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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Google Plus Sparks as "Circles"

I have been using Google plus for a few weeks now and it seems to have a fairly good design combining the functions of a "reciprocal friends" network like Facebook with a "one-way followers" network like Twitter.

I have seen a number of comments that circles aren't focused enough -- you want to be able to follow people because of your shared interest, not because of all of their interests.

Here's a solution that fits within the design of Google+:

  • When you select a Spark, a "Share What's New..." box appears at the top of the feed. It works just like a normal share (you can select circles to share with, attach links, etc.) but you are advised to only share things relevant to the spark.