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Facebook had this functionality for years before G+ launched and is built into the status update box.

• scholia 13y ago
  Plus you can have closed user groups on Facebook. They work well....
• turing 13y ago
  I'm well aware of that, but the UI is nowhere near as convenient and targeted sharing doesn't play as central a role. "Circles" was the major differentiating feature when G+ launched.