Ohhhhh Debbie; you must have missed my question a few days ago.   I've been trying to find somebody, anybody; that can help me find a Google human being for help with a Google Plus problem that's two years old.

They have NO support network at all for it.   If you're not overly invested in time and materials on their platform, I would recommend walking away.   They thought they could challenge FaceBook and it failed miserably.

I don't know but it does not work like it used to for SEO Debbie, I think they failed at killing  Face Book.

    That rumor has been around for a while.  But it may very well come true... they just killed Google Glass, because it never caught on.

     Google Plus is excellent for ranking on page one of Google, but the general public could not care less. They are on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

     I believe that Google will pull the plug on Google Plus by the end of this year.

It works if used correctly and is one of the stops to regularly weed, feed and water. Still is.

Debbie Reynolds I heard this at the beginning of 2015 - and warned people about it who were around me.

They are laughing at me because G+ is still around.

Debbie,

It is what Google is famous for.  They start something and then they give it up.  They gave it up about 7-8 months ago, and at one time, they could have surpassed FB,  They don't have customer support.  A

I've been hearing this for the last year. I've been in several social media classes where we were told not to waste our time on it. I never got into it anyway.

I'm on it but it is at the back end of importance at this time. If soemthing changes I would reconsider.

I have heard this from other AR members. I haven't been spending a lot of time on G+. Mainly because of what I've heard, and my time is precious to me. I wonder what google will think of to replace it. 

I have not heard of this but it does not surprise me given the way that Google and now Alphabet have been closing projects regularly over the past few years.

I've read this in summary as well.  Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest are the strongest three.  Linkedin too but those people don't really want to see listings and stuff.  The audience seems entrepreneural and business building related.

The ones I post with G+ shows up under Google not the ranking I would expect from analytics.

The one's with AR posted I barely see mine..

I also validated a few ambassadors they are slightly over me. But not much ...

I signed up for Google plus but never really used it.

No! This is the first I have heard.

I have heard that also.  I don't remember where I read it though.

I would be surprised if it went away but then again the only time I use it is after I post to Active Rain I also click the button to post it to G+.

I have just started posting on it, but will check out the rumor so that it isn't a waste of time.  Thanks Debbie!

No....Google plus has always been very powerful for me....

Yes, that seems to be a widespread rumor.  If they're not supporting it, I'd say it is already gone.

Most likely this rumor and it is only a rumor in the Webworld, was probably formented by Google's competition.

Debbie Reynolds I have not heard this.

Have not adopted it, so if it goes away I do not care!

I dont use use it but I do think k it is dead.

Well the guru of sm, bill gassett, uses it relently, Debbie Reynolds ...he always puts his eggs in the right basket.

I have not heard this about google Plus.

Yes that is what I have been hearing also.

Good morning Debbie. I could never get the Google Plus thing, so never got into it.

I've used Google+ for general posts and have some following there. It isn't a big part of my visibility but I'll be watching the news now to see if what you've heard is indeed the plan.

I've heard the same. I thought G+ would be great.. apparently not.

Yes

I have heard rumblings about this for quite some time now...at least a year. It doesn't seem to have taken off like was predicted or expected, although lots of people use it, myself included

Sorry I don't use it or know anything about it.  But interested to hear what others have to say.

The issue with google plus is they change it every few weeks /months.

The platform, what you see, broken links right now I have 2 links on the search engines. One broken goes to error and the second one works.

Who knows....

I hear lots of things.   Unless I have control over the "thing" I don't concern myself with it too much.  

parked and reading

I've heard this rumor as well but I have no answer.

I've been hearing that for over 1 year, and it's still here, and I see many top marketers are still using it.

No.

I have heard this and have long given up on it

Where is their support team? You can't get any answers from them???

I have heard this for a while now, and think it isn't as effective as it once was, but still use it.

Google + is a joke.  

I'm keeping mine and keeping it active until the service goes belly up (like their Orkut one did).  Doesn't cost me anything and it's another outlet that I can publish to automatically.

I hav also heard these rumblings

I've been hearing this since Google Plus first started.

I haven't heard this bit then again, I'm not doing much on the site.

No. Only rumors.

Heard nothing. However, it makes sense. Only the cream of the crop will live