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Google+ lets you start conversations directly from its search results

January 19, 2012 | Online Marketing

Google introduced a new feature that lets you share directly from Google+ search results, and contribute to a topical Google+ stream. For example, if you search for a hotel and then want to make a post on your selection, you can share right from the search results.

When you’re searching for something on Google+, you can comment on an existing post or share an item that you’ve found. To date, those are the only ways to interact with a certain phrase or issue that you’re interested in.

Today, the Google+ team has announced a new feature that lets you start a conversation directly from search results. For example, if you search on #StopSOPA, you are shown a box to start a new conversation about the topic and the search result is tagged in your post.

The idea of turning actions like search into a conversation takes the pressure off of users to come up with unique content to become a part of a discussion. This is a great move to bring all of Google+’s data together to make the social network feel more social, and to increase the stickiness of posts and trends. The top argument against using Google+ has been that many people feel like they’re alone if they don’t have a lot of friends on the service.

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