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Google Pushing + On New Mail Users

According to the unofficial Google Operating System blog, the search giant has created a new sign-up page that automatically signs users up for Google+ when they sign up for Gmail or a Google account. “The interesting thing to note here is how it will affect the search giant’s sign-up rates and overall usage figures,” The Next Web writes.

Google just announced that it now has 90 million users globally, doubling the number from three months ago. CEO Larry Page also said that Google+ now has a 60% ‘daily engagement’ rate during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. “With each new account automatically utilizing [sic] a Google+ and Gmail account, the company is set to see a vast increase in the number of Gmail and Google+ users, many of which will access the services at least to find out what they are all about,” TNW writes.

“Now that Google+ threads are shared in search engine results, it was only a matter of time until Google incorporated all three services in one sign-up.” Long term, TNW believes the move is part of a grand strategy to bring Google’s disparate services together. The company has already ported over YouTube accounts to Google accounts, and then it worked to incorporate YouTube, Maps and Check- ins into Google+.

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