Google+: half a billion members and creation of "Communities"

Google+ has experienced tremendous growth with now 500 million registered members.

However, the success of a social network is measured over the activity that characterizes it. Google is aware of this and play cards on the table stating that among the half a billion users, just over half (235 million) are active. In addition, this figure is to be taken in the broad sense it encompasses including those who simply made a 1 on Google Play or created a bubble from Gmail ...

By taking into account that the updates in the stream, there are 135 million active members, slightly more than one quarter of registered members.

To boost its social network, Google Launches communities are somewhat similar to groups on Facebook . Specifically, an icon "Communities" appear on Google+ (in the left column) in hours. It will create or join a community, that is to say, a shared space centered on a passion, an activity or topic of conversation ...

Social network users may invite community members to hangouts or events. From any website, it is possible to opt for sharing links with your "community" via the +1 button.