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

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Post by civilian »

MichaelApproved wrote: post #61
drblast wrote: post #21

I read an interview with a record executive a long time ago and he answered the question, "How do you find the next big thing?" "That's pretty easy," he said, "I just look for something that parents will hate." That this is a successful strategy is self-evident. (American) kids want to differentiate themselves from their parents and will pay money to do so. They'll probably latch on in some form to anything as long a…

He's not saying parents will hate this, they just won't hear about it or understand it if they do.

Isn't that close enough to the same thing?

There was also a period of a few years where facebook was college-only. Now everyone's mom is on it and some aren't fans of being FB friends with their parents, or friend's parents. They keep them on limited profiles, or even decline to friend them.

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Post by naner »

kenjackson wrote: post #26

Wherever pics of their grandkids are, my momma will be.

Your momma doesn't have to be there to see the grandkid pics. You can add people to circles on Google+ with only an email address (doesn't have to be Gmail) and it will just email them updates/pics.

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Post by rglover »

I was hoping someone would offer up this argument and I'm glad it was Scoble. I think that Google is filling a void with plus because it's doing exactly what Scoble mentions, providing a social network for geeks. Sure, their intent is most likely to knock at Facebok, though, at the core, I'm sure the push behind the project was to develop something for people like them...or, us. Those who are deterrent should really put some time into this. I haven't gotten to use it yet and based on the reports, I know I'm going to love it. As opposed to creating a Facebook "killer," Google has drawn a dichotomy between SoCiAl and social. Smart. And keep in mind, this is just the first version.

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Post by Andrex »

yhlasx wrote: post #41
bennesvig wrote: post #13

My Mom is already on it. The first thing I thought when I saw hangouts is "My Mom will be on this a lot chatting with relatives." She wanted the group video chat on Skype but it only works if everyone else pays for it. No barrier with Google+

Yes, i wish it was Google who bought Skype. They could just integrate the service with Skype, and get every user on Skype automatically to Google+. Immediately, they will have more than 500M+ users from Skype only, not to mention Gmail.

Google doesn't need Skype. Their Google Talk voice and video chat is robust and more stable than Skype's infrastructure. Heck they don't even need to compete with Skype, as Skype is self-destructing from the inside out. Maybe Google could have come up with some migration plan from Skype to Google+, but it would have been too much trouble and then they'd also have a lot of technology overlap.

IMO Google Talk, Chat, and Voice are already superior to Skype.

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Post by jacusiuok »

scott_s wrote: post #47

This geek elitism is tiring, and I find myself unwilling to filter it out so I can evaluate the actual message.

> This geek elitism ...

What's wrong with geek elitism? Geeks are in fact a dominating[1] group in society, atleast on an intellectual scale.

[1] Have you noticed that half the population is below average?

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Post by rkudeshi »

klbarry wrote: post #64
eiji wrote: post #33

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…

The worst of it is, if you google "Google+", the site is the 4th result. If you google "Google +", it doesn't even show up. I guess Google doesn't hire SEO experts?

The beauty of it is that it doesn't need to be SEO-optimized.

Go to google.com and G+ is at the top before you even have to search.

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Post by jff »

dimmuborgir wrote: post #63
eiji wrote: post #33

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…

I think the name Google+ is way better than some arcane name like Orkut.

At least you can search for "Orkut" easily, and there's no ambiguity.

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Post by thadeus_venture »

jacusiuok wrote: post #75
scott_s wrote: post #47

This geek elitism is tiring, and I find myself unwilling to filter it out so I can evaluate the actual message.

> This geek elitism ... What's wrong with geek elitism? Geeks are in fact a dominating[1] group in society, atleast on an intellectual scale. [1] Have you noticed that half the population is below average?

It's tiring because it's unjustified. There is a spectrum of users, not two separate sets. Scoble is saying what he is saying because it's emotionally satisfying for him to feel like he is part of some elite, while basically he is just a well known blogger. The tone in this article reinforces my prior suspicion that he is a douche. Such hubris also clouds his judgement apparently, as I disagree with him on who will adopt this. G+ currently has the potential to be a completely mainstream product.

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Post by sonnekki »

lhnz wrote: post #27

I don't believe he has the required evidence to make this claim. (1) I have a lot of non-techie friends that are interested in using this just to try it out -- they are early adopters but consumers instead of creators; they do not have technical ability. (2) Whether or not Plus gains market traction is dependent on how it fits into the current social application space. 'Hangouts' and 'Circles' will help differentiate…

My non-techie friends are interested in it too, but they heard about it through xkcd. It's quite the positive review as I interpret it.

http://xkcd.com/918/

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