Google+ Makes Friend-Finding Interface More Like Facebook's
Although Google's 'Circles' has been recognized for modeling more selective sharing practices than those facilitated, at least initially, by Facebook, the company is abandoning the term and introducing a friend-discovery interface that is more like Facebook's.
Although Google’s ‘Circles’ has been recognized for modeling more selective sharing practices than those facilitated, at least initially, by Facebook, the company is abandoning the term and introducing a friend-discovery interface that is more like Facebook’s.
Users who click the just-launched ‘Find People’ icon at the bottom of the left-hand menu will be directed to a list of suggested contacts with their profile pictures in a grid format. To the right of the list, Google has introduced filters for the contacts that include the user’s places of work and educational institutions.
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