Google has released three new features for its Google+ service. The new features are described by the company in their blog as "popular posts, eye-catching analytics, photo fun." It is indeed a welcome addition to the ever growing social site as it made it more connected to each member and more fun. Google+ has also entered into Google Apps enabling organizations and business use its social network architecture.

Google+ is a social networking site created by Google. It was launched in June 28, 2011 as a private invite-only beta testing phase and now have grown to have 40 million users as of today.

What's Hot

What's Hot is a new feature that shows popular items being shared throughout Google+. All posts in the hot posts are not made only by people you have added to your circles. The content can either be what is being talked about in Google+ or breaking news. The new feature can be seen below the main stream or its own stand alone stream. It is still not publicly revealed what are the requirements for a post to be included in the stream.

Google+ Ripple

The Ripple is a new function that displays graphically how a single post is shared. The chart shows a colorful vector diagram on how a post spreads throughout the Google+ ecosystem. It provides a clear perspective on how much your information can spread.

Creative Kit

The Creative Kit is an image editing feature for pictures posted in Google+. The new feature is powered by Picnik, the same as Picasa. It has all the basic editing tools, effects and text features. There are Google+ exclusives for effects like Polaroid Plus, Sun Aged and fade effects. There is also a seasonal effect for Halloween. It is basically a bare bones Picasa version of Picnik but it is enough for any casual user.

Google+ on Apps

Google has added Google+ to Google Apps making it available for their enterprise customers. This has made organizations and businesses set up their own Google+ network with all its features. It can replace their project management by consolidating other apps like Google Docs into a network. The most important feature of the app, Hangouts, can make meetings and collaborations on projects easier with its video and Google docs support. Existing Google+ users wanting to migrate into their Google Apps account would have to wait for the upcoming migration tool.