Big tech names Dell, Torvalds among Google+ early adopters

Part of the buzz this week about Google+ is that Google is reportedly working to lure celebrities just as Lady Gaga to its new social network service with verified accounts. Not sure if tech big shots beyond Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg count as celebrities, however the list of the innovation industry's biggest names using Google+ is on the rise.

The computer company founder

The computer company founder, who used Google+ to announce the Dell's buyout of Force10 Networks on Wednesday, previously in the week posted this comment: "I am thinking about hangouts for business. Would you like to be able to connect with your Dell service and sale teams via video directly from Dell.com?"

Another Texas tech bigshot, Mark Cuban, is showing off his Dallas Mavericks' NBA championship trophy in his profile picture and commenting on everything from the workings of Google+ to celebrating various business wins and memories. He even tosses in a Benny Hill video in commenting on the Rupert Murdoch affair.

Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds, a big name within research circles otherwise in the general public, is another early adopter. 

Other big names in open source, just as Miguel de Icaza (Mono, Gnome projects, Ximian company and now Xamarin) and Larry Augustin have as well hopped aboard the Google+ bandwagon, sharing everything from Harry Potter movie premiere pics to adorable kitty pictures, should the contingency arise to posing questions about how the heck Google+ works. No surprise that these two would show up on Google+: They've been active as so then on other social network sites just as Twitter.

Others, just as Netscape co-founder and current venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg are threatening to take the plunge nevertheless have but to post much. Other big names in social networking, just as Digg's Kevin Rose and MySpace's Tom Anderson, have quickly developed big Google+ followings, as have social networking mavens just as Robert Scoble and Guy Kawasaki. 

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