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At least for now, you CAN delete only your Google Plus stuff without also removing your Gmail
Why would anyone harass someone who's eating bacon in their profile picture? On the other hand, I think she nailed the description of the typical (90%) YT commenter.
Assuming your question was serious: Because she displays a very minor amount of cleavage in the picture, with a pleasant smile. In other words, her picture is fun and completely unobjectionable. Unfortunately, if that picture is shown outside of her private context it's also liable to generate hordes of crude come-ons from lonely men who see it while browsing Youtube. This is different from a facebook profile picture…
I prefer a web where pseudonyms are allowed, but if anything, real names could reduce harassment.
I'm honestly surprised they didn't learn their lesson with the whole Buzz fiasco. Didn't they get sued over basically forced social connections?
Did they? Details please!
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2050437/Google-to-Pay-8...
So the strategy is to not make enemies or to not post things that you can imagine, even in the slightest, being used against you. Not sure which is easier...
Of course, it's not all or nothing. You should take the minor inconvenience of using multiple browsers, one for your public name and the one in which you want to, for some reason, gain a following through participation, a la one of the Wiggin kids
Why would anyone harass someone who's eating bacon in their profile picture? On the other hand, I think she nailed the description of the typical (90%) YT commenter.
Assuming your question was serious: Because she displays a very minor amount of cleavage in the picture, with a pleasant smile. In other words, her picture is fun and completely unobjectionable. Unfortunately, if that picture is shown outside of her private context it's also liable to generate hordes of crude come-ons from lonely men who see it while browsing Youtube. This is different from a facebook profile picture…
This might initially seem like a silly question, but as someone who wants to understand the perspectives of both sexes I wonder: Why can this behaviour generally be observed only in male to female exchanges but not the reverse?
Facebook and Google don't care about your privacy, but you should, if you don't want to be abused in the new world of lost paradise.
I think Google is choosing a particularly terrible point to start alienating users of YouTube. It seems like everywhere I go online these days, the YouTube hatred is universal. It's regarded as uncool, boring, obnoxious, and just generally yesterday's news. This is merely an observation, however a few years ago I rarely saw the kind of negative sentiment toward YouTube that is now very common. If I were a betting per…