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Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by a3_nm »

joejohnson wrote: post #12
gst wrote: post #2

Honestly, while the UI looks nice, I don't see any major advanage in switching. Facebook: Proprietary network without federation Google Plus: Proprietary network without federation So great, I can now jump from one locked-in network into another locked-in network. Personally I think that Google Plus was the worst thing that can happen to networking in general, as it pretty much killed the chance of an open XMPP-based…

I think that your data in Google+ will be (at least slightly) less locked-in than data you add to Facebook: http://www.google.com/takeout

Being able to download a dump of your data is a very poor substitute to a real federated network.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by eiji »

One thing that I haven't heard yet is that Google+ is the worst name they could ever come up with!

"+"? Are you kidding me?

On the other hand: here is a feature that would help G+ to take of: Tight integration with Android (2.1 and above at least!!! not 3.1) with android video hangout over wifi and 3G for free(!) international! A tough move, I know, but without something on this scale, this could just be another wave.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by mgkimsal »

g+ is going to be like a "grown up" facebook - without the farmville games and the like. It'll be the social network for people who've avoided facebook over perceived privacy slights. It'll be somewhat like a cross between facebook and a friendlier linkedin.

It'll be a lot of things to a lot of people, but it won't be a 'facebook killer' any time soon. G+ is going to be expanding the social network user pie for a while, rather than siphoning off large chunks from facebook.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by suprgeek »

nextparadigms wrote: post #29
suprgeek wrote: post #8

Agree with this assessment. G+ is geeky enough to dissuade the non-tech people so mom-and-pop users will probably not switch en-mass from Facebook. The real question is, is this enough for Google to not kill it (like Wave)? Or are they in the Social scene domination business and a core geeky consumer base is not enough to sustain G+ and they move on to the next Social "thing"?

Please explain how G+ is more geeky than Facebook. It's a much more intuitive product. It enables features in such an easy way that Facebook can't even dream about.

Did you even read the Post that we are commenting on? There is a whole section that starts with " There are pieces of Google+ that are mighty geeky....".

It is ok to be passionate but as a minimum courtesy - please read before commenting

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by mmorris »

suprgeek wrote: post #35
nextparadigms wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please explain how G+ is more geeky than Facebook. It's a much more intuitive product. It enables features in such an easy way that Facebook can't even dream about.

Did you even read the Post that we are commenting on? There is a whole section that starts with " There are pieces of Google+ that are mighty geeky....". It is ok to be passionate but as a minimum courtesy - please read before commenting

Google+ may have geeky aspects to it, but Scoble saying it doesn't make it so.

It does seem like Google+ could use a little bit of polish, but Scoble's examples are pretty poor. Non-geeks don't want to organize their friends into groups? I'd guess some will want to, and some won't. But it doesn't seem like enough of a barrier to keep people from joining if everyone else is.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by yhlasx »

Another commercial with Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber will get them around 10M users, that's for sure ;)

I haven't personally tried out Google+ (I wish i could), but if Google holds it back long enough to create enough buzz about it and people already invited keep saying that it is awesome, i believe they will have enough adopters to grow strong.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by MatthewPhillips »

How do you bold and italicize on Facebook? I'm not aware of the ability.

Personally I think having a Word interface for a textarea is pretty darn geeky. Using Markdown or some other markup language is better solution since those who don't know just won't use it.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by jimmarq »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #14
jimmarq wrote: post #9

Nobody in my family uses Facebook. We all have the same sort of privacy concerns. For us, there is no switching cost. At the same time, all of us use gmail. From what I've seen, Google+ looks like it has better privacy features built in (although it's privacy from the public, not private to teh Google). So, I hope my momma will use Google+ because it make sharing things with family a lot easier.

> From what I've seen, Google+ looks like it has better privacy features built in (although it's privacy from the public, not private to teh Google). So, I hope my momma will use Google+ because it make sharing things with family a lot easier. // Can you expand on that please. What privacy features does G+ have that FB does not (now) have? How did Google make sharing easier?

Content that you post to Google+ seems to be more private by default. I have to choose who I want to see it. It takes a lot of effort figure out privacy settings on Facebook. Plus, it feels like Facebook is trying to game you into sharing more personal information than you really want.

Sharing with family would be easier with Google+ than without it, not necessaryily easier than Facebook.

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