Google has updated its Google News, adding more integration with Google+. The +1 icon now enables commenting by opening a small sharing box.
As is the case with all Google+ posts, the sharing box can be set for public view or only for the individuals or circles a user creates on the social network.
It also remains possible to not add any comment at all, but rather simply “+1” the news story as before.
In a related article, The Verge reports that Google has integrated Google Docs for all Google+ hangout conversations.
“The change is the latest example of Google’s evolving social strategy, as the company attempts to better integrate Google+ into its more established products,” reports SlashGear. “Earlier this month, senior VP of engineering Vic Gundotra described the social network as part of a greater strategy, dismissing claims that it had been a failure and instead arguing that it was a type of glue that could better draw together different elements of Google’s range.”
“Whether streamlining sharing directly from the Google News page increases adoption of the social network is enough to boost usage remains to be seen,” adds the post.
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