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Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by swah »

darklajid wrote: post #10

Don't hit me. I visit G+ if - some post here links to it (seriously, I have more or less no other source that points to that stuff, and_very_ rarely a search hit leads that way) - I check, in vain usually, on the progress of a CM port for my LG crapphone, because the amazing guy behind most LG ports uses that site. I have a bookmark for his.. uhm.. posts? timeline? feed? People in my non technical and environment don…

I also follow Ricardo Cerqueira... and Jeff Dean, Brad Fitzpatrick and Linus Torvalds. It's like a small private space.

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by pmr_ »

myspy wrote: post #40
michaelpinto wrote: post #3

When Google+ came out I was blown away by just how well designed it was, but then slowly Google ruined it. Andy Hertzfeld created an amazing product, but then Google worked their "magic" just like they did with Blogger and watered down every strong feature like circles. The problem at the end of the day is that Google just doesn't understand "normal people". If you read up on their corporate culture they're filled wi…

I think only people from Google, or related to Google, because they love Android, see potential in it. I'm from Germany and I know a handful of people who use it, but only because they are Android fans and hate Facebook. But everyday people give a shit about G+. It offers nothing to make it more interesting to average Joe. I have strong problems to convince people using Twitter. They think its useless too. Therefore,…

I'm not sure why you mix Android, iOS, Facebook and G+. Sure, Android systems tap into existing Google products for some features, but this is not exclusive. The Facebook app, as far as I can tell, works nearly the same on Android and iOS and can also tie into the other infrastructure like contacts. In my experience nothing on Android makes you more likely to use G+.

Especially because G+ is more technical in its uses it caters to another target group than Facebook which I find really refreshing. I don't use G+ for my "real" social life at all, but mostly for my social activities related to technology. Getting those two things separated was a huge step forward for me. Now I don't bother my real-life friends with technology related posts anymore and can take them to an audience that is more likely to be interested.

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by rossjudson »

pcwalton wrote: post #13

Yammer definitely does have traction. It may well be that the author didn't use Yammer at the two companies he worked at, but Microsoft wouldn't have paid a billion dollars for a company without traction.

Unless a company schedules and recognizes time and content that an employee puts into something like Yammer, it's useless. It's yet another informal communication method that won't be used.

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by sshumaker »

gurkendoktor wrote: post #20
michaelpinto wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Circles: They did a redesign at one point where you can browse specific circles by clicking on well hidden buttons buttons at the top. Of course the buttons don't stay there, so you have to keep clicking. Facebook displays everything on the left nav so it's easy to see their version of circles — and having wasted too much time on both sites i can tell you that in terms of functionality (not ascetics) Facebook wins…

> Now I'll grant you that the G+ app looks the most pretty, but it's a pain to use. This! I can't believe that Google, out of all companies, would go "form over function" on a mobile app. Scrolling through a feed is so distracting that I wouldn't even want all my friends to be in there. (So far I've only scrolled around the food pictures in the public stream.)

Just curious - what do you find so distracting?

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by [deleted] »

gurkendoktor wrote: post #20
michaelpinto wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Circles: They did a redesign at one point where you can browse specific circles by clicking on well hidden buttons buttons at the top. Of course the buttons don't stay there, so you have to keep clicking. Facebook displays everything on the left nav so it's easy to see their version of circles — and having wasted too much time on both sites i can tell you that in terms of functionality (not ascetics) Facebook wins…

> Now I'll grant you that the G+ app looks the most pretty, but it's a pain to use. This! I can't believe that Google, out of all companies, would go "form over function" on a mobile app. Scrolling through a feed is so distracting that I wouldn't even want all my friends to be in there. (So far I've only scrolled around the food pictures in the public stream.)

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Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by modarts »

davitr wrote: post #26

I think Google+ and Facebook complement each other in some sense. Facebook is social network which is mostly used communicate with "friends" and Google+ to communicate with like-minded people.

Wouldn't it be fair to assume that there's a great deal of overlap between the two groups?

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by darklajid »

swah wrote: post #41
darklajid wrote: post #10

Don't hit me. I visit G+ if - some post here links to it (seriously, I have more or less no other source that points to that stuff, and_very_ rarely a search hit leads that way) - I check, in vain usually, on the progress of a CM port for my LG crapphone, because the amazing guy behind most LG ports uses that site. I have a bookmark for his.. uhm.. posts? timeline? feed? People in my non technical and environment don…

I also follow Ricardo Cerqueira... and Jeff Dean, Brad Fitzpatrick and Linus Torvalds. It's like a small private space.

I sometimes do. But I don't have an account or need one for that.

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by exabrial »

Ok, their mobile app was once a beautiful thing. Then some retard designers got ahold of it.

- Now, there is hardly a text summary on posts. Just big ass pictures with hardly any content. - There's a delay when fetching new content. - They added really shitty scrolling animations that are just annoying.

You can install the older v2.5 of the app and bypass the crappy UI/UX, but you lose the newer features of G+. Sad tradeoff!

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by davitr »

modarts wrote: post #46
davitr wrote: post #26

I think Google+ and Facebook complement each other in some sense. Facebook is social network which is mostly used communicate with "friends" and Google+ to communicate with like-minded people.

Wouldn't it be fair to assume that there's a great deal of overlap between the two groups?

Sure, there is big overlap, because we all need both type of interaction.

Re: Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential

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Post by gurkendoktor »

sshumaker wrote: post #44
gurkendoktor wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Now I'll grant you that the G+ app looks the most pretty, but it's a pain to use. This! I can't believe that Google, out of all companies, would go "form over function" on a mobile app. Scrolling through a feed is so distracting that I wouldn't even want all my friends to be in there. (So far I've only scrolled around the food pictures in the public stream.)

Just curious - what do you find so distracting?

The 3D fall-down animation for every news feed item (or is that limited to some feeds?)
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