Google+ trends: G+'ers say 'change your LinkedIn password,' Maria Sharapova regains No. 1
“First is was #LinkedIn, then it was #eHarmony later in the day, and now it's #LastFm. With the rash of compromised user accounts I think I may have to write myself an application to generate random passwords for all my online accounts and change them daily,” write G+’ers.
People on the site are also advising others to watch out for phishing emails and posting links to sites that will check if your LinkedIn password was one of the reported 6.5 million that were compromised.
Russian tennis player and former world no. 1 Maria Sharapova regained her number one ranking on Thursday after beating Petra Kvitova in the French Open semifinals. All eyes will be on the tennis star as she goes up against Sara Errani in the Roland Garros Finals match on June 9.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is also a hot subject of discussion on the social network in the lead up to his match against Tim Bradley on Saturday night.
Google has added lots of recent updates to Google Maps over the past few days and Google+ users are still discussing the changes and trying out new features including offline directions and new 3D maps.
“In-broswer [sic] 3D google maps are really nice,” say Google+’ers, while others say “Google Maps is about to get more awesome.”
A recently uploaded Google Maps video is getting lots of love on the site too. It showcases “the next dimension” of Google Maps with “sneak peek demos and a behind-the-scenes look” at new features.
The top 5 most talked about topics on Google+ on June 8 at 6:30 AM GMT are:
Google Maps
Manny Pacquiao
Maria Sharapova
Ridley Scott
