Google+
Sign in to saveGoogle+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challenge other social networks, linking other Google products like Google Drive, Blogger, Google AdSense, and YouTube. The service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics varied, depending on how the service was defined. Three Google executives oversaw the service, which underwent substantial changes that
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Google+ was a social networking service launched by Google in 2011 that attempted to compete with other major social networks by integrating with Google's other products like YouTube and Google Drive. The service shut down in 2019 after experiencing strong initial growth but ultimately failing to achieve lasting prominence in the social media landscape.
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Key facts
- Website.name
- Google+
- Website.logo
- Google+ logo.svg
- Website.logo_size
- 139px
- Website.registration
- Required; no longer available
- Website.language
- Multilingual
- Website.num_users
- 200 million (2019)
- Website.programming_language
- Java, JavaScript
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34 sectionsContents
- History
- Release
- Growth
- Changes in management and product direction
- Redesign
- Shutdown of consumer version
- Shutdown of business version
- User demographics
- Features and functions
- User profile
- Circles
- Identity services
- Public
- +1 button
- Google+ Pages
- Communities
- Events
- Discover
- Google Local
- Photography
- Additional features
- Collections
- Deprecated features
- Technologies
- Censorship
- Controversies
- Obama's election campaign
- Nymwars
- Commenting on YouTube
- Legal issues
- Class-action lawsuit
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challenge other social networks, linking other Google products like Google Drive, Blogger, Google AdSense, and YouTube. The service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics varied, depending on how the service was defined. Three Google executives oversaw the service, which underwent substantial changes that led to a redesign in November 2015.
Due to low user engagement and disclosed software design flaws that potentially allowed outside developers access to personal information of its users, the Google+ developer API was discontinued on March 7, 2019, and Google+ was shut down for business and personal use on April 2, 2019.