Google takes on Pinterest with its own topic-based sharing feature

 

 

Google+, the search giant's social network, has rolled out a new feature that appears to be its take on Pinterest.

 

Dubbed "Collections," the new feature allows users to group their posts by topic or shared interest.

 

"Our happiest Google+ users are those who connect with others around shared interests and passions. So we set out to give people a place to express the things they love. Today, we’re announcing Google+ Collections, a new way to group your posts by topic," Google said in a Google+ post.

 

Collections are focused sets of posts on a particular topic, and can be shared publicly, privately, or with a "custom set of people."

 

Posts in collections a user follows will appear in a user's home stream, and will have a link to jump into the collection.

 

"Once you create your first collection, your profile will display a new tab where other people can find and follow your collections," Google+ added.

 

For now, Collections is available on Android and the web, with a version for iOS coming later.

 

A separate report on The Next Web said Collections lets a user put all posts he or she is interested in into one place. Posts may include photos and videos. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News