But why not offer the feature on the platform itself? When I asked this question the other day on Google+, Google Product VP Bradley Horowitz humorously replied, “Thanks for the great suggestion! ;-) ” because seriously what idiot thinks that search wasn’t the first thing Google thought of here?
When further pressed for when we would possibly see Search+, Horowitz said, “We’re in limited field trial… and making changes on a daily basis. Agree that we’re quickly accumulating enough data that search would be extremely useful. I don’t have an ETA on this feature, but agree it’s a great suggestion.”
Har har. According to one source familiar with the company Google will be offering an easier way to search Google+ and eventually adding Google + to its main search index (I have no idea whether Google+ will offer its own search widget on Google+ profiles but yeah, it would probably be handy). Apparently the theory is that Google wants to get Google+ search perfect before it unleashes it to a critical public. Commenter Joshua Gabaldon put it best, “Google may risk doing something poorly, but not search.”
So will we be seeing Search+ at Google+’s public launch or sooner, along with other Google+ product integrations like YouTube+ or Calendar+? My bet is yes — But in the meantime the service’s 10 million “field test” users have to make do with the odd and funny lack of a search feature. It still sort of bugs me.
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