What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by jonmulholland » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 11:55 AM UTC

#7 Push use of Circles across all Google products; I want the ability to share a Google Doc to all in my ‘Colleagues’ circle, share a Calendar Appointments to all in my ‘Friends’ circle or send a text message from my Android handset to all in my ‘Family’ circle.

What Google+ needs to do to be awesome
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Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by wccrawford » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:02 PM UTC

This is a good list. I think these are the final pieces needed to bring G+ up to the level of all the existing sites.

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by paulnelligan » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:07 PM UTC

Make it easy for developers to build awesome apps to sit on the google+ platform - make it much clearer and more user-friendly than facebook, and you've got a game-changer ...

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by vmind » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:10 PM UTC

Point 7 seems like the biggest for me. Recently wanted to plan/discuss a few days away with the family. A shared google calendar with a circle and discussion around that would be superb for such things.

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by eugenoprea » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:11 PM UTC

Excellent article Jon. Shared it on Google+ :)

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

#6

Post by dododo » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:15 PM UTC

events? this seems like the most obvious thing missing from g+. have i missed it somewhere?

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

#7

Post by rooshdi » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:15 PM UTC

paulnelligan wrote: post #3

Make it easy for developers to build awesome apps to sit on the google+ platform - make it much clearer and more user-friendly than facebook, and you've got a game-changer ...

This.

Ease of integration with app and game circles could do wonders.

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by bchhun » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:19 PM UTC

dododo wrote: post #6

events? this seems like the most obvious thing missing from g+. have i missed it somewhere?

Creating events with Google Agenda and being able to show them in G+ would be awesome !

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by corin_ » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:20 PM UTC

  A really well crafted Google+ experience for the iPad would make it stand out.

I can't speak to Facebook's iPad interface as I don't use it, but G+ on the iPad is pretty awesome in my opinion, just through safari.

It's not a native app (through the app store), but it's a really nice just-for-ipad interface that suits me just fine.

Author: have you not tried this and are therefore unaware, or do you simply disagree with my opinion that the site they serve to iPad users is easily good enough?

Re: What Google+ needs to do to be awesome

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Post by tijs » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 12:24 PM UTC

All good suggestions. As for Sparks though; i wouldn't mind if they just dropped that completely. Not sure we need another google reader and + has enough to keep you busy as is. Would get rid of some clutter too.