I know many of us have been checking out Google's latest foray into the social website, Google+, or as it's fast becoming known, GPlus.
While I still enjoy FB, I think Zuckerberg et al have some serious competition on their hands.
First off, it's pretty light (read that as no stinkin' MafiaWars or FarmVille). And it lets you choose, much more easily, whom you converse with.
I have some invites left for those interested in joining; please PM me and we can hash out details.
But I found this fairly entertaining.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vBiVtSMxTUk/TiWvPGxKFfI/AAAAAAAAJzc/NerZTgM1X2A/w294/yy2.gif)
I'm on it but I don't know if I want to take the time to build another social site.
Quote from: Hoss on July 20, 2011, 11:51:45 PM
I know many of us have been checking out Google's latest foray into the social website, Google+, or as it's fast becoming known, GPlus.
While I still enjoy FB, I think Zuckerberg et al have some serious competition on their hands.
First off, it's pretty light (read that as no stinkin' MafiaWars or FarmVille). And it lets you choose, much more easily, whom you converse with.
I have some invites left for those interested in joining; please PM me and we can hash out details.
But I found this fairly entertaining.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vBiVtSMxTUk/TiWvPGxKFfI/AAAAAAAAJzc/NerZTgM1X2A/w294/yy2.gif)
Gotta love "Its always sunny"
I managed to get an invite last night, so I have some myself. Still checking out, so not sure what to think of it, yet.
I'm on it. It's like a social site with hardly anyone on it, doing nothing, and it integrates with nothing and has no API.
I think I'll post a Google Buzz about it, or maybe start a Google Wave...
Quote from: Hoss on July 20, 2011, 11:51:45 PM
But I found this fairly entertaining.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vBiVtSMxTUk/TiWvPGxKFfI/AAAAAAAAJzc/NerZTgM1X2A/w294/yy2.gif)
That little vid reminds me of an employee of Office Depot who bought himself a blue neoprene suit like that one that covers from head to toe. Apparently he wears it during his glow stick presentations at area clubs. He dropped by the store one morning when he was off work to pick up his business cards and the whole store went Loony Toons. The management berated him, escorted him out, and threatened to fire him. Life is getting weird.
Quote from: sgrizzle on July 21, 2011, 02:27:20 PM
I'm on it. It's like a social site with hardly anyone on it, doing nothing, and it integrates with nothing and has no API.
I think I'll post a Google Buzz about it, or maybe start a Google Wave...
I guess for me that's the whole point; it's not bloated.
And I have many people on it right now Scott.
You're obviously not doing it right.
;D
Can someone explain to me how Facebook makes money? The creepy spam adds on the right cannot be bringing in that much cash and there's no way that Mafia Wars payments are going to pay for the kind of server load they must have with a mySQL DB with 500 million users.
I certainly can see how they COULD make a lot of money, but they aren't doing it not and the cost to run the thing has to be huge.
FaceBook is on the way out, new sites will take it's place.
Quote from: sauerkraut on July 21, 2011, 03:25:40 PM
FaceBook is on the way out, new sites will take it's place.
They said the same thing about eBay 10 years ago.
Quote from: sauerkraut on July 21, 2011, 03:25:40 PM
FaceBook is on the way out, new sites will take it's place.
Are you on Facebook?
Tell me what happens when you "like" something.
Quote from: Townsend on July 21, 2011, 03:32:25 PM
Are you on Facebook?
Tell me what happens when you "like" something.
Alarms and stuff go off at the Omaha Public Library.
It only a matter of time before it get's cluttered just as FB. If everyone remember we left Myspace for the clean looks of FB. Now that FB is the most popular it is now cluttered. I feel like I have heard these arguments all before.
Google Plus will only matter when the technically challenged get on board. If they don't get the grandmothers then they won't be overtaking Facebook anytime soon.
Quote from: stageidea on July 22, 2011, 09:58:09 AM
It only a matter of time before it get's cluttered just as FB. If everyone remember we left Myspace for the clean looks of FB. Now that FB is the most popular it is now cluttered. I feel like I have heard these arguments all before.
Google Plus will only matter when the technically challenged get on board. If they don't get the grandmothers then they won't be overtaking Facebook anytime soon.
I already know several of those 'technically challenged' that are on board.
And I'm not saying they'll overtake FB, but FB will be losing users I predict. In waves they've never seen.
Quote from: Hoss on July 22, 2011, 10:05:46 AM
I already know several of those 'technically challenged' that are on board.
And I'm not saying they'll overtake FB, but FB will be losing users I predict. In waves they've never seen.
I don't see anyone leaving fb for G+ anytime soon. It will be a long road of duel use before people really start cutting the FB tie
This is my nephew's reaction. He is stationed in Afghanistan right now.
QuoteFor those of you who don't have google+ accounts yet, don't bother going over. They just SEVERELY PISSED ME OFF by taking some pretty extreme liberties with my computer, my phone, and all kinds of personal information and data stored in both and decided to post it to my page all by themselves. I recommend NOT making the swap. I'm fuming over this invasion.
Again with the eBay example, everyone thought Yahoo auctions would supplant them in short order because they were bigger and more diverse and could bring more customers to the table. Never happened. Facebook has become really entrenched in American culture when you think of social networking much like eBay has become "the" name in online auctions.
I never used Myspace and I've never used Linked In. I simply don't see the need. Unless all my friends go to G+ in droves, and quit using FB, I don't see a need to start going there.
Quote from: custosnox on July 22, 2011, 10:41:27 AM
I don't see anyone leaving fb for G+ anytime soon. It will be a long road of duel use before people really start cutting the FB tie
I'm just about there. I know of many who are as well.
Those that use FB to get their Mafiawars/Farmville/StupidFBGameoftheWeek fix in, they'll never leave. I like the fact though, that G+s security settings are easier to navigate and you can select who you're posting to.
I never saw FB as a place to play games. I'm sure Google at some point will do this, but right now they're experiencing good growth. I'll likely use both, but I'm using FB far less these days.
You need an invite?
;D
Quote from: Hoss on July 22, 2011, 11:23:00 AM
I'm just about there. I know of many who are as well.
Those that use FB to get their Mafiawars/Farmville/StupidFBGameoftheWeek fix in, they'll never leave. I like the fact though, that G+s security settings are easier to navigate and you can select who you're posting to.
I never saw FB as a place to play games. I'm sure Google at some point will do this, but right now they're experiencing good growth. I'll likely use both, but I'm using FB far less these days.
You need an invite?
;D
the problem with abandoning the FB ship right now is that it means rebuilding your network, and with only a fraction of the users on G+ yet, that causes a problem. And don't need an invite, already there :D
I like the circles function a lot, and the ability to follow people that aren't your "friends" in a twitter like fashion.
Quote from: swake on July 22, 2011, 12:16:26 PM
I like the circles function a lot, and the ability to follow people that aren't your "friends" in a twitter like fashion.
AND the ability for you to not allow that to happen.
Sure, you can do that on FB. They just make the process incredibly convoluted. GPlus makes it simpler.
Quote from: Hoss on July 22, 2011, 01:00:28 PM
AND the ability for you to not allow that to happen.
Sure, you can do that on FB. They just make the process incredibly convoluted. GPlus makes it simpler.
I'm liking the Sparks functionality too.
I will say that I do like the layout of the page and the circles concept is great. But it feels to me it is more designed for content makers than content viewers. Which is why I don't know if people will move over in droves.
I just hope it doesn't fracture the social market too much. The concept of tracking four different services makes my head hurt (Google +, Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-in).
Looks like the games are coming after all:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/22/there-may-be-some-games-in-your-google-plus-soon/
I think it could be a powerful tool for business too. I could set up circles for each of the different projects I am currently working on or managing so that I can talk to all the stakeholders and worker types at once and keep an easy real time log of progress over time.
Salesforce has something similar to this called Chatter, but I don't really care for it so much. Google+ would work much better.
Quote from: Hoss on July 21, 2011, 03:03:53 PM
I guess for me that's the whole point; it's not bloated.
And I have many people on it right now Scott.
You're obviously not doing it right.
;D
I've got about 30 on there but it doesn't integrate with twitter or facebook, and doesn't tie into any 3rd party apps, so the only posts are by people consciously going to G+ to post.
In other words, all I see when I log in is "Social media experts" repeatedly talking about how great it is.
Quote from: sgrizzle on July 22, 2011, 05:17:47 PM
I've got about 30 on there but it doesn't integrate with twitter or facebook, and doesn't tie into any 3rd party apps, so the only posts are by people consciously going to G+ to post.
In other words, all I see when I log in is "Social media experts" repeatedly talking about how great it is.
What do you know about these kinds of claims?
Quote
No... Just no... Google already knows too much about me, I have no desire to have my browser history connected to my name.I'll politely decline any request of me to join Google +
Reminds me of the "Burns family circle of trust."
Quote from: dbacks fan on July 27, 2011, 02:23:56 AM
Reminds me of the "Burns family circle of trust."
You mean this family ?