So there I was, a girl named Biffy and a man named Chris. That was my total circle population. Each time I looked at my Google+ stream, it was Chris Brogan all the time. The same thing happens on Twitter when you only follow one or two people. You better be interested in those one or two people or you’ll get bored. Needless to say, despite my interest in Chris Brogan and his informative blog posts, I didn’t hang around Google+ for long.

Four days ago, I logged back onto Google+. It wasn’t because of anything I had seen online. No great blogger reviews caused me to give Google+ another try, not even one of Chris Brogan’s raving blog posts about Google+. I receive his blog posts in my inbox each morning but have only read maybe one or two about Google+. So what made me long onto Google + once again?

I went to the grocery store for some milk. That’s what did it. Down the way from the milk is the magazine aisle and I love magazines, especially Entrepreneur Magazine. The first place I turn in Entrepreneur Magazine is a column written by Chris Brogan. Reading his article on Google+ made me realize I may be missing out on something big. My goal that evening was to go home and make the most out of Google+.

Fast forward four days later and I’ve re-connected with some old writing friends, I’ve met some very interesting people (most interesting of all is the man who has written the definitive book on the Dick Van Dyke Show) and I’ve connected with someone who may allow me to interview a candidate running for president. All this in only four days on Google+. The thing is, I didn’t try to make any of this happen. I didn’t stalk anyone. It all just happened naturally.

Thanks Chris for writing that column in Entrepreneur Magazine. Sorry I ignored your many blog posts on Google+. Sometimes I just need to see things in print.

The column that inspired me to log back into Google+ can be found here.

In upcoming posts, I’ll blog a bit about my Google+ experiences. I’d like to know yours too.