Is Google Plus turning mainstream?
Technology journalist, Marshall Kirkpatrick, made the case last week that six weeks post launch Google Plus may be going mainstream.
Per traffic monitoring company Experian Hitwise, which posted the results of a 10 million person tracking last week, Kirkpatrick finds Google Plus to be less centered on early adopters than it was at launch.
At launch Plus was disproportionately popular among people in its “Colleges and Cafes” demographic than any other group, followed closelyby the group Hitwise calls “Status Seeking Singles.” Six weeks later, College and Cafe visitors have dropped dramatically, Hitwise says. Status Seeking Singles are now the group most into Plussing, but are tied with a group they call “Kids and Cabernet” (“Prosperous, middle-aged married couples living child-focused lives in affluent suburbs.”) and financially comfortable empty nesters are growing fast on the site as well.
Here’s a snapshot of top Mosaic types (by representation) that have been frequenting Google Plus.
I don’t know if they are the “Kids and Cabernet” crowd but I am seeing more people comment regarding a blog post of mine that I share at Google Plus. Look at the discussion of a post of mine today at Google Plus. 14 Comments there on Google Plus, while none on my blog.
It’s still too early to tell where Google Plus is headed as far as lawyers using Plus to build relationships and enhance their reputations. But my gut tells me Google Plus is going to be a widely used social network by the legal community and the audience lawyers want to engage.