BECAUSE PEOPLE MEASURE THINGS by numbers, I know it's significant to have more followers on Google Plus than on Twitter. But mere numbers don't reflect the depth of conversation or the control of privacy.
I know it's best to use the tool that delivers the best results. In the minds of most people in my life, that means descending into Facebook when you want a casual conversation. It also means watching the flow of tweets sail by to get an idea of who's traveling where or what news someone spotted on their big screens. I get both of these effects and more because I spent a few hours tweaking Google Plus Circles until they delivered more for every two inches of screen scrolling than on any other social network I've used.
And I'd like to share some of the circles that helped me develop this system of business intelligence. Like Gabriel Vasile, I've categories like Bloggers, Celebrities, General, Hangouters, Journalists, Photographers, and Social Media.
If you're just getting started, you should look at circles that interest you most and then circle those people or use entire circles. There's also +Chris Porter's Google+ Shared Circles database that has given me a lot of clues.
The following comes from a post shared by Gabriel Vasile.
I. GENERAL
1. The Best Google+ Users in 2011 Chosen By Google+ Community - by +Alireza Yavari
https://plus.google.com/107383157816966336384/posts/6kVCGwJp1q6
2. Best of the Best Google+ People to Follow - by +Joe Martinez
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106382433884876652170/posts/75pJoDhTUff
3. An Ultimate Google+ Circle of Inspiration, Knowledge, Entertainment & Value - Part I - by +Melody Lynn
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114326903094745477264/posts/W9V3MVbab9X
4. Google+ Goodness Circle - by +Jaana Nyström
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107742059751171695340/posts/d71mnuTg5D4
5. Awesome People to Circle - by +matthew rappaport
https://plus.google.com/111048918866742956374/posts/eEng7wNcsRm
6. Top 500 Most Followed People on Google+ - by +Giuseppe Basile
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107362628080904735459/posts/6FHbuorsWti
7. The Google+ Suggested User List - by Google
https://plus.google.com/getstarted/follow
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II. GOOGLE RELATED
1. Circle of Googlers - by +Lemuel Cantos & +Craig Kanalley
https://plus.google.com/118060542644788469413/posts/EqExQNDqg2F
2. Googlers Who Rock - by +Natalie Villalobos
https://plus.google.com/109895887909967698705/posts/VrfWQrgcVmU
3. Google+ Team Shared Circle - by +Kol Tregaskes
https://plus.google.com/104405539079062799451/posts/7UntG6XGKoy
4. Google+ Extension Developers - by +Micah Wittman
https://plus.google.com/111309687695898923996/posts/6PiMeizL4jo
5. People Who Make This Place Run - by +Louis Gray
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100535338638690515335/posts/YUQEUx88Ck9
6. Most Interesting Googlers - by +Louis Gray
https://plus.google.com/100535338638690515335/posts/bAsk6te1zwU
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III. SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Marketing and/or Social Media: Greatest Hits Volume 1 - by +Chris Hoeller
https://plus.google.com/100342703577899262613/posts/Ba3c4YNd7Jp*
2. Great Social Media Circle by - +Michael van der Galien
https://plus.google.com/106724181552911298818/posts/VXYAmFiRXPp
3. Internet Marketing and Social Media Circle - by +Daniel Harrington
https://plus.google.com/106186407539128840569/posts/YzvNe68WMKk
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IV. BLOGGERS
1. Best Bloggers On Google+ - by +Mark Eyler
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104905626100400792399/posts/W2Db6PW3CgE
2. Circle of Bloggers - by +Peter G McDermott
https://plus.google.com/108541235642523883716/posts/YSiwKokmbma
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V. HANGOUTS
1. Awesome people to hang out with - by +Eren Mckay
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106215718640234782825/posts/DqDx8j5CcLf
2. Best Google+ Hangouts EVER - by +Michael Mozart https://plus.google.com/u/0/103533326117556337218/posts/gm3YnbQHmr5
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VI. JOURNALISTS
1. Active Tech Journalists and Thought Leaders - by +Robert Scoble
https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/Mf4MdQT4Fbo
2. Ongoing Circle of Journalists - by +Jeff Jarvis
https://plus.google.com/105076678694475690385/posts/78JwpRzWM4X
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VII. PHOTOGRAPHERS
1. 165 Users Google+ Photographers Need To Follow - by +Jarek Klimek
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/KfMidpZntWK
2. 1,500 Kick Ass Photographers on Google+ - by +Thomas Hawk
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104987932455782713675/posts/ci82iZ8N4K1
3. Top 50 Photographers - by +Beau Kahler
https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/R9yV2jMWLgh
4. 10000 Photographers around the World - by +10000 Photographers around the World
https://plus.google.com/110538600381916983600/posts/UhrgCWPop2g
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VIII. G+ PAGES
1. First Google+ Pages - by Google+
https://plus.google.com/101560853443212199687/posts/izNRw9h2dcj
2. Google+ Pages - by +Ammon Fife
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107113605686148217647/posts/dj3f8wPKMMy
3. Brand Pages to Follow on Google+ - by +Joe Martinez
https://plus.google.com/106382433884876652170/posts/CnoNxqG5P1m
4. 1st 200 Brand Pages circled - by +Change Before Going Productions
https://plus.google.com/103971518156648122817/posts/SgQj2htHbK4
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IX. CELEBRITIES
1. Cool Celebs - by +Robert Arias
https://plus.google.com/u/0/113597493946570654755/posts/Bh9a2DT1yzb
2. Famous People - by +Robert Pitt
https://plus.google.com/110106586947414476573/posts/WyJMyiXMt41
3. Celebrity Circle - by +Jason Calacanis
https://plus.google.com/103716847685048716973/posts/aZneyJhsGc7
4. Celebrities and Public Figures - by +Paul Meriweather
https://plus.google.com/100918125432083359583/posts/XZF8gHBAxrH
5. Celebrities circle - by +Tim Bartholomew
https://plus.google.com/107010296394096334838/posts/XGGBike3rS1
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X. YOUTUBERS
1. Talented YouTube Celebrities and Rising Stars - by +Michael Mozart
https://plus.google.com/103533326117556337218/posts/6z27aL3ekzS
2. YouTubers Shared Circle - by +James Lawson-Smith
https://plus.google.com/110379434263550065795/posts/SVwQMXD9mmF
3. YouTuber circle - by +Daymond Decker
https://plus.google.com/117059593834355077199/posts/W1kVyX6YuAK
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XI. CREATIVE PEOPLE
1. Creative Circle - Photographers, Arts, Comics, Visualizers - by +Sharon Jamie
https://plus.google.com/105565257978663183206/posts/1i4NquD5xDf
2. Creative People Circle - by +Elizabeth Edwards
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110831145427311371794/posts/6Vu81ZhYM8c
3. Creative Circle. Photographers, artists, media designers - by +Douglas Brown
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107045574805908974704/posts/4zCw8PqT77s
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XII. LADIES
1. Awesome Gladies - by +Jaana Nyström
https://plus.google.com/107742059751171695340/posts/2k9LCEcZbH8
2. Cool G+ Chicks - by +Michelle Marie
https://plus.google.com/114618043230336563405/posts/HH9gbHPLnvP
3. Awesome Women on G+ - by +jim howie https://plus.google.com/115365646538128245790/posts/UCnDvj4DVks
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XIII. MEN
1. Hot Single Men of G+ - by +Hermine Ngnomire
https://plus.google.com/106407963814165910213/posts/ANLg9qhF1DS
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Hat tip to Gabriel Visile -- "Best Google Plus Circles Ever Shared"
