Google+ Project: it’s more than sharing!
Staying in touch with one another is a basic human need, so that Google decided to try and satisfy this vital need as well. The main difference is that today, staying in touch with others is accomplished online. Smiles, whispers and reactions can be expressed online as well.
The main objective of Google+ Project is to revolutionize the real-life sharing experience by means of well-developed software. This project was launched in June 2011 and it is considered as the new Facebook. However, it is still opened only to a limited number of Google users and when this project will be available in your area, you will be notified. Until then, it is useful and interesting to get informed regarding the features of this project and most importantly- what competitive advantage it has against other social networks
Quick insight on Google+ Project
This top-secret social project on which Google has been working in the past year and since they believe that “sharing is broken”, they focused upon this matter. It is difficult to develop a rich, nuanced, fun and social software, but Google took this challenge and turned into Google+ Project. Whether you live in Chicagoland Area or anywhere else in the world, you will be able to enjoy this new project 24/7.
Google+ Project focuses on 4 main areas:
- Circles
Enables you to determine, create and organize your groups and friendships. “Friend” category became confusing and sharing has a lot to suffer from this. By means of this feature you can share what matters with whom you consider it really matters the most. In addition, you may want to share some information only with a few friends, and due to fright of not making it public, we stop our own natural reactions and instincts. In order to surpass these shortcomings, the Google+ Project allows users to selectively share information and photos.
The user must simply create a circle and add the persons he/she considers appropriate- it’s easy, bold and fund to use! - Sparks
The Internet allows us to have access to any sort of information, thus we can easily start up a conversation and attract our friends' interest into the subject. This is how socializing becomes easy and fun by means of the sparks features launched by the Google+ Project. This is a specific online sharing engine, providing content in over 40 languages and the user must simply mention its interests and you will always have something new to read and watch related to the subjects mentioned. For instance, if you want to be update regarding the latest news related to the Chicagoland Area, then by means of sparks you will easily achieve your goal. In addition, you can also choose with whom to share this information, because you may know other groups of people who may share the same interests as yours. - Hangouts
Hanging out cannot be compared with online sharing and neither with instant messaging. Video chat is not so popular due to high costs and technical challenges involved, but this was not a problem for Google. Thus, by means of the features Hangouts, the users can interact with others from a specific Circle. If other people included in the Circle are interested in the topic, they can easily join and hang out. This type of video chat allows up to 10 people to actually hang out and the system is smart enough to determine and focus on the person who is truly controlling the conversation. This type of conversation can also be maintained while enjoying a movie or a video, so that anyone can comment about it in real-time. Even if you are located in the Chicagoland Area, you can easily hang out with any of your friends by means of the new Google+ Project. - Mobile
This feature is focused on: instant upload, location and huddle. More specifically, the user can add his/her location anytime, as well as instant uploading of pictures and movies to a private album which can be made available to a specific Circle. “Huddle” is basically an interactive messaging application which works on iPhone, Android and SMS allowing users to stay in touch with the people included in their Circles of interest. Since we have all day a mobile phone with us, it’s easy to stay online and this can become even fun! Huddle is more than a mobile experience.
All in all, the future of Google+ Project looks bright and fascinating! It allows you to be all across the world using Google and in touch with those important and close to you. The Field Trial has already began and soon Google+ Project will become available to everyone!