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* FollowTheLeader: This was very obviously Google's attempt to replicate the success of Facebook.
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On October 2018, it was discovered that a security vulnerability could have exposed the the personal information of over half a million of its users. Google soon announced that it was shutting down this service, citing its low popularity, and it was shut down on April 2, 2019.

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On October 2018, it was discovered that a security vulnerability could have exposed the the personal information of over half a million of its users. Google soon announced that it was shutting down this service, citing its low popularity, and it was shut down on April 2, 2019.
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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2019.

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On October 2018, Google+ announced it was discovered that it would shut down its operations for consumers after a security vulnerability could have exposed the the personal information of over half a million of its users' personal data users. Google soon announced that it was taken over by third parties, alongside shutting down this service, citing its low popularity. It popularity, and it was shut down on April 2, 2019.
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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2018.

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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2018.
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* UnwantedAssistance: Google kept wanting to push Google+ on every user, to the annoyance of many [=YouTube=] users. This usually came in the form of "helpful" pop-up bubbles "offering" to set up a Google+ account, no matter how many times users declined.
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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2018.

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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2018.
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Google+ shut down its operations on October 2018 after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity.

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On October 2018, Google+ announced that it would shut down its operations on October 2018 for consumers after half a million of its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity.
popularity. It was shut down on April 2, 2018.
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* IKnowYourTrueName: Google+ requires that users go by their real names online, with suspected violators having their accounts terminated. This was later relaxed to a 4-day grace period. Regardless, the forcing of users to go by their real names has caused quite the controversy amongst those concerned for their privacy. Averted now, since Google has laxed the requirement.

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* IKnowYourTrueName: Google+ requires that users go by their real names online, with suspected violators having their accounts terminated. This was later relaxed to a 4-day grace period. Regardless, the forcing of users to go by their real names has caused quite the controversy amongst among those concerned for their privacy. Averted now, since once Google has laxed loosened up the requirement.

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'''Google+''' is a FriendingNetwork site released by Website/{{Google}}. It started as a closed beta on June 28, 2011, and went public to everyone[[note]]who is at least 18 years old[[/note]] on September 20, 2011.

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'''Google+''' is was a FriendingNetwork site released by Website/{{Google}}. It started as a closed beta on June 28, 2011, and went public to everyone[[note]]who is at least 18 years old[[/note]] on September 20, 2011.



Google+ is still not as widely used as Twitter or even Facebook; it certainly doesn't help that currently, Google+ requires users to be at least 18 years of age.

TV Tropes has an outpost on Google+ [[https://plus.google.com/s/TV%20Tropes here]].

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Google+ is still not as widely used as Twitter or even Facebook; it certainly doesn't help that currently, Google+ requires users to be at least 18 years shut down its operations on October 2018 after half a million of age.

TV Tropes has an outpost on Google+ [[https://plus.google.com/s/TV%20Tropes here]].
its users' personal data was taken over by third parties, alongside its low popularity.

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*** Adding people = "Circling"

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* IKnowYourTrueName: Google+ requires that users go by their real names online, with suspected violators having their accounts terminated. This was later relaxed to a 4-day grace period. Regardless, the forcing of users to go by their real names has caused quite the controversy amongst those concerned for their privacy.
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* IKnowYourTrueName: Google+ requires that users go by their real names online, with suspected violators having their accounts terminated. This was later relaxed to a 4-day grace period. Regardless, the forcing of users to go by their real names has caused quite the controversy amongst those concerned for their privacy.
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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, Website/LiveJournal, and Facebook, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether or not they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, Website/LiveJournal, and Facebook, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether or not they do the same with you is up to them.
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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether or not they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, Website/LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, Facebook, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether or not they do the same with you is up to them.
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I changed \"whether\" to \"whether or not\" on the main description thingamabobasaurus.


Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether or not they do the same with you is up to them.
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* FanNickname: gooplu
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* TheScrappy: Many people (especially on YouTube) despise Google + for shoving it down everyone's throats without even giving you a choice.
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* TheScrappy: Many people (especially on YouTube) despise Google + for shoving it down everyone's throats without even giving you a choice.
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'''Google+''' is a new FriendingNetwork site released by Website/{{Google}}. It started as a closed beta on June 28, 2011, and went public to everyone[[note]]who is at least 18 years old[[/note]] on September 20, 2011.

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'''Google+''' is a new FriendingNetwork site released by Website/{{Google}}. It started as a closed beta on June 28, 2011, and went public to everyone[[note]]who is at least 18 years old[[/note]] on September 20, 2011.

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* watch?v=K7nhYAQRKqY
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Click the link, spread the word.
We need to take drastic measures.
We need to show them that THEY are the ones WE can live without.

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We need to show them that THEY are the ones WE can live without.
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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}.Website/{{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.
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* FanNickname: gooplu
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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, {{LiveJournal}}, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Twitter}} Website/{{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, {{LiveJournal}}, LiveJournal, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.
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Functionally, Google+ is described as {{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, {{LiveJournal}}, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.

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Functionally, Google+ is described as {{Facebook}} Website/{{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, {{LiveJournal}}, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.
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'''Google+''' is a new FriendingNetwork site released by Website/{{Google}}. It started as a closed beta on June 28, 2011, and went public to everyone[[note]]who is at least 18 years old[[/note]] on September 20, 2011.

Functionally, Google+ is described as {{Facebook}} [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Twitter}} with a dash of {{Tumblr}}. Its most prominent feature is Circles, which are similar to friend lists on Twitter, {{LiveJournal}}, and {{Facebook}}, and is the backbone of "adding" users on Google+. You don't send a friend request to someone you want to share content with; you simply add them to one or more of your Circles, and whether they do the same with you is up to them.

Circles can be used to organize groups of friends, but more importantly, when making posts, you control which Circles to make your posts visible to, on a per-post basis and which Circles can see which elements of your profile. Ideally, this allows one to add, say, coworkers, family, and classmates, yet still be able to use their account to make posts hidden from these people. If this [[OlderThanTheyThink sounds familiar]], yes, Facebook has these features too, though Google+ makes these features one of their main features rather than as something in the background.

Unusually for a social networking site, Google+ allows basic text formatting in posts, and, much to the joy of many users, a post-editing feature.

Google+ is still not as widely used as Twitter or even Facebook; it certainly doesn't help that currently, Google+ requires users to be at least 18 years of age.

TV Tropes has an outpost on Google+ [[https://plus.google.com/s/TV%20Tropes here]].

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!!Google+ has examples of:
* CallARabbitASmeerp:
** Friend lists = "Circles"
*** Adding people = "Circling"
** Liking / Favoriting a post or comment = "+1" (Although the term's been around for a while, Google chose to adapt this as the name of the "like" feature.)
** Voice and video chat = "Hangout"
** Mobile messaging = "Huddle" (Although it was renamed to the more conventional "Messaging" in September 2011)
* IKnowYourTrueName: Google+ requires that users go by their real names online, with suspected violators having their accounts terminated. This was later relaxed to a 4-day grace period. Regardless, the forcing of users to go by their real names has caused quite the controversy amongst those concerned for their privacy.
* MeaningfulName: Google+ profiles are designed after profiles on Google Profiles, making G+ essentially an enhanced version of Profiles and hence its name.
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