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Google+ gets a redesign

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Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by boundlessdreamz »

ja2ke wrote: post #128
SkyMarshal wrote: post #75

For me, the problem with G+ is that you can't fine-tune the signal:noise ratio enough. In a nutshell, Facebook is a network of people I know first IRL, so getting pictures of their dinner last night or latest cat's antics and other useless stuff I can sort of live with, it goes with the territory. But G+ is more like Twitter with longer posts - I follow a a lot of people I don't know IRL, but only because of a shared…

If I could just set my "Friends" circle to be the default function of the Home button (something I've wanted dating back to my first 5 minutes using the service) I would probably actually use Google+. "Home" being "EVERYTHING" is just a disaster. I want to see what the people I actually personally care about are up to first and foremost, and then I want to browse around to what the rest of the Internet is doing. Inst…

They fixed this somewhat recently. For every circle you can control how much content will appear in the Home timeline.

Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by thesash »

I think this is a positive direction for G+, with some nice, friendly, emotionally engaging UI touches that will help differentiate it from Facebook. However, I think there is one serious usability issue here, and that is the left alignment. On my 1920 x 1080 screen there is a massive gap between content and chat bar on the right. the content area feels uncomfortably crowded on the left, and it's just plain awkward to scan all the way to the right.

http://cl.ly/060H0B3o1q0l1O3g0X03

Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by caffleine »

mbrubeck wrote: post #106
haberman wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't you configure what gets delivered as a notification? If you're so popular that people are adding you to circles all the time, can't you just turn those notifications off?

As far as I can tell, you can customize email and phone notifications, but you can't customize the notifications that appear under the red alert number on Google web pages. (I might be missing something.)

There's a "Who can send you notifications?" section on the settings page which allows you to configure who can send you notifications that trigger the red alert.

Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by acqq »

They still want to enforce users to use "real" (for their definition of "real") names. As I write this, my profile is "suspended" because I didn't type my real name: "Your profile is currently under review to make sure it is in compliance with the Google+ Names Policy and User Content and Conduct Policy. Reviews are typically completed within a few days."

I also had to select "other" for gender, there's no option named "I just don't want to write it."

Yeah, sure:

"By focusing on you, the people you care about, and the stuff you’re into, we’re going to continue upgrading all the features you already know"

Context:

http://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/10/google-nymwars-redux/

https://plus.google.com/111588569124648292310/posts/SeBqgN9Z...

Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by paul9290 »

One thing of value I have noticed with Google Plus is when you receive a gmail within gmail, Google now includes senders Google Plus photo & link to their public plus account.

This has saved me some time as I didn't have to go hunt and peck for information about who the sender is.

So plus 1 Google ... that alone has proved valuable and falls more align with being a search/identity company rather then a social network.

Re: Google+ gets a redesign

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Post by iloveponies »

acqq wrote: post #136

They still want to enforce users to use "real" (for their definition of "real") names. As I write this, my profile is "suspended" because I didn't type my real name: "Your profile is currently under review to make sure it is in compliance with the Google+ Names Policy and User Content and Conduct Policy. Reviews are typically completed within a few days." I also had to select "other" for gender, there's no option nam…

I decided to use a name that looked real, but isn't, and isn't mine. So far, I've yet to be caught by Google. The cost of this? Explaining to friends who don't know my opinion on anonymity on the internet.
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