{"id":15436,"date":"2011-08-25T10:10:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T08:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=15436"},"modified":"2011-08-25T10:10:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T08:10:41","slug":"who-to-follow-on-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/25\/who-to-follow-on-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Who to follow on Google+?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>A lot of people joining Google+ don&#8217;t know who to follow. \u00a0Most of their friends and\u00a0colleagues\u00a0aren&#8217;t on Google+ yet. \u00a0And having an empty circles kind of defeats the whole purpose of the social network. \u00a0Gladly, there are many blog posts and directories on the Web already, that provide lists upon lists of who to follow, based on interests, popularity, geographical location, and other criteria. \u00a0The most recent of such listings that I came across is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recommendedusers.com\/\">Unofficial Google+&#8217;s Recommended Users<\/a>. \u00a0This one has a variety of categories that cover everything from technology and blogging to food and music. \u00a0Take a look, browse through the categories, and populate your circles. \u00a0The more people you follow, the more interesting tidbits are coming your way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recommendedusers.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/25\/who-to-follow-on-google\/google-recommended-users\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Google%2B-Recommended-Users.png?fit=976%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"976,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Google+ Recommended Users\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Google%2B-Recommended-Users.png?fit=660%2C519&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15437\" title=\"Google+ Recommended Users\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Google%2B-Recommended-Users-500x393.png?resize=500%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Google%2B-Recommended-Users.png?resize=500%2C393&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Google%2B-Recommended-Users.png?w=976&amp;ssl=1 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.S.: And if you are still not on the Google+ and need an invite, let me know your Gmail address, and I&#8217;ll send you one. \u00a0I have plenty left.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>A lot of people joining Google+ don&#8217;t know who to follow. \u00a0Most of their friends and\u00a0colleagues\u00a0aren&#8217;t on Google+ yet. \u00a0And having an empty circles kind of defeats the whole purpose of the social network. \u00a0Gladly, there are many blog posts and directories on the Web already, that provide lists upon lists of who to follow, &hellip; 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