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+

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  1. Ronn Jordan
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    1,548 followers
    2,611 following


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

  2. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,304
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,311
    Follower difference: 7 (0.54 %)
  3. Florence Johnson

    1,540 followers
    0 following


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

  4. Followers on 01/12/2012: 772
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 797
    Follower difference: 25 (3.24 %)
  5. Kaela Berry (cylestialchola)
    United StatesTwitter

    1,530 followers
    2,163 following


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

  6. Kevin McMillian
    Twitter

    1,529 followers
    0 following


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

  7. Followers on 01/12/2012: 611
  8. Uwe Gemeinhardt
    GermanyTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    1,499 followers
    87 following


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

  9. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,178
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,182
    Follower difference: 4 (0.34 %)
  10. Lauren Williams
    United States

    1,490 followers
    344 following


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

  11. Followers on 01/12/2012: 736
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 741
    Follower difference: 5 (0.68 %)
  12. Gino Vaglivielo
    United StatesTwitter

    1,489 followers
    3,437 following


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

  13. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,248
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,254
    Follower difference: 6 (0.48 %)
  14. Nathan „AWESOM-O“ Keen
    United KingdomTwitterFacebook

    1,486 followers
    0 following


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

  15. Katja Zupan

    1,483 followers
    4,028 following


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

  16. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,356
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,359
    Follower difference: 3 (0.22 %)
  17. JOHN JR SALAS

    1,476 followers
    0 following


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

  18. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,223
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,242
    Follower difference: 19 (1.55 %)
  19. Aron Gonsalves
    Facebook

    1,464 followers
    1,323 following


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

  20. Followers on 01/12/2012: 873
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 880
    Follower difference: 7 (0.80 %)
  21. Michael Williams

    1,418 followers
    4,725 following


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

  22. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,198
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,207
    Follower difference: 9 (0.75 %)
  23. Dan Dooley
    United StatesTwitter

    1,392 followers
    1,253 following


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

  24. Followers on 01/12/2012: 523
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 551
    Follower difference: 28 (5.35 %)
  25. Michael DAVID (Chateau la Moune)
    FranceTwitterFacebook

    1,386 followers
    3,474 following


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

  26. Followers on 01/12/2012: 584
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 596
    Follower difference: 12 (2.05 %)
  27. Hamish Haughey
    United KingdomTwitterFacebook

    1,356 followers
    999 following


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

  28. Followers on 01/12/2012: 1,294
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,324
    Follower difference: 30 (2.32 %)
  29. peggy bliven
    Twitter

    1,348 followers
    2,673 following


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

  30. Abhinav Sapru
    IndiaTwitter

    1,347 followers
    1,559 following


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

  31. Followers on 01/12/2012: 505
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 507
    Follower difference: 2 (0.40 %)
  32. Lisa Stillwell

    1,334 followers
    3,932 following


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

  33. Followers on 01/12/2012: 994
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 1,021
    Follower difference: 27 (2.72 %)
  34. Ed CoyneVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    1,316 followers
    298 following


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

  35. Mirek Zasępa
    Poland

    1,313 followers
    3,384 following


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

  36. Followers on 01/12/2012: 769
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 779
    Follower difference: 10 (1.30 %)
  37. Dr.Eam Infidel
    Mongolia

    1,284 followers
    2,354 following


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

  38. Lakshmi H

    1,274 followers
    853 following


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

  39. John Prevette
    United States

    1,270 followers
    1,372 following


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

  40. Rosepher Catervas

    1,252 followers
    0 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    8 +1's per posting

  41. Debra Chapoton
    United StatesTwitter

    1,246 followers
    3,107 following


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

  42. Followers on 01/12/2012: 627
    Followers on 01/14/2012: 641
    Follower difference: 14 (2.23 %)

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