Well, from that perspective, the Hangout feature has turned out to be a clear winner. Has it not? Unlike its intended use, I personally have been using private

Well, from that perspective, the Hangout feature has turned out to be a clear winner. Has it not? Unlike its intended use, I personally have been using private Circles for bookmarks where I drop lengthy articles in my Read Later circle (where I am the only one there) to come back to it as time permits. G+'s search feature is not bad and if you add few keywords to the text box of a post, you can make a fine bookmarking service for yourself.