Google today announced some new Google+ features and functionality. These features will be rolling out over the next couple of days, in time for holiday season. Google is adding fine-grained controls that will enable users to "graphic-equalize" and fine-tune their stream. When viewing the stream for a particular circle, users will now see a slider at the top that lets them adjust how posts from that circle should be blended into the main stream.

Google also added easy-to-read "sneak previews" of the red notifications indicator found on the new Google bar.

Google made changes to Google+ Pages, which are designed for brands and businesses. Users can now delegate up to 50 named managers as administrators for a page. A new notification flow will ensure that these managers stay in the loop on all the activity that takes place on a page, giving managers the ability to stay involved in page conversations. In addition, Google is now showing an aggregated count of users that have engaged with a page, either by +1-ing it or by adding it to a circle.

Finally, Google is making a bevy of improvements to the Google+ Photos experience. Viewing a photo in Lightbox has been completely redesigned with improved navigation, enhanced comment legibility and better overall utility.