Google+: the best social network you're not using

Well, that's an unfair generalization, as you may be using Google+. But many people have not. It's not a matter of difficulty, as most people will have at least one friend who can send them an invite, and Google+ users are more than happy to send out an invite.

So what is it? What's keeping people away from a secure, easy to use, spam-free, and fun social networking service? I've found that it seems to be 3 main things:

1. Perceived difficulty of starting a new profile on a social network


2. The desire to only have one social network 


3. And, oddly enough, the fear of ditching one network for the other. 

All three concerns are unfounded. I had them as well before I decided that, as a blogger, I should check it out. I'm really glad I did. Below, I've detailed why these concerns aren't valid, and why you should start using Google+. 

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