Google+ team is doing fast updates to improve and add more features for Google+
Weekly report created by me on Google+ updates.
Start hangout from YouTube: Now Google+ users can start hangout directly from YouTube while viewing any video. Then they can watch the YouTube video together with Google+ friends. To start hangout from YouTube while viewing a video, click on Share button and then click on Start a Google+ Hangout. While watching YouTube with friends in hangout, everyone is muted by default. Click Push to talk button to talk. If you unmute your mic, the YouTube video will be muted.
Disable reshare option have been renamed to Lock post: Disable reshare option to stop re-sharing of your posts have been renamed to Lock this post. Once a post is locked, it cannot be reshared, cannot mention names and cannot tag photos of the people who are not shared the locked post with.
Comments system have been updated: Comments system’s live updating have been tweaked. Comments counter have been given animation to the numbers. Comments can be collapsed and expanded on stream, posts, notification bar. By default they are collapsed. Collapsed comments also show commentators names.
Google profiles verified badges: I am one of those many others who loved Google’s real name policy. People must use their real names instead of loving some movie, cartoons characters names etc.Going forward on real names policy, Google have launched verified badges for profiles. Initially Google is giving verified badges to celebrities and other famous people. Google currently is not accepting verification requests, but in future everybody will be able to get their profiles verified. You can see a tick mark next to the names of verified profile while visiting their profiles page.
Upload profile photo directly from your webcam: Now you can upload your profile photo directly from webcam. Go to Edit Profile, click on your profile photo and choose Upload from Webcam
Animation to the notifications counter on top bar: Google+ team have added small but beautiful slide-in animation to the notifications number. Watch video of 3 seconds to see it working.