Google+ off to good start

SOCIAL CLIMBER: In less than a month, Google+ has drawn more than 10 million members, adding a market capitalization of nearly $200 billion to the parent company’s $45 billion valuation, USA Today reported. According to Sharespost.com, Google’s valuation gain is more than half the estimated value of Facebook when it launched seven years ago, more than five times Twitter’s estimated $8 billion value and double Groupon’s $18.1 billion. “This is a nice, clean service that’s really working well,” said IDC analyst Karsten Weide. “Whether it’s a win or not remains to be seen. Those user numbers look good.” (7/28a)