Google+ trends: New Year’s resolutions, Facebook concept re-design

The re-design concept of Facebook by designer Fred Nerby is partly the reason why the social networking site is trending in fifth place on Google+ today.

The design (which can be viewed at http://goo.gl/F1rQm) is causing a stir on the net and has been featured on several tech blogs.

Nerby's concept features a more fluid layout, with horizontal page scrolling, more prominent photos and a black, rather than white, background behind Facebook's light blue foreground.

Elsewhere on Google+ users are talking about their New Year's resolutions, and in some cases whether or not they have succeeded in keeping them, despite the fact that it's only January 4.

The top 5 most talked about topics on Google+ on January 4 at 11:20 AM GMT are: 

01.  #NewYearsResolution
02.  #FloralFriday
03.  Sweet Dreams
04.  Sandy Hook
05.  Facebook