{"id":34756,"date":"2011-09-27T08:02:08","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T06:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=34756"},"modified":"2011-09-27T10:13:02","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T08:13:02","slug":"google-mobbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/34756-google-mobbed.html","title":{"rendered":"Google+ mobbed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google+<\/a> was mobbed with visitors after the social network opened its doors to the public last week, industry tracker Experian Hitwise<\/a> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

Online traffic to Google’s nascent social network rocketed 1,269 percent on Wednesday, a day after the Internet titan removed the need to be invited in order to join, according to Hitwise research director Heather Dougherty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The number of visits to Google+ tallied nearly 15 million for the week in a leap from the approximately 1.1 million logged in the prior week, Hitwise analysts concluded.<\/p>\n

The Hitwise data did not include traffic from mobile gadgets.<\/p>\n

“In just one week, Google+ went from ranking as 54th most visited site in our Social Networking and Forums category to 8th place,” Dougherty said in a blog post.<\/p>\n

Google on Sept. 20th opened google.com\/+ to the public as it ramped up its challenge to leading social network Facebook.<\/p>\n

The announcement came as part of a list of improvements Google is making to the social network it launched in an invitation-only test format on June 28.<\/p>\n

Zynga on Monday added its most popular title — CityVille — to games that can be played at the Google+.<\/p>\n

“It’s no secret we’re big fans of Google+ here at Zynga,” the San Francisco-based startup said in a blog post.<\/p>\n

“Last month we announced that we partnered with Google to bring Zynga Poker to Google+, and today we’re excited to add CityVille+ to the new game platform,” the message continued.<\/p>\n

In August, Google+ opened a gaming zone at the fast-growing social network vying with Facebook to be the hub for people’s online lives.<\/p>\n

Along with global game sensation Angry Birds, the initial array of offerings available at Google+ included Bejeweled Blitz, Zynga Poker, and Dragon Age Legends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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