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Google+ flooded
2011-09-27
Google+ was mobbed with visitors after the social network opened its doors to the general public last week, industry tracker Experian Hitwise reported on Monday. Online traffic to Google's nascent social network rocketed 1,269 p.c on Wed. , a day after the Net titan removed the necessity to be invited so as to join, according to Hitwise research director Heather Dougherty. The quantity of visits to Google+ totaled almost 15,000,000 for the week in a jump from the roughly 1.1 million logged on the previous week, Hitwise researchers concluded. The Hitwise information didn't include traffic from mobile widgets. "In a single week, Google+ went from ranking as 54th most visited site in our Social Networking and Forums class to 8th place," Dougherty asserted in an article. Google on Sept. 20 th opened google.com / + to the general public as it ramped up its challenge to leading social network Facebook. The statement came as a part of a listing of enhancements Google is making to the social network it started in an invitation-only test format on June twenty-eight. Zynga on Monday added its most well liked title CityVille to games that may be played at the Google+. "It's widely known we are gigantic fans of Google+ here at Zynga," the San Francisco-based start up declared in a post. "Last month we revealed that we partnered with Google to bring Zynga Poker to Google+, and today we are excited to add CityVille+ to the new game platform," the message continued. In Aug, Google+ opened a gaming area at the quick growing social network struggling with Facebook to be the center for peoples's online lives. With world game sensation annoyed Birds, the first choice of offerings available at Google+ included Bejeweled Blitz, Zynga Poker, and Dragon Age Legends.
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