Google Plus Communities

[Sushubh]

Google Plus Communities launched!

yet another nail in the coffin of web communities.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lpUDWCSRQIU&feature=player_embedded

 

[Jaymin]

Hope this holds some promise though!

 

[Sushubh]

this looks better than their pages feature. you can share to a community from the +1 button which is still not possible on pages. plus you have complete control over your own community.

Public or private membership to support all kinds of groups—from topics and interests to local neighborhoods to regular poker nights
Discussion categories to find the conversations you care about most
The option to start hangouts and plan events with community members
The ability to share with your community from any +1 button across the web

 

[Jaymin]

BTW they shud look to migrate existing Orkut communities to G+. That wud b a big thing as Orkut is running (if at all) thanks to old communities. May be this sounds too ambitious though!

 

[moindear]

Finally!was waiting for this for ages

 

[Sushubh]

being a hobby-less person i am not sure what i would end up using it for. it adds another rival to this forum essentially for someone like me!

 

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[moindear]

How to start one, I guess its not yet rolled out to all users!

 

[Sushubh]

still rolling out. existing communities can be discovered from the search box.

 

[Sushubh]

https://plus.google.com/communities/102821562777311031430

i am not sure about the whole point i wish i had some hobbies

 

[Hardik7]

Orkut had communities. I mean it still has but I hardly go there.