How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
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Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#2He hasn't done it yet.
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#3In general a very interesting experiment. Assuming this is not a Google PR thing, why limit yourself to only the G+ community though? There's lots of other communities to connect with interesting people (HN could be one of them).
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#4Is it possible to travel across the world for FREE using nothing but +Google+ and a whole lot of hugs?
There's a significant opportunity cost associated with hugs.
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#5>Why? Because I wanted to show the world that #GooglePlusIsNotAGhostTown
I'm more likely to be skeptical seeing as how there is a "Join Google+" banner following me across the entire page.
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#6In general a very interesting experiment. Assuming this is not a Google PR thing, why limit yourself to only the G+ community though? There's lots of other communities to connect with interesting people (HN could be one of them).
Second paragraph:
Why? Because I wanted to show the world that #GooglePlusIsNotAGhostTown and why this platform is different than all of the others.
Google+ is like a baseball team, apparently. One that usually doesn't win.
So the Pittsburgh Pirates, then.
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#7Nice ad.
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#8I know a guy called Ramon Stoppelenburg who did this back in 2001 using the then similarly new medium of blogging without spending a penny: http://letmestayforaday.com/ .. he lasted about two years on the road just "staying for a day" at people's homes. He now runs a movie theater in Phnom Penh of all things :-)
Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+
#9If Google desperately needs a G+ user base, why don't they run a few text ads on all their home pages? Like a line or three right under the search bar with the localized trending posts on Google+.
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#10I used to follow this guy before he started begging.
The title should be renamed as: Michael Lee Johnson - The Social Beggar