Interest in Google+ falling among users?

“Experian Hitwise released a report today that supports a slowdown in usage of the Google+ social network. According to the analytics firm, total Google+ visits fell by three percent during the week of July 23. The week prior (July 16) saw a traffic increase of 283 percent over the previous week at about 1.86 million visits. User engagement also dropped as Google+ members spent 10% less time on the site. Specifically, users spent about 5 minutes, 15 seconds on the site during the July 23 week compared to nearly 6 minutes during the July 16 week.”

We at Majorgeeks have seen this many times before. People are aware that it is not ready for public consumption (beta) but still make decisions about how much they like it based on the limited bits that they see. We have been using it and like some of the innovations but we have the same problems that many do: Do you use Google Plus alongside Facebook and Twitter? It’s already enough to follow and many people have years invested in Facebook. Do you start all over? You need a really, really, really good reason and Google Plus is not there… yet.

Source: DigitalTrends