It was reported that Google+ mimicked Facebook in its focus and now the Search Engine Giant’s new feature can be made to mimic the look of the Social Media Network.
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A Redmond Pie post says, “ If you were lucky enough to have received an invite for Google+, you’re probably trying to figure out how to customize it. What if you made the new social network look like Facebook? Thanks to a browser add-on known as Stylish, that’s possible.Techland Time posted, “Designer Fabio Giolito, using a bit of CSS magic has created a theme that turns Google+ into a dead-ringer for Facebook. The theme is installable as a userstyle userscript or as an add-on for the Chrome/Firefox plugin Stylish. Internet Explorer and Opera users can also install the script, which alters the design of Google+ to mimic the colors and layout of Facebook. Fabio has also put the code for the userstyle on Github.”
For the change, all you’ll need is to be using Firefox or Chrome and 5 minutes of your time. Soon, you’ll have Google+ look convincingly similar to Facebook. However, this will not work on Opera and Internet Explorer User browsers yet.
Three simple steps to make Google+ look like Facebook:
Step 1: Fire up your web browser of your choice and download the Stylish extension. You can use the chrome version from Google’s Extension Marketplace and the Firefox version from Mozilla’s Add-on Site. Keep in mind that the Firefox version will require a restart.
Step 2: Browse to this page in order to get this theme. Click the “Install with Stylish” button in order to install it.
Step 3: Navigate over to Google.com/+ to see the changes. While Google+ preserves its identity, the dark theme will be stripped out and replaced with Facebook’s smooth blue color scheme.
Of course, none of the site’s functionality is impacted by this tweak, and for most users, the default Google+ theme will likely look more appealing than any custom Facebook skin around. More importantly, it’s now clear that Google+’s look will make its way into into several of Google’s properties, beginning with Gmail.
The Redmond Pie post says, “Google+ is Google’s new social endeavor, after the failure of Ping and Google Wave before it. The new service is marketed as a friendly social network built around natural human interactions, by attempting to greatly simplify social networking tools. +Circles, for example, makes the management of friends easy, by allowing users to define which friends will have access to what content, such as status updates, pictures or videos. Google+ will also have a great mobile presence, with an Android App available since day one, and an iOS coming out ‘very soon’.
The service has been able to make it to the headlines and keep interest pretty consistent over the last few days. Yesterday, there was such a high demand for the service that Google had to temporarily disable new invites. Hopefully, Google will be able to turn this initial interest into market share over the next few months, and when the service becomes public.”