Established G+ Exodus Communities

This is a list of known significant Google+ Exodus communities.

It is not a page for discussion of features, merits, or demerits, of any one platform.

To find others and be found on these platforms, check the Recommended Practices for exchanging contact information.

Hashtags

On platforms supporting hashtags, broadcasting or following the following should turn up other Google+ refugees:

#googleplus #gplusrefugees #gplusrefugee #gplusexodus

Sites & Platforms

Cake

The Cake interest category "Google+" has 136 followers as of 31 January 2019.

Diaspora

Does not support groups or communities.

The Pluspora pod is operated and principally populated by Google+ refugees with over 7,900 members as of 15 December 2018

There is a French-language pod as well.

Hashtags: #googleplus #gplusrefugees #gplusrefugee #gplusexodus

Facebook

Many, many, Google+ users.

• Google Plus Meetup Group created 24 October 2018, ~170 members as of 14 January 2019.
• Global Photographers of g+ 358 members as of 3 January 2019.

Flickr

• Google+ Refugees. 109 members as of 31 January 2019.
• #BWProject. Not formally a G+ group, though has Plussers. 19 members as of 3 January 2019.

Google+

Yes, there are remnant Google+ communities on G Suite Google+, though it's only accessible to G Suite users.

• People Left Behind on G+

• The Plusiverse

Hubzilla

Multiple Google+ users.

Supports groups. No known Google+ groups.

• Node https://hub.toot.cat is administered by long-time Plusser Woozle Hypertwin. Several known G+ users, ~10 as of 19 October 2018.
• Node https://goggleplus.online/register is adminstered by Mark Thomas. Unknown users as of 19 October 2018.

Hashtags: #googleplus #gplusrefugees #gplusrefugee #gplusexodus

LifeCloud

LifeCloud has a community aspect similar to G+ and is the only platform to offer a public import tool allowing you to quickly import and recreate all your Google+ communities, collections, and posts in minutes.

Mastodon

Does not support groups.

Numerous Google+ users actively use the system, estimated 100+.

Hashtags: #googleplus #gplusrefugees #gplusrefugee #gplusexodus

MeWe

The MeWe community - a sampling:

• "MeWe Welcome (Or "It's Not A Ghost Town")" for G+ refugees, currently 394 members
• Two identically named "Google Plus Refugees" one with 124 members, the other 290.
• "Google+": 20 members
• "Google Plus Expats": 668 members
• "Google Remnants": 357 members
• "The Great G+ RPG Exodus": 767 members
• "G+ Refugees- Tabletop Roleplaying Games": 242 members
• Several other Google+ named groups: ~10-50 member range
• Numerous non-English-language Google-related groups, membership unknown.

Total exodus groups approaching 100 as of 23 October 2018. Groups may not clearly indicate Google/Google+ relationship.

Minds

Minds has a "Google+ Refugees" community of 217 members.

Reddit

There are several Google+ and specifically Google+ Refugee subreddits.

• /r/GooglePlus: a general-interest Google Plus forum not specifically oriented at refugees. Moderators have not responded to inquiries from Dredmorbius (/u/dredmorbius at Reddit). 6,718 subscribers as of 29 January 2019.
• /r/GooglePlusRefugees: a general-discussion forum. 198 subscribers as of 29 January 2019.
• /r/PLExodus: Exodus support forum. 127 subscribers as of 29 January 2019.
• /r/ploos: a membership-based G+ alumni forum. 82 subscribers as of 29 January 2019.

Slack

Numerous Google+ users, most through work or other affiliations.

• Ploos Community Chat: workspace created for and by Google+ refugees. Invitation only, contact Thom via Google+ or via diaspora*.

STEEM

A few Google+ users.

Twitter

Many, many Google+ users.

Does not support groups.

Hashtags: #googleplus #gplusrefugees #gplusrefugee #gplusexodus

Vortex.com

Long-time 'Netter and Plusser, Lauren Weinstein's online empire. He is operating a private, invite-only, request-based, fully moderated discussion at https://g43.vortex.com Request an invitation at g-forum-request@vortex.com

• ~300 members
• Multiple discussion topics.

Communities on Google+

Google+ Migration / Exodus communities, mostly aimed at planning and/or contacts-sharing, on Google+ itself.

Listed by size.

• Google+ Mass Migration: "Here to help people, organisations, formal and informal groups and communities plan and execute migrations to new online homes." 3,711 members as of 3 January 2019.
• G+ RPG Escape Rocket: "Coordinating efforts to migrate the tabletop gaming communities of G-Plus before Doomsday, April 2019". 1,215 members as of 3 January 2019.
• Lights Out Google+: "For Those Who Will Stay To The Bitter End". 235 members as of 3 January 2019.
• Plexodus: The Beginning is Near: "a small and selected-membership space for discussion and planning of individual and group future online and social media options." 108 members as of 3 January 2019.
• Diaspora Pod Incubator: Support for setting up and running a Diaspora pod. 85 members as of 3 January 2019.
• Google+ End Times: "A place to discuss options for a post Google+ world. All ideas welcome." 55 members as of 3 January 2019.

Several Google+ Communities have active exodus discussions ongoing within themselves, but not as separate communities.

Other Exodus Support Sites

• Zotum Google+ 2.0 unofficial forum: A discussion-based site organised around specific G+ alternatives.

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