Ever since Google Plus was opened to the public, the online social network has received mixed reviews. Some people love it, while others feel it’s too much like Facebook and that they don’t have a use for two similar applications. Google Plus recently got a new look and while the new look is good, will it entice people and businesses to use it more? Let’s check out the new look and then you can decide if you’ll be using it more for business.
One of the more notable changes is the sidebar area that’s on the left side of the screen when you’re logged into your Google Plus account. At first it just looks like any old sidebar such as the sidebar area on Facebook, but once you start messing around with it, you’ll see that it’s quite different. It’s different because you can edit what you see there by simply dragging and dropping the icons. Don’t use Google Hangouts very often? Simply drop it into the “more” section at the bottom and you won’t have to look at it. It’s nice that a user is able to display what they use the most and that they can hide the things that they don’t use often. This makes using the platform efficient. A nice feature for businesses who often don’t have time to go in and take the time to find what they need to use.
Another thing to mention is that when you upload photos, you can make simple edits to the pictures from within Google Plus. This is a great tool if you don’t have a basic photo editor or for example, if you upload mobile images and you want to make a few corrections on them.
You can also use a cover photo on Google Plus now too. While this will strike everyone as a copy of Facebook, it is set up a little different. Rather than the cover photo being large like it is on Facebook, it’s more like a ribbon that runs behind your profile picture, which still remains quite on the large side.
These changes are nice, but will they make more people want to use Google Plus to help them promote their business online? It is a nice and clean interface that’s simple to use. Making updates and changes is quite efficient and everything that you want to use can be put right at your fingertips in the sidebar area. What do you think? Will these changes make you use Google Plus for your business more?
