Google+ is a new social network (in closed beta at the time of posting) set up in direct competition with sites such as FaceBook. However being backed by a giant such as Google could give this network the edge it needs to overtake FaceBook as people's primary social network just as FaceBook stole it's users from MySpace years ago. Google+ has several exciting new features, the most prevalent of which is Hangout. Hangout allows you to webcam with up to 10 friends (that's more than other free programs) and also adds to this by allowing you to all watch the same YouTube video together and run a text chat. Gtalk has always been a reliable service favored by many and would definitely win against FaceBook's chat system, which is largely known to be buggy and irresponsive. Google+ has also expanded into the smartphone sphere and has the potential of being ultra-compatible with phones running the Android OS, as both were developed by Google. Another perk over FaceBook is the lack of advertisements and third-party-apps which take over people's accounts and turn them into ad-bots. The general consensus among most Google+ users is that the only major problem is the current lack of people, but more people should be making the switch to Google+ as it emerges out of beta.
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