Google Plus Launches Pages For Brands And Business

Google have just made an interesting move for their social networking efforts by copying one of Facebook’s biggest success and launching their own pages product. Google have just announced it on their blog and as they say:

So far Google+ has focused on connecting people with other people. But we want to make sure you can build relationships with all the things you care about—from local businesses to global brands—so today we’re rolling out Google+ Pages worldwide.

The big question is how many brands and businesses are going to jump on the Google+ bandwagon, and start investing time and money there. The answer will probably come down to SEO, and the added benefits that Google will be able to offer, including analytics and integration with Google’s other products like Adsense.

Putting The Google Into Google +

Last week, Google founder Larry Page said that they would be putting the Google into Google+ over the coming weeks, and that’s clearly what they’re doing with this release. As you’ll see from this second video, you can now search on Google with a little + symbol, and it will bring you direct to a brand’s page.

Launch Partners

Google has teamed up with 20 brands to launch the new pages, and you can see them all here. They will be rolling this out slowly to everyone, and you can head up and get your own page here.