I love Google. I have always been a fan of their innovative outlook. I imagine working at Google looks much like my afternoons: drinking coffee, thinking of cool things while searching the web that, if done right, could benefit mankind and make lots of money.
I don't work at Google, but I use them for practically everything I can. I blog on blogger.com. I use Google Wallet for many purchases. I use almost every mobile app they've created. And I use Google+ as my main social media outlet.
It's everything Facebook isn't, and isn't everything Facebook is (in a good way). I only see the ads I want to see, and only see posts I want to see. I connect with the people I truly connect with, and occasionally socialize with my mere acquaintances. If I'm feeling particularly extrovert, I participate in communities about things that interest me. I am able to disable trolls with the push of a button and can mute the most annoying of posters.
Sure, Facebook is catching on to these features, but FB has turned into a haven for unreliable news, spam posts, unwanted ads, internet trolls, and an outlet for the passive-aggressive people who are too cowardice to say what they want to say in real life.
Google+, though, goes beyond what you're familiar with using on Social Media. You know how annoying Linked In is? I was forced to uninstall the app because of the bombardment of "endorsements" from people I barely know me and who know even less of my professional work ethic. Google+, however, can show the curious searcher just what I have to offer. What? Do you think your employer hasn't been curious (at least once) to go visit your FB profile page and flip through photos of your recent night out, selfies with your dog, and an array of photogenic meals?
There is little to find on my FB page, but on my Google+ you find my general interests, my job history, my familial loyalty, my professionalism, and best of all, my discretion.
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