Since its launch in 2011, Google+ has been one of the most active social media networks today. In fact, Google is the second-largest social media site with 235 million users. The features built into the Google+ platform, such as Communities and Hangouts, have made Google+ an attractive network for all types of users, including business users.
Google has added new privacy controls to Google+ to give business users a more secure way to share sensitive information with people in their communities. The new privacy controls include “restricted communities” to allow conversations using privacy-aware controls.
Communities in Google+ were designed to allow users to start private conversations. With “restricted communities,” business users can now decide whether to open the community on an “invite” basis, or to allow everyone within an organization to view conversations.
This new feature is part of Google’s attempt to attract business users without the worry about exposing confidential company information. "At most organizations, it's important to make sure that private conversations remain private," said Google+ Product Manager Michael Cai.
Business users can now share a variety of sensitive topics, such as a design for a product in beta testing, or notes from an important meeting. With restricted communities, all posts are restricted and confidential within that community.
In addition, administrators have the ability to set restricted communities as a default for their organization. Once the restricted community has been created, users can share files from Google’s Drive file storage, as well as events, videos, and photos. Administrators can also invite specific team members to view and join the conversations.
And if appropriate, users can create communities and open them to others outside of their organization, so specific clients, agencies, and business partners can also join in on conversations.
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