Update: Google+ doesn't exist anymore and belongs in the tech graveyard. We've left this post up as a relic 🙂

It was only a few days ago when Google+ finally gave us access to brand pages – the moment we have been anticipating since summer. Now, anyone can create their own business page on Google Plus and it seems that within a few days a lot of businesses have decided to do so. The brand pages are still very limited though – for example it's not possible for the brand page to have more than one admin at the moment. However, I still prefer Google+ over Twitter for following brands and keeping up with content from the thought leaders in social media and marketing. And surely Google+ will slowly roll out more features for brand pages.

Here are some Google+ brand pages that I thought looked beautiful.

1. Adidas Originals five pictures make a cool sneaker. How about that?
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   Google Chrome‘s Google Plus brand page is one of my favourites. Their designed pictures seem to be telling a story. 
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   Hugo Boss went with a slick look and I think it suits them well. 
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   Allstate Insurance. Simple yet elegant. 
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   Pepsi seems to have hit the spot with the five pictures. They are already pretty active on Google+. 
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   I really like Mashable‘s simple and slick look. 
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   Finer Solution‘s pictures try to tell a story about what they're providing. 
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   Android has themed their page about their latest OS ice-cream sandwich. Kudos for the design! 
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   Toyota also has a slick look for their Google+ page where they are showing off their new car designs. 
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    Fox News shows off their lead anchors. 
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    Hoo doesn't love owls? The social media monitoring tool Hootsuite has eight of them on their brand page.
    
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    Even Yahoo is on Google+. 
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    Angry Birds brand page is really cool and by now I think there are a few who haven't heard of Angry Birds. I found their example on Mashable's post where they list a few awesome Google+ pages.