Nice explanation. Originally shared by Jacob Dix What Collections Are (Not) Google+ now has a new feature, obviously, called Collections . But what are they and what can you do with them? This post is designed to give some inspiration and tips as to how to use Collections. First off, collections are not the Google+ variation on Pinterest or Flipboard. More on what they are will adequately dispel the idea that these are any similar to Pinterest of Flipboard, so we can leave it at that. Following There are two sides to the collections feature, collecting and following. I'll deal with collecting last, as following is briefer. As far as following is concerned, collections will simply open up the door to more nuanced ways to follow/unfollow people. Initially, everyone now starts off following all the collections of everyone else. That's where we have been in the past. We already have: - Follow everything from someone. - Follow nothing from someone. - View topic specific communitie...