Google this morning is announcing a new look for its social network, Google+, which introduces a revamped navigation, with drag-and-drop elements and actions that appear when you hover over each item, as well as the introduction of new features aimed at making it easier to discover?conversations to join, new profile pages, a dedicated page for Google+ Hangouts (Google+'s multi-person video chat offering), and more. It's interesting that Google+ has now changed its design, after its first efforts received such praise. But, after using the service for some time, it became clear that Google+'s navigational elements became a little cluttered. That "share a YouTube video" feature, for example, which popped out a box on the right side of the screen, felt tacked on.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Google+ Gets A Big Refresh With New Navigation, A Redesigned Stream, A Dedicated Hangouts Page & More
Google this morning is announcing a new look for its social network, Google+, which introduces a revamped navigation, with drag-and-drop elements and actions that appear when you hover over each item, as well as the introduction of new features aimed at making it easier to discover?conversations to join, new profile pages, a dedicated page for Google+ Hangouts (Google+'s multi-person video chat offering), and more. It's interesting that Google+ has now changed its design, after its first efforts received such praise. But, after using the service for some time, it became clear that Google+'s navigational elements became a little cluttered. That "share a YouTube video" feature, for example, which popped out a box on the right side of the screen, felt tacked on.
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