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Poll: Are you using the G+ circles feature when posting?

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Re: Poll: Are you using the G+ circles feature when posting?

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Post by owenmarshall »

Khao wrote: post #2

I do it all the time. G+ is like having a blog, twitter and facebook all in the same place, so I can post articles, work-related things, and deeply retarded stuffs only intended to my friends all in the same place instead of having to manage multiple networks. I just need to select the right groups when posting and voila!

That's it.

I can't count the number of bitching posts about the complexity of circles. But they are as complex as you make them.

You can tweet and blog (full-public post), send restricted messages (circles), or even private messages (single user).

I think the more interesting question would be "how many circles do you actively use"? I went circle-crazy and categorized a ton of people, but really only use "Friends", "Acquaintances", and two other circles -- both of which neatly translate to real circles of friends.

Re: Poll: Are you using the G+ circles feature when posting?

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Post by btilly »

I've personally used private circles to categorize where and how I know people. So unless I want to blast a message out to such a group, I don't use circles for that content.

However I really, really would like to tag what I make public. As things stand I censor myself to only talk about things that I think are of more general interest. And this frustrates me to no end. If there were some option to categorize my public content and only send it to people who want it, I'd be using it in a heartbeat.

Re: Poll: Are you using the G+ circles feature when posting?

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Post by tarlyn »

btilly wrote: post #22

I've personally used private circles to categorize where and how I know people. So unless I want to blast a message out to such a group, I don't use circles for that content. However I really, really would like to tag what I make public. As things stand I censor myself to only talk about things that I think are of more general interest. And this frustrates me to no end. If there were some option to categorize my publ…

I SO agree with this comment. Is there anyone else out there who wants a 'tag and subscription' type post? I'd like to tag all my tech related posts with 'tech', and then anyone who wants to actually read them can click a checkbox on my profile that say's tech, and bam my tech posts will appear in there profile. Otherwise it won't pollute their stream.

Re: Poll: Are you using the G+ circles feature when posting?

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Post by btilly »

tarlyn wrote: post #26
btilly wrote: post #22

I've personally used private circles to categorize where and how I know people. So unless I want to blast a message out to such a group, I don't use circles for that content. However I really, really would like to tag what I make public. As things stand I censor myself to only talk about things that I think are of more general interest. And this frustrates me to no end. If there were some option to categorize my publ…

I SO agree with this comment. Is there anyone else out there who wants a 'tag and subscription' type post? I'd like to tag all my tech related posts with 'tech', and then anyone who wants to actually read them can click a checkbox on my profile that say's tech, and bam my tech posts will appear in there profile. Otherwise it won't pollute their stream.

Yes, the request has been made repeatedly. See https://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/gn3uQfCF... for proof that thousands of other people want it.
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