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Lots of down-voting going on in this thread. Interesting.
I love how Google has really taken time to address the problem number 1 with Facebook games : they are spam machines! Games in Google+ will feel more like real games (pc, mobile or console games) as in if I feel like playing a game and I see my friend also plays that game, then we can share scores and stuff. But when I'm not feeling for games, then games don't invade my news feed. What would be the point anyway in kn…
> What would be the point anyway in knowing my friend had a high score in a game I wouldn't play? It's only spam. Most of us hate this kind of stuff. I know I do. It's super annoying. Furthermore, as a game developer, it would kill me a little bit to "sell out" like that. However, this is why Zynga is worth a bazillion dollars. They understand the power of "virals". Have you ever talked to a Zynga employee? "Virals v…
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Definitely a combination of html, flash, etc. These aren't games developed by Google -- rather games running on Google's platform (similar to Facebook games).
Cool. Would be nice to hear that they're definitely supporting HTML5 though!
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> So I add him. There's your problem. Why on Earth are you adding people that you don't know at all? I'd like to see you back up your "So most people just add them" statement with hard evidence. I for one, do not "just add" people just because they circled me. I first check to see if they are someone I care about at all.
I am not. Please read, please be a bit more civil. Also, I clarified further on other replies. Thank you.
"When you’re ready to play, the Games page is waiting—click the games button at the top of your stream." I keep looking, and it keeps not being there.
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> Anybody can friend you and it will be shown across all Google pages, even search. I've been friended by multiple online media sociopaths through my friends. I don't see how that leads to spam. Friendship isn't symmetric in G+. Media sociopaths can follow me all they want. If I don't follow them back, I don't see a word they write in my stream.
Mr. X adds me. Looks like a normal guy and G+ shows we have 2 contacts in common. So I add him. Then I get his spammy stream. The only way to verify is to go check their page before adding, but that's a hassle. So most people just add them. And while they keep the spam rate low and make it look OK most people just leave them. This happens in particular with users who visit G+ less frequently. This happened to me seve…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTYzyIcp0mY
All in all, it looks well done. I want to be absolutely sure I don't see Puzzle crap if I'm not interested, but their statements so far are in the right direction.
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> What would be the point anyway in knowing my friend had a high score in a game I wouldn't play? It's only spam. Most of us hate this kind of stuff. I know I do. It's super annoying. Furthermore, as a game developer, it would kill me a little bit to "sell out" like that. However, this is why Zynga is worth a bazillion dollars. They understand the power of "virals". Have you ever talked to a Zynga employee? "Virals v…
I would happily share meaningful (in game context) things, and I think those would convert better anyway.