Google+ Introduces Brand Pages, News Organizations Join Quickly

Months after kicking brands off of Google+, Google on Monday welcomed brands back onto their social network.  A land grab ensued, and within an hour or two of Google pushing out the new brand pages, almost all major news organizations (and many, many smaller ones) had created brand pages. Being an early adopter on a social media platform seems to be key to getting lots of followers, so there was no delay here.

So far, most news organizations are using it in a similar way to how they use their Facebook pages — posting articles, asking questions of followers, etc.

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