Google links Blogger to Google+

INTERNET SEARCH OUTFIT Google is letting its users connect their Blogger personal blogs to their Google+ social networking accounts, however anyone blogging under a pseudonym might be better off not taking up the offer.

The firm announced today that in addition to having built up 40 million users in just four months it is ready to pull in a few more by making it easier for its members to replace their Blogger presence with a much more social one.

"Today we're excited to announce the first way you will be able to leverage Google+ - by making it possible to replace your Blogger profile with your Google+ profile," wrote Google software engineer Vardhman Jain.

"In addition to giving your readers a more robust and familiar sense of who you are, your social connections will see your posts in their Google search results with an annotation that you've shared the post."

Google+, of course, requires that users - unless they are Will.I.Am - use their real names, so anyone that blogs under a different name would be wise not to attempt the move over, particularly if they are trying to keep their actual name separate from their usual online persona.

"If you blog under a pseudonym and you don't want to connect your common name with your blog, this integration may not work for you. That's why we've made it completely optional to switch," added Jain. µ