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I do. And I haven't published even one post that wasn't targeted to a specific circle (non public).

I think maybe the author should wait for G+ to be visible to all users and integrated over all Google's products, have a search feature and not to mentioned easier to sign up to before he starts echoing unreliable and meaningless stats.

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> I do, and haven't published even one post that wasn't targeted to a specific circle.

Exactly. The article is measuring the number of G+ users who don't understand circles. Declining public posts isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I wouldn't call people who don't publish to specific circles "users who don't understand circles." I publish almost everything publicly because I honestly don't care who reads most of it. I only publish to specific circles when I actually care, which is rare.

Fair point, I was too hyperbolic.

I just wanted to emphasize that the 'public posts' metric is not necessarily ideal for a system where "easier private publication" was a showcased feature.

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