Finding a worthy read in your website and sharing it with friends encourages better engagement and loyalty, says Google+. The team behind Google’s social networking site merged elements of Google+ and Google Search to recommend the right content from your mobile site, at the right time.
Google+ Recommendations makes suggestions to keep users, or friends, engaged and updated about the latest posts on your mobile site.
The Google+ team said the new feature considers three factors to deliver …

Google has a hard time convincing major brands to be more active on Google+ than in other social networking sites, such as Facebook and

Google+ has a lot of catching up to do against Facebook, especially in one key metric: time spent.
According to Nielsen’s latest study, Google+ visitors hung around for 6 minutes and 47 seconds on average in March, while Facebook visitors spent 6 hours and 44 minutes on average during the same period.
The average time spent on Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site with more than one billion members, is down from the average 7 hours and 9 minutes visitors spent in …

From now on, Google+ users will be able to use animated GIF images as their profile pictures.
The announcement was made by Matt Steiner, a Google software engineer, in a post on his Google+ profile.
He says: “You can now use an animated gif for your profile photo!  It will animate on the profile page on both desktop and mobile”.
“Like newspapers in Harry Potter ,” the software engineer adds.

GIF images, which has seen a resurgence in popularity as of late, stand for Graphics …

Google+ mobile apps now have the ability to edit and add filters to photos.
Search giant Google recently rolled out a new update to the mobile version of its social networking service on Android and iOS devices.
The move is part of the company’s push towards a more streamlined user experience across platforms it currently supports.
The redesigned Google+ app comes with a look reminiscent of the desktop version’s layout.
Apart from its improved visuals, the mobile app has a few minor …

According to the Independent, 300 million active monthly users is a huge milestone achieved by Facebook over a span of six years. However, it took Google+ less than 18 months to achieve the same feat. Even small and medium-sized businesses are benefiting from Google+, such as BakeSpace, Inc., which is a network for exchanging

Google will roll out changes to profiles and pages on Google+, according to Google+ product manager Sara McKinley.
First, users can now read recommendations and reviews from friends with one click. Google+ now has a new tab for local reviews, along with the current tabs for +1′s, photos, and YouTube videos. For example, members of the social network can show their favorite dining areas through the local reviews tab or just hide it.

Second, Google+ now has a simpler way to edit personal …

All Google account owners can now sign-in across multiple platforms and carry their personal information on Google+ through any app on Android, iOS, or the web. 
How? Well, Google recently added a new feature called Google+ Sign-In on its social network.
The search giant said its first release will focus on four important pillars: simplicity and security, tight integration between web and mobile apps, social spam filters, and sharing interactive multimedia posts.
Google+ Sign-In allows a user …

According to a recent GlobalWebIndex report on Q4 2012, Google+ has been found to be the second most actively used social network online. It has surpassed Twitter, but is behind Facebook, which is still in the number one spot. Still, the second place ranking is bound to catch the attention of marketers who seek to rank high in search

The Google+ app for iOS-running devices including the iPhone and the iPad is now officially available in 48 new countries and territories.
The availability was announced by Google’s Vic Gundotra appropriately through his Google+ profile.
The countries and territories where the Google+ iOS app is now available are:

Albania
Grenada
Papua New Guinea

Anguilla
Guinea-Bissau
Saint Lucia

Barbados
Guyana
Seychelles

Benin
Kyrgyzstan
Sierra Leone

Bermuda
Lao People’s Democratic …