Google+ opens up to brands
Google has today announced the long awaited launch of Pages which will allow brands to get onto Google+ for the first time.
Google+, which launched in late June, is Google’s latest push into social networking.
Previously, Google+ had been available only to individuals rather than brands, which was an obvious drawback compared to competitor Facebook, which has allowed brands to have pages for some time.
I really cannot wait to see what Australian Brands are going to do with Google+,
Also it’s “Vic” Gundotra.
Just a quick one – the name of Senior VP of Engineering is Vic Gundotra (not Rick). Thanks for sharing this – hope to see you create a page for mumbrella on Google Plus, as I’m hoping to use it as my news reader…
My bad – now corrected. Thanks for flagging that up, Rubina.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
+1
Good to see Google finally release brand pages, however after holding out for so long I was expecting them to be a little more than just a normal G+ profile page.
We’re on board with Google+ Brand Pages: https://plus.google.com/b/109419267726241880591/109419267726241880591/about
Feedback welcome…
They do need more friendly URLs. The 20 digit addresses are not very memorable.
Why brands shouldn’t rush to get Google+
Some important cautionary considerations if you are considering Google + for or as a brand:
http://wearesocial.com.au/blog.....ogle-plus/