Contrary to reports that Google+ is being phased out, Google is not giving up on the platform just yet. Unbundling Youtube and photos from G+ turned out to be a good thing with Google Photos celebrating a milestone with 100 million active users just last month.
Google+ also outed Collections earlier this year, a feature that allows users to create their own content collection depending on what their interests are. This feature also meshes well with the Communities that was introduced in 2012.
Another more recent change to Google+ is the About Me page, which now allows you to show the personal information you want to share and hide the ones you want to keep private. This means control over what other people can see about you across different Google services.
Google recently had an interview with techcrunch, where Bradley Horowitz (VP of Photo & Streams) and Luke Wroblewski, (Product Director) talked more about the new Google+ including the lessons they learned and how they went back to basis. Amidst these changes, one thing is certain. Google+ may be evolving but it is here to stay.
