Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by diwank » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 10:15 AM UTC

Announcing Google+ Events
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Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by AndrewDucker » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 10:41 AM UTC

Would love to, but they _still_ don't have the Google Apps for Domains migration tool working.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by jgroome » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 10:54 AM UTC

Very cool-looking, especially the cover photo for events. Should companies/bands/artists and the like start taking G+ seriously, this will be a big selling point (they love little branding opportunities like that).

Calendar integration: Just makes sense. Not really a feature so much as an obvious subfeature.

"Party Mode" looks promising. I'd say the only thing I don't like about Facebook's events is the lack of a group photo album for events, so Google have done well in integrating this.

But, again, until the people I know are actually on Plus, G+ events are just going to be something else just for the geeks.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by cateye » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:20 AM UTC

The Youtube flash video player is displayed on top of the create event form. (On my MBP screen). Looks like they haven't tested it with smaller screens.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by tzury » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:24 AM UTC

jgroome wrote: post #3

Very cool-looking, especially the cover photo for events. Should companies/bands/artists and the like start taking G+ seriously, this will be a big selling point (they love little branding opportunities like that). Calendar integration: Just makes sense. Not really a feature so much as an obvious subfeature. "Party Mode" looks promising. I'd say the only thing I don't like about Facebook's events is the lack of a gro…

    until the people I know are actually on Plus, 
    G+ events are just going to be something else 
    just for the geeks

That should not a problem, as most of the people you know, have a Google account, and implicitly are subscribers of Google+

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by radicalbyte » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:26 AM UTC

It's a bad day to be a Wedding-organising startup.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by augustl » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:26 AM UTC

tzury wrote: post #5

jgroome wrote: post #3

Very cool-looking, especially the cover photo for events. Should companies/bands/artists and the like start taking G+ seriously, this will be a big selling point (they love little branding opportunities like that). Calendar integration: Just makes sense. Not really a feature so much as an obvious subfeature. "Party Mode" looks promising. I'd say the only thing I don't like about Facebook's events is the lack of a gro…

until the people I know are actually on Plus, G+ events are just going to be something else just for the geeks That should not a problem, as most of the people you know, have a Google account, and implicitly are subscribers of Google+

That's interesting. I like Google+, but none of my friends use it. Inviting them to events would be one way of getting them started. Would be even better if I could invite people without Google accounts by e-mail, to make it generally usable for everyone.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by simondlr » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:35 AM UTC

jgroome wrote: post #3

Very cool-looking, especially the cover photo for events. Should companies/bands/artists and the like start taking G+ seriously, this will be a big selling point (they love little branding opportunities like that). Calendar integration: Just makes sense. Not really a feature so much as an obvious subfeature. "Party Mode" looks promising. I'd say the only thing I don't like about Facebook's events is the lack of a gro…

I can easily see Facebook implementing "party mode" for their events, especially with their new Camera app. If you take a photo, it checks if you are supposed to be at an event, and asks if you should post it there. No-brainer.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by kitsune_ » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:36 AM UTC

Share instantly with Party Mode

Snap photos during the event and share them with everyone at the party in real time, right from your phone.

Thanks, but no, thanks. Life looks more and more like a Nathan Barley episode.

Re: Announcing Google+ Events

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Post by judofyr » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 11:36 AM UTC

augustl wrote: post #7

tzury wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

until the people I know are actually on Plus, G+ events are just going to be something else just for the geeks That should not a problem, as most of the people you know, have a Google account, and implicitly are subscribers of Google+

That's interesting. I like Google+, but none of my friends use it. Inviting them to events would be one way of getting them started. Would be even better if I could invite people without Google accounts by e-mail, to make it generally usable for everyone.

> Would be even better if I could invite people without Google accounts by e-mail, to make it generally usable for everyone.

You can do this now. Just type in an email address in the field where you add people/circles. The user who receives the invite can set his availability-status without having a + account. Anything else (posting, commenting, adding photos etc.) requires an account though.