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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+

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Post by johncampbelljr »

minimaxir wrote: post #6
tinbad wrote: post #3

In 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.

You picked the wrong year to make a Pirates joke.

Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+

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Post by minimaxir »

johncampbelljr wrote: post #11
minimaxir wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

You picked the wrong year to make a Pirates joke.

Hence the "usually." :P

Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+

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Post by BrandonMarc »

tinbad wrote: post #3

In 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).

Assuming this is not a Google PR thing

I would frankly just stop right there. This smells too much like the couple in the RV visiting walmarts across the USA and blogging about it. I smell astroturfing. Maybe it's just me.

Re: How I Travelled Across The World For Free Using Nothing But Google+

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Post by kaybe »

tinbad wrote: post #3

In 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).

Especially since there are plenty of specialized communities like couchsurfing.org around..
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