

Google+ is Google's next attempt to create a presence in the social networking space. You can get on board only as an invitee.
The home page is very similar to Facebook, with a similar news feed and a lot of space around for additional features. One does not require a Gmail account to use the service, but if Gmail is your primary web mail platform there are a number of advantages, particularly for messaging.
When setting up an account, you will be asked to identify your friends and move them into customizable collections just how people build social groups offline. The friends you invite will not be able to see the names of the collections or the collections they are in, and can choose how much information to share and how.
Facebook has a similar functionality with its Lists system, but the two are conceptually and practically quite different. In Facebook Lists is and option and is not promoted. Google on the other hand is basing the entire system on silos on friend sand colleagues.
As Google+ grows, the difference may become apparent. Facebook users are already facing an ever increasing flood of information and the ability to trim and edit that will be crucial. Will users actively take up the option, or just make everything public to everyone anyway.
Google+ has good integration with Picassa and other image sharing sites so, uploading new photos is easy. You can also group photos taken on your phone, or by specific circles(collections.
Google+ offers sparks, a way to track news and posting on your favorite topics. It seems to consist of a series of news articles on a given topic.
The Hangout area functionality allows you to converse with up to 10 other people via webcam.
Google+ has a mobile android application which is easy to use, responsive and makes accessing key information, and particularly uploading images on the fly.
Google+ is a much more promising system than either of the company's previous attempts at social networking, but there does not seem to be any immediate threat to Facebook.
Google is getting very good at rolling out constant upgrades and tweaks to improve its applications and services. The platform needs users to take off, but it also needs developers to create the kind of applications that will keep customers coming back.
Google's lack of concern over the privacy of its user's data was a huge part in the
failure of Buzz.