Use Google+ via SMS

Last year when Google plus announced they are launching the SMS feature where by users would be able to update their stream with comments on the go not all knew how far they will go with the feature. If you know about the feature, you also know that initially it was launched only in US and India. A few days back it was announced on Google India' official blog that the feature is being rolled out to more countries now, 41 to be precise.

For those unaware, you can register for SMS feature on Google's social network Google plus after which you are able to update your status on the social network via your phone and through the SMS (send to 9222222222) even when you are offline. This provides a chance for you all people normally on-the-move to stay in touch with your circles on the network. And in case you are wondering what happens to the who-the-post-gets-shared-with, don't worry that's next.
SMS feature takes care of the circle sharing theme that Google plus is based around. You may use the below modifiers in your message to achieve the obvious:

• use @[circle name] for sharing the post with a particular circle of yours
• use @extended for sharing the post with your extended circles
• use @public for sharing the post with everyone (which also includes search engines)
• use @[email address] for sharing the post with a specific contact

If however, you want to make it public without any special instructions then just don't specify any circle thing in your message and your status update will be shared with everyone in your network. You may go here to update your settings and sharing options and also to read the SMS terms. While you may click here to go and check other details. You can receive notifications like +1 and comments on your posts and as a surprise you may even +1 other posts/comments from SMS only!

And by the way, if you are wondering you can only post status updates and not participate in any posts comments or reply to any, Google gave you another reason to be comfy! You can guess what we mean by that ;). Try the feature today and let us know how easy it was to get used to offline Google plus ;) Keep Crunching!!
Oh and by the way, here is the official Google SMS page.