Google+ as its own Chrome App

I've seen a lot of talk lately about the use of  Fluid and WebRunner to make G+ it's own desktop app for mac / Firefox systems. That's really cool as it helps make it more streamlined to use.

Google Chrome already has some of this functionality built in: In Chrome, while on G+, click the wrench (settings) go to tools, and select "Create Application Shortcut". It gives you various options for the start menu, desktop, etc. One thing that is nice in Windows 7 is that you can pin it to the task bar. What this does is make G+ really easy to access and have it as a separate window from your browser.

To make this even better, install the G+ count in title extension. It will place the number of unread notifications in parenthesis. So now you have a stand alone app that will let you see if you have new things to check up on while you work outside of your browser (see pic below). If you don't have the app pinned, the unread notifications will appear in the tab.