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Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Re: Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Post by eitally »

mithaler wrote: post #13
rogerbraun wrote: post #8

No way to join accounts, again. I can not understand why this kind of basic functionality is missing. EDIT: Just to clarify, I mean there is now way to connect a Google Apps account to another Google account so that they can share certain services. I sort of understand why they think they don't need it for email, but having two separate G+ account is completely superfluous, thanks to the Circles system.

Wait, what do you mean? Right now I have two Gmail tabs open at the same time, one personal, one work. I'm using the multiple accounts feature: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/MultipleSessions You need to keep the accounts separate because enterprise apps have different privacy issues; your employer in enterprise settings is specifically given the ability to see all of your data. Would you really want them seeing you…

But Plus is a consumer service (just like Picasa, Youtube, and everything else outside of the core suite) and even though it can theoretically be covered under an enterprise agreement, there is no audit or control capability for domain administrators on the consumer services.

This is a deal-breaker for most enterprises, as is the current requirement of public profiles.

Re: Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Post by deadcyclo »

JonWood wrote: post #5
Kylekramer wrote: post #4

Now that is has been turned on, I got to agree with saurik ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3132566 ). It doesn't really make sense. Why would I want my social network profile attached to and controlled by my school or work? I remember a family member going through a difficult transition when he was laid off from a job he was working at for decades and no longer had access to just his email/contacts. If people u…

I think is largely aimed at the people who are using Google Apps for their own domain. I certainly wouldn't want a corporate account tied to my Google+ identity, but my own domain and email address which I've been using for over a decade definitely fit the bill.

But it has further use as well. You can have your own personal identity on your gmail address and your official corporate identity on apps. Mixing roles is never a good idea and g+ on apps makes it easier to avoid.

Re: Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Post by dustingetz »

tomkarlo wrote: post #6
Kylekramer wrote: post #4

Now that is has been turned on, I got to agree with saurik ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3132566 ). It doesn't really make sense. Why would I want my social network profile attached to and controlled by my school or work? I remember a family member going through a difficult transition when he was laid off from a job he was working at for decades and no longer had access to just his email/contacts. If people u…

If you don't want your social profile controlled by your school or work, don't use your school or work email address as your login. I'm not sure that's even specific to Google+... There's a reverse of that use case: a school or org may want to provide social networking to its users, specifically for that context, e.g. exchange of information within the institution.

> exchange of information within the institution

yes. an organization's "knowledge" is mostly persisted in email. G+ is a huge step forward in knowledge sharing, discovery, and recovery within an organization.

Re: Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Post by InclinedPlane »

Kylekramer wrote: post #4

Now that is has been turned on, I got to agree with saurik ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3132566 ). It doesn't really make sense. Why would I want my social network profile attached to and controlled by my school or work? I remember a family member going through a difficult transition when he was laid off from a job he was working at for decades and no longer had access to just his email/contacts. If people u…

Keep in mind that you are assuming that something that costs on the order of 50 cents a month necessarily implies that only big corporations rather than individuals use it.

There are lots of people who are freelancers or founders who use email at their own domain as their personal email.

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Post by snprbob86 »

thurn wrote: post #10
rogerbraun wrote: post #8

No way to join accounts, again. I can not understand why this kind of basic functionality is missing. EDIT: Just to clarify, I mean there is now way to connect a Google Apps account to another Google account so that they can share certain services. I sort of understand why they think they don't need it for email, but having two separate G+ account is completely superfluous, thanks to the Circles system.

It's not like you can join two Facebook accounts you made with different emails either. That alone makes it clear that this is isn't "basic functionality".

You used to be able to. There was an explicit account merge feature back when they unified college networks into a larger master network.

Re: Google+ is now available with Google Apps

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Post by jigs_up »

Now if only they could get their multiple account sign-in feature polished. I use one Google account for Youtube, one for Google groups, and then my Apps account for email and plus. Why can't I set my preferred account for each service?

The day I went to Google.com and noticed I was signed in was the first sign of trouble. Why do I have to have my account used everywhere I go? I don't want you to log me in for searching when I check my email.

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