Google+ tops 40 million users

Google co-founder and chief executive officer Larry Page has said that its online social networking challenge to Facebook is growing fast and has topped 40 million users. “People are flocking to Google+ at an incredible rate and we are just getting...

Google co-founder and chief executive officer Larry Page has said that its online social networking challenge to Facebook is growing fast and has topped 40 million users.

“People are flocking to Google+ at an incredible rate and we are just getting started,” Mr Page said during an earnings conference call.

He added that billions of digital photos are shared at Google+.

Mr Page said social features highlighted at Google+ will be “baked in” to the Internet star’s other online offerings.

“Last quarter we shipped ‘plus’ and now we are going to ship the Google part,” Page said of weaving social and sharing features throughout the firm’s platform.

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