Categories: Social Media

Google+ getting custom, pretty URLs

Google+ has begun to introduce custom URLs to a “limited number of verified profiles and pages”, but promises platform-wide availability to all of its 170 million or so users in the future.

Custom or pretty URLs have been available on other social sites like Twitter and Facebook for some time now so it’s a natural step for Google to allow people and pages to customise their presence on its “social spine” even further.

The limited number of brands and celebrities already availing of the feature from today include Britney Spears (google.com/+britneyspears) and David Beckham (google.com/+davidbeckham), car manufacturer Toyota (google.com/+toyota) and games developer and publisher Ubisoft (google.com/+ubisoft).

“At first, we’re introducing custom URLs to a limited number of verified profiles and pages. But over time we plan to offer custom URLs to many more brands and individuals, so please stay tuned!”

Custom URLs are shorter, easier to remember and offer that little bit more by way of branding.

It’s also interesting to note that Google has dropped the ‘plus.’ subdomain from the custom URL entirely, reaffirming the fact that Google+ is the social layer behind all Google products rather than a social entity of its own.

Albizu Garcia

Albizu Garcia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gain -- a marketing technology company that automates the social media and content publishing workflow for agencies and social media managers, their clients and anyone working in teams.

View Comments

Recent Posts

50 travel bloggers driving unique tourism experiences in 2025: Sim Local

Of all the blogger categories, travel is proving to be one of the most enduring.…

4 days ago

Misinformation, polarization amplify armed conflict & climate change: WEF Global Risks Report

Misinformation and disinformation are words unelected globalists use to try to crush narratives that don't…

5 days ago

Relief through innovation: The young inventor changing lives (Brains Byte Back podcast)

In this episode of Brains Byte Back, we welcome 20-year-old inventor and Yale student David…

7 days ago

How Generative AI could speed up innovation in material science: An interview with Infinita Lab’s founder

The employment of generative artificial intelligence across different industries and sectors is old news. From…

1 week ago

WEF pushes track-and-trace ‘own nothing, be happy’ circular economy agenda

Circular economy proponents don't value individual ownership; they favor neo-feudalism & technocracy: perspective The World…

1 week ago

First City Credit Union and Ribbon launch platform to initiate, simplify inheritance claims

The Murdochs — the family led by 93-year old Rupert Murdoch and that inspired HBO’s…

1 week ago