How come, when looking at "Nearby" in my android G+ app I can see limited posts?

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How come, when looking at "Nearby" in my android G+ app I can see limited posts? Doesn't limited mean it was posted to a Circle? If it was, then how can I see it?

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Michael Nestler said…
These posts are shared with you and nearby.
July 31, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Jason ON said…
Really? Okay, I guess that makes sense. I'm not following any of these people as far as I know, but then again, so many people are following me on a daily basis I don't have time to go through all their profiles and determine whether to follow them back.
July 31, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Jason ON said…
I do the same thing, Shean McCollin. I don't have a Denver circle, but I do have a Colorado circle. People in other parts of the world don't care about Denver specific things. Or at least, that's my opinion.
July 31, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Michael Nestler said…
I meant they are nearby and were shared with you, or are public.
July 31, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Jason ON said…
They're not public, they're Limited yet somehow I can see them.
July 31, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Michael Nestler said…
You can click the Limited link and see if your face is listed (it should be). You can also visit the profile of the post author and check if you are in his or her circles (you should be).
July 31, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Jonathon Barton said…
The answer is....'Extended Circle Posts'.

Jason, let's for a moment say that you don't have Michael encircled, but I do. If Michael posts to Extended Circles, it's visible to everyone he has in his circles (me), and everyone that those people have in their circles (you, via me). If that post also happens to fit the 'local' criteria, it *should* show up in your Local tab in the mobile app, if it's all working correctly.

Also, if you were to go to Michael's profile and pick his posts tab, you'd be able see the post there, too - though there's been some debate as to whether his post would show up anywhere in your stream - They don't apparently show up in 'incoming' (which is for people who circled you, but you haven't got them circled), or your main stream (which is only for people you have circled somehow...)
August 1, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Jason ON said…
That makes the most sense. Kind of a 6-degrees. But I also wonder if it was some sort of a fluke: when I went back to check the Nearby's on G+mobile all the Limited's were gone.
August 1, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Michael Nestler said…
It might have updated your location the 2nd time. There is a known issue, where the location update isn't happening when it's needed. You should definitely report it as Feedback.
August 1, 2011 at 2:58 PM
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