Okay, you don’t need to feel awful that you haven’t even gotten acquainted to Google+ because you will finally know about it through this article. At first glance, Google+ is nothing different from other social networks because in this space you will be able to post text, photos, or videos, as well as share something to your friends. But if you look closer, there are significant difference between Google and its rivals.

The company called Google+ as a sharing network rather than a social network like how it is world widely recognized. What specials are the addition of extra functions like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendars, Picasa Web Albums, and more functional tools.

With Google+, you can share particular moment only with groups you want to share with, either your friends or family. Also, you can make some posts are hidden from your family or work colleagues. These are some great things Google+ can do.

To be more specific, Google+ has some unique features that differentiate it from other social network services. Let’s get closer look to the first feature called “Circles”. These are the groups you create based on the common thing about the groups’ members. With these circles, you can pick which groups allowed to see your post after you “stream” it. it is even greater that you have an option to only send particular note to particular person. Yes, “Circle” truly works only in one direction.

Another interesting feature introduced is “Sparks.” With this feature, you can pick from a list of topics based on your interest. For example, clicking particular Sparks topics will bring your to a list of recent web publications associated to the topic you have chosen. After pick the one you like, you can then share it to the desired groups and give it a “+1” which works similarly to Facebook’s “like” button.

If you like to chat with some person in live video chat rooms, you can use “Hangouts” feature. To execute the feature, go for the “Start a hangout” button and waiting for the reply of your invitation.