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Inasmuch as plus has actually caused Google to better-integrate some of its services [1] it can be quite convenient.

Unfortunately, that convenience is often paired with bad default privacy options and seemingly-impossible-to-stop annoyances. [2]

[1] Compare youtube integration vs the various clumsy half-measures they've taken since the acquisition. Or consider chrome/google+ bookmark sync'ing vs the various iGoogle bookmark situation and plugins and half-measures.

[2] a.) the emails google continues to send me, recommending people i may want to add to my circles. b.) the nonsense 'popular' post crap they inserted into my google+ 'timeline'-thing, back when i was actively trying to use it. I turned that off, at least once. But after a few weeks, it just magicked itself back on. c.) the nonsense 'popular' post crap they email to me every few months.