Stunning Google+ Commercial Video | Benedict Cumberbatch Reading Shakespeare

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Google Plus has enjoyed mild success so far, but it’s nowhere near troubling the king of social networks, Facebook. Perhaps this ad will help change that.

This commercial for Google Plus shown in the U.K. sees Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) reading The Seven Ages of Man by Shakespeare.

Playing over him reading these famous words is footage of a whole life as seen through Google Plus. And the result is pretty damn spectacular.

Like many others I have a Google Plus account but don’t really do anything with it. I find that a combination of Twitter and Facebook fulfills all my needs in this sector. But Cumberbatch has made me at least consider logging in…

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