Google+ is Now Currents!
Currents has replaced Google+ with more new features and a platform to express one’s views and interact with co-employees in a direct way.
Google+ was a web-based social network of Google. It was launched on 28th June 2011 and got shut down on 2nd April 2019. Google launched Currents in place of Google+, which contains more features in comparison.
Currents enable people to have interactions and meaningful discussions across the organization. It acts as a platform for the leaders and the employees to interact with each other in a more direct way and to exchange their ideas on various fields leading to integrity. It replaced Google+ with a new look, feel and new features.
All the existing Google+ data will be automatically transferred to Currents, once you have enrolled in its beta edition.
Some features of Currents from the user point of view:
It gives a streamlined experience of composing content. The users can easily tag their posts and attach relevant attachments or images.
Once a user posts anything, other employees can comment, give feedback, and ask questions all in the same place.
The users can also track analytics for their posts on an individual basis.
Currents give leaders a way to interact with their employees more directly, by allowing them to know what’s going on in their organization and understand what’s important.
Posts from leaders are given priority in the home stream, which will improve visibility across the organization to drive alignment.
The content remains on Currents over time, so that users can revisit and can view it at any point of time.
Tags and streams make it easy to find and discover the content of interest.
Content in the home stream is ordered by relevance so it’s prioritized for what is most important to that individual, or users can choose to sort it chronologically.
Few glimpses of the G Suite app is provided below:
Some features of Currents from the Admin point of view:
Admins can shape the discussion in the organization by creating custom streams to promote specific content to a targeted set of employees or the entire company.
Additionally, admins can measure engagement across the platform with metrics to track usage and understand what content is resonating across the organization.
Admins can delegate content management responsibilities to a new role called Content Administrator.
These Content Admins can easily create custom streams, manage tags, define leaders, moderate content, track usage and engagement with metrics.
Important Note - In order to use Currents, admins need to email to CurrentsBeta@google.com for enrolling in its beta edition.
