Circle-Creator: Daniel Baker

2012-01-13 19:15:44

501 Profiles, 3 Reshares, 5 +1's, 0 Comments

Google+ is amazing, and here is why: Google+ is based on interests, ideas, and the spreading around ...Google+ is amazing, and here is why: Google+ is based on interests, ideas, and the spreading around of jokes, discussions, politics, photography, holidays, and interesting news. I would have never heard of SOPA or NDAA without Google+, I probably wouldn't know who Tebow is, and I wouldn't have realized just how many fans Ron Paul has.

However, I was studying some data and found something interesting. close to 80% of Google+ users aren't even using Google+ to its full potential. According to a distribution of the number of followers and following data collected, 82-86% if Google+ users have less than 100 in their circles and less than 100 following them. That is huge. With a MOE of +/- 4.2%, only about 6-7% of users have more than 100, and frankly you need at the very least 200 in your circles to grab the wide variety of incoming news, trends, and outrageous things coming down the tube.

While in Facebook many say having 200 friends or more shows how popular you are, in reality your brain can only handle about 150 real relationships, after that you are kidding yourself, and those extra people are just...buffers to make you seem cooler. Google+ should have much fewer friends, and more unknowns. I only have say 5 people I actually know in my circles, because this isn't about catching up, this is about getting out there and seeing the new funny stuff happening, see what the world is about, and connecting with hundreds of people for the purpose of exchanging interesting information rather than phone numbers (although that is cool too).

So help your friends out. If you see someone who posts a decent amount but with few comments and +1's, share a circle of people with them, heck share a circle with everyone. Actually, I think I will do that now. These are the people who have added me, and I post very little. but follow them and you will see a good mix of some politics, some humor, and of course, some interesting photos and things you never thought you would be into.

Open Circle on Google+

501
  1. Jackie MVerified in Google
    AustraliaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    676,303 followers
    775 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    31 reshares per posting
    136 +1's per posting

  2. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,931
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,976
    Follower difference: 45 (2.33 %)
  3. Noze P.
    FranceTwitter

    40,069 followers
    2,209 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    7 reshares per posting
    28 +1's per posting

  4. Followers on 01/12/2012: 14,926
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 15,112
    Follower difference: 186 (1.25 %)
  5. Bearman Cartoons
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    30,626 followers
    4,648 following


    Average
    14 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    25 +1's per posting

  6. Followers on 01/12/2012: 5,686
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 5,717
    Follower difference: 31 (0.55 %)
  7. Marketta Aaltonen
    Finland

    30,470 followers
    4,797 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  8. Followers on 01/12/2012: 3,394
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 3,494
    Follower difference: 100 (2.95 %)
  9. Bobbie Today
    United States

    27,253 followers
    0 following


    Average
    16 comments per posting
    3 reshares per posting
    32 +1's per posting

  10. Followers on 01/12/2012: 4,771
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 4,849
    Follower difference: 78 (1.63 %)
  11. Shared Circles on G+Google+ Page

    23,560 followers
    2,318 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    19 +1's per posting

  12. Followers on 01/12/2012: 4,095
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 4,137
    Follower difference: 42 (1.03 %)
  13. Farzana Shan
    Twitter

    21,024 followers
    0 following


    Average
    26 comments per posting
    17 reshares per posting
    69 +1's per posting

  14. Followers on 01/12/2012: 5,589
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 5,725
    Follower difference: 136 (2.43 %)
  15. Russell Deasley
    United KingdomLinkedIn

    20,718 followers
    4,675 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    10 +1's per posting

  16. Followers on 01/12/2012: 4,951
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 5,046
    Follower difference: 95 (1.92 %)
  17. Mellie B
    Canada

    19,013 followers
    0 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    28 +1's per posting

  18. Followers on 01/12/2012: 4,083
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 4,094
    Follower difference: 11 (0.27 %)
  19. George SepichVerified in Google
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    18,780 followers
    0 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    4 +1's per posting

  20. Followers on 01/12/2012: 3,895
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 3,929
    Follower difference: 34 (0.87 %)
  21. Frank Garufi Jr.Verified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    15,791 followers
    3,374 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  22. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,437
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,472
    Follower difference: 35 (2.44 %)
  23. Lise Bjerregaard Nielsen
    DenmarkTwitterFacebook

    15,403 followers
    2,547 following


    Average
    15 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    29 +1's per posting

  24. Followers on 01/12/2012: 2,509
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 2,547
    Follower difference: 38 (1.51 %)
  25. Jack Stanley
    United States

    14,071 followers
    4,252 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  26. Followers on 01/12/2012: 2,365
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 2,412
    Follower difference: 47 (1.99 %)
  27. Nina Pelletier
    Canada

    13,845 followers
    3,589 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    17 +1's per posting

  28. Followers on 01/12/2012: 6,130
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 6,187
    Follower difference: 57 (0.93 %)
  29. john williams
    United Kingdom

    13,780 followers
    4,836 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  30. Followers on 01/12/2012: 5,124
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 5,157
    Follower difference: 33 (0.64 %)
  31. William L. WeaverVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    12,825 followers
    0 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    1 +1's per posting

  32. Followers on 01/12/2012: 3,246
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 3,286
    Follower difference: 40 (1.23 %)
  33. Jake McCuistion

    12,342 followers
    299 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  34. Followers on 01/12/2012: 9,182
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 9,270
    Follower difference: 88 (0.96 %)
  35. Albie Bach
    Twitter

    12,155 followers
    4,737 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    3 +1's per posting

  36. Preston Lively

    11,712 followers
    655 following


    Average
    2 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    2 +1's per posting

  37. Followers on 01/12/2012: 2,237
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 2,250
    Follower difference: 13 (0.58 %)
  38. Steven Spence
    Germany

    11,013 followers
    3,892 following


    Average
    8 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    18 +1's per posting

  39. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,771
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,779
    Follower difference: 8 (0.45 %)
  40. Laston Kirkland
    United States

    10,670 followers
    4,800 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    12 +1's per posting

  41. Followers on 01/12/2012: 2,739
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 2,762
    Follower difference: 23 (0.84 %)
  42. Oliver Miller
    Twitter

    10,430 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  43. LD Williams
    United KingdomTwitterFacebook

    10,180 followers
    2,845 following


    Average
    36 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  44. Followers on 01/12/2012: 3,653
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 3,730
    Follower difference: 77 (2.11 %)
  45. Doug Stryker

    9,815 followers
    0 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    19 +1's per posting

  46. Mikie Elmo
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    9,031 followers
    4,830 following


    Average
    1 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    7 +1's per posting

  47. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,807
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,872
    Follower difference: 65 (3.60 %)

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