2. Circles
Circles are so basic to the Google+ experience that I was tempted to start this book by talking about them. Because you can’t use circles until you actually have a Google+ account, however, they had to wait until this chapter.
Circles are groups of the people you follow on Google+. One person can be in many circles, and circles can contain many people. (There’s a limit of 5,000 people per circle, but I doubt that many circles will hit that limit.)
Still confused? Circles mimic our relationships in the real world to a degree. You deal with different circles of people in day-to-day life: family members, close friends, co-workers, and so on. Because Google+ is about sharing information with people, it makes sense to group those people ...
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