Google+ Adds New Features

The site now has 18 million users, but wants more celebrities

The staggeringly fast growth of Google+ has finally slowed down a bit. Last week, when up to 2 million people a day were joining the site, Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen used his surname model to estimate that Google+ could reach 20 million members by this past Sunday. But the mad dash to join the social network has died down, and by Monday, when a mere 750,000 members were added, Allen estimated the site’s user base at just under 18 million.

As the site’s membership numbers surge, Google is adding new features to make the most of its popularity.

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