There is a lot of difference between Linked in and Google+... if you are thinking from SEO perspective then Google + is better than any other social site.
LinkedIn is purely a professional Social Network whereas, Google+ is a general social network. Through it depends on your product or service, the best social media platform in terms of SEO has to be Google+ because of the simple fact that it is owned by Google.
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site and Google+ aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life.....
If you want to advertise to select groups like physics graduate students, linkedin can't be beat. If you are selling something that everyone would be interested in, facebook would be better. wiz
LinkedIn has become the tool of choice for professionals to raise their profiles online and connect with potential clients and business partners.
That's right Mike. You can build a strong online reputation using LinkedIn as it has great credibility, and mostly all professionals these days are a part of it.
Linkedin is used as the business-oriented social networking site where the Google+ is the normal social networking site like Facebook.
Linked In is more of networking to professional individuals while Google + offers a broader social network + posting there is good for SEO
I would say that LinkedIn is better than Google+, however for good SEO , you should go for GPlus as it has more visibilty!
Google Plus is better than Linkedin for promoting business and for SEO purposes, no doubt linkedin is a professional social networking site but it still lie behind Google.
Linkdin is a video sharing site , on the other hand G+ is a social media , this is the major difference.
As many people have discussed the difference between Google + and Linkedin, you may add you website on linkedin and might help google to link trust your website but still linkedin is a nofollow