Social Media - By Ralf Skirr - May 2012

Facebook vs. Google Plus Engagement – You Had No Idea How Bad It Is For … ! [infographic]

There's a time a man must face the TRUTH! I liked Google plus better than Facebook. I called myself a Google Plus Ambassador. Then I looked at the numbers!

Most business owners and marketers still haven't joined Google plus.

• If you haven't joined g+, you're probably wondering whether it's worth the additional time.
• If you have joined g+, you're probably wondering whether it's worth the additional time. Oh.

Here's the story: Every time someone calls Google plus a 'ghost town' I get defensive and explain how great Google plus is. I tell them how everybody is getting Google wrong. Just like many fellow Google plus users with me.

• We've dissed Journalists who were writing about low Google plus engagement.
• We've suspected them of getting paid by Facebook.
• We bombarded the wall of g+ critics with malicious comments.

Hey, at least there's some engagement! 

If you want to get slapped, go and send a message out saying 'Google plus is a ghost town,' or 'Engagement on Google plus is unbelievably low.'

Then, a few weeks back, I started to lookout for Google plus content that Plussers posted to their Facebook wall as well. And I looked at how many likes, comments, and shares they get on both platforms.

Then I looked at how many followers they have. And I crunched the numbers, with surprising results.

Check out the infographic here.