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The "holes" metaphor doesn't really work; something can't be in more than one hole. Holes are also not an easier abstraction to understand than groups or sets. I think this article does a poor job explaining Google+.
My wife has always been an intermittent Facebook user, because she was never sure how private anything was, and the periodic UI changes confused her. She's perfectly intelligent and reasonably technically savvy, but not a huge tech nerd, and not willing to invest time into figuring out all the nuances of FB. So I was really surprised when, after trying Google+ for a few days, she said, "I think this is really going t…
Will user A see my post? http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RIL_CvjOmVY/ThQKTNckBYI/AA...
Nevermind: just noticed that that only applies to posts you share publically.
My wife has always been an intermittent Facebook user, because she was never sure how private anything was, and the periodic UI changes confused her. She's perfectly intelligent and reasonably technically savvy, but not a huge tech nerd, and not willing to invest time into figuring out all the nuances of FB. So I was really surprised when, after trying Google+ for a few days, she said, "I think this is really going t…
My wife and her friends (who amazingly all accepted her G+ invites and immediately started the service) like it much more than Facebook. My wife's an RN, and reasonably technically savvy, but not someone I'd call a "geek". I asked her why she liked it more and she said two things that I thought were interesting: 1) "Well, I like Google better anyway. So I'd rather use their service." 2) "It just feels better than fac…
Background:
I am a rather technical person -- been messing with computers since MS-DOS 4 at the age of 8ish (sorry, not trying to show my epeen, just giving context) -- and was always apprehensive with social media.
Recently, when my work position became more of a project management position, I had to start getting to know Facebook -- which, previously, I've never touched at all before. This was about 2-3 months ago.
Starting with Google+, as a relatively new Facebook user, I just don't want to use Facebook anymore solely because of reason #2.
My wife has always been an intermittent Facebook user, because she was never sure how private anything was, and the periodic UI changes confused her. She's perfectly intelligent and reasonably technically savvy, but not a huge tech nerd, and not willing to invest time into figuring out all the nuances of FB. So I was really surprised when, after trying Google+ for a few days, she said, "I think this is really going t…
My wife and her friends (who amazingly all accepted her G+ invites and immediately started the service) like it much more than Facebook. My wife's an RN, and reasonably technically savvy, but not someone I'd call a "geek". I asked her why she liked it more and she said two things that I thought were interesting: 1) "Well, I like Google better anyway. So I'd rather use their service." 2) "It just feels better than fac…
"Like I could have a friend hole and an acquaintance hole and a K-hole. And they give you a list of friends and you stuff them in the hole, like Silence of the Lambs, except you are sending them images and text messages and hanging out with them on video chats." Totally family friendly ;)
I didn't understand why he said "K-hole". This kind of K-hole? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-hole
"It's like facebook and twitter had a baby and let skype watch."
Reading the comments of this thread, I wonder if anyone actually reads the linked articles anymore. A bunch of discussions about why Google+ is better then Facebook etc... no one seeming to notice the article was comedy, and hilarious.
Deflection, a common strategy by those who have not taken a walk with Mark Zuckerberg. By changing the topic, they avoid the social discomfort that comes with acknowledging they were not woodsworthy.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Will user A see my post? http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RIL_CvjOmVY/ThQKTNckBYI/AA...
The bottom right of that flowchart is a little scary. So anything you post, no matter how private you want it to be, can be seen by anyone that it gets re-shared to? Nevermind: just noticed that that only applies to posts you share publically.
They could also just tell person A or repost it if there wasn't a share button, though. Just use good sense.