Google+
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| Available in | Multilingual |
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| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
| Registration | Required; no longer available |
| Users | 200 million (2019) |
| Launched | June 28, 2011 |
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| Written in | Java, JavaScript |
url. Replace with website.type. Replace with website_type.launch_date. Replace with launched.programming_language. Replace with written_in.author. Replace with creator.Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challenge other social networks, linking other Google products like Google Drive, Blogger, Google AdSense, and YouTube. The service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics varied, depending on how the service was defined. Three Google executives oversaw the service, which underwent substantial changes that led to a redesign in November 2015.
Due to low user engagement and disclosed software design flaws that potentially allowed outside developers access to personal information of its users, the Google+ developer API was discontinued on March 7, 2019, and Google+ was shut down for business and personal use on April 2, 2019.