'It's true that G+ is driven more by "interest communities" than by "friends and family links".' And that is one of the main reasons I prefer G+ over Facebook.

'It's true that G+ is driven more by "interest communities" than by "friends and family links".' And that is one of the main reasons I prefer G+ over Facebook. Facebook is nice to keep in touch with ones family and friends (old and new), but G+ is where I can follow (and occasionally interact with) a number of luminaries, visionaries and tech leaders. God forbid my family and friends fill up my G+ stream! If G+ never catches up with Facebook in terms of numbers, I'll be the happier for it.