Maybe add an option for "haven't got an invite yet" update: got one :)
Whats your email id.
I'd like to try it too, if you have an extra invite. Thanks in advance!
"electrotype" followed by "@gmail.com"
Poll: What do you think of Google+?
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Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#102We're working on a startup with an app that functions very similarly to the Sparks feature of Google+. The app will recommend new things for you to read and watch based on your interests (which are stored long-term, but can be ordered, edited, removed). Now that Google+ has a very similar feature in Sparks, I need to think long and hard on whether to continue with the idea. (We are a small team with three developers…
On one hand, there are always going to be people who don't get on Google+, and Sparks is very basic so there's always room for someone to do it better.
On the other hand, I'm not sure it would be possible to make any money on it, other than getting acquired. I don't know that people would pay money for something like Sparks.
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#103With all the hype surrounding google+ it's a crying shame it's not openly available. Within a couple of days my interest will have subsided and it will be nothing but a distant memory .. which I can imagine will be the case for a lot of people. Hopefully if it is any good, it will claw it's way back into the media spotlight, but how many people will try for a second time to sign up. IMHO the invite only plan will kil…
Agreed, and the 'gmail did this' argument fails. If gmail was only substantially useful with other gmail users, a slow launch would not have made any kind of sense. About the only justification for a slow launch is to avoid buggering up the scaling or having the entire world discover some massive UX flaw almost immediately - so it's tough for them. I hope they hit a good balance.
It started to get overloaded and throw errors right before they shut down email invites again last night, so I think they're likely trying to scale up as quickly as they can.
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
What makes me hate facebook is that it is closed, So yes I would switch to G+ as I see in future all my google services[mail, calenader, maps, doc] integrated into my social networks and devices with the onset Android and the Google TV, and chrome browser all well intergated, privacy is not my concern. Rather I would love all my digital services intergated witha single vendor so that it can provide me with the kind o…
Just could not stop myself from posting this comment from 'lifebyexperimentation' .. the blogger[with hands on experience ] says my point in much better manner "Everything is smoothly integrated into one place, from Google Chat to the notification center in the upper right. I wonder if I will be able to access my gmail and iGoogle widgets from Google+? If so, then it could provide a one-stop-shop for everything and t…
It isn't exactly "inside" Google+, but the Gmail and Web tabs are always right up there at the top.
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#105Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#106Google+ has the same buzz and expectation which was associated with gmail when it was first launched (with respect to scarcity of invites). I am based in India (not sure how location matters) and I remember I had to wait a few weeks for someone to invite me to gmail. If that is some indication, then Google+ looks to be a winner. (I remember how I moved from Yahoo! and Hotmail email to gmail after I finally got the in…
It has the same buzz and expectation as Google Wave too. I can control my anticipation.
Yeah, but unlike Google Wave, you don't really have to explain it to people. "It's like Facebook without all the Farmville crap" seems to suffice for even the least techie of people (as long as they are already on Facebook).
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#107From what I can see (From demos, no invite yet, got one? :( ) Google got alot of things right that Facebook got wrong. Mostly concerning privacy and sharing. Now, like most people say, Facebook has all these settings to share stuff with the people you want to share with, but my problem is that the whole security settings thing is a MESS! If google can do that right, while providing a better android app than FB does,…
Can't invite you w/o contact information. Add an email to your bio.
An invite would be fantastic: bharathaldo gmail com
Many thanks.
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#108I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet, but the "Send feedback" widget in the lower right is amazing. It seems to be inspired by Safari's Web Clips, and I hope it won't be long before someone better at Javascript than me reverse engineers it (otherwise I guess I will have to).
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#109Liking it quite a bit so far: http://bitoftech.mkronline.com/2011/06/30/google-plus-first-...
I'm using it more than I've ever used Facebook. That's a good sign.
Circles don't have the tedium of a Facebook group. I can add a few people and go straight to talking and sharing with no need to bug them to join a group or tinker with a profile. It's functionally similar to Facebook groups, but switching contexts is easier.
Re: Poll: What do you think of Google+?
#110We're working on a startup with an app that functions very similarly to the Sparks feature of Google+. The app will recommend new things for you to read and watch based on your interests (which are stored long-term, but can be ordered, edited, removed). Now that Google+ has a very similar feature in Sparks, I need to think long and hard on whether to continue with the idea. (We are a small team with three developers…
Don't be concerned because Google is competing. Be concerned because everyone I've talked to agrees that Sparks sucks, and is by far the weakest part of Google+.