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Until I can try it out it's hard to believe all these numbers. Only time will tell, I guess; but one should be wary of the people who chase the next shiny thing, for they are fickle indeed.
How many are actual users? About 50% of my friends in Google+ have no info, posts, pictures, etc., up. They're on Google+ because they got an invite and that's it. What's the use of having that many users if half of them don't use it?
The crazy thing about Google+ is that ordinary people are already actually using it . I have a ton of non-tech savvy friends on it already, and people are making posts that get 5-10 replies. This isn't just "yet another social networking site". I think Google finally managed to pull it off this time, and if they ride the wave of positive sentiment they've gained as a result of Android and other successful ventures as…
> if they ride the wave of positive sentiment they've gained It's interesting to consider what the impact of the goodwill many people feel towards Google will be on Google+. With traditional commodities (e.g. cars, detergent, etc.) companies are keen to maintain trust, a positive image, and so on, amongst consumers. That seems to have been less a factor in the success of companies like Facebook, perhaps because what…
- One of the main reasons I like Google+, from http://www.extremetech.com/computing/89628-too-many-eggs-in-...
The crazy thing about Google+ is that ordinary people are already actually using it . I have a ton of non-tech savvy friends on it already, and people are making posts that get 5-10 replies. This isn't just "yet another social networking site". I think Google finally managed to pull it off this time, and if they ride the wave of positive sentiment they've gained as a result of Android and other successful ventures as…
> if they ride the wave of positive sentiment they've gained It's interesting to consider what the impact of the goodwill many people feel towards Google will be on Google+. With traditional commodities (e.g. cars, detergent, etc.) companies are keen to maintain trust, a positive image, and so on, amongst consumers. That seems to have been less a factor in the success of companies like Facebook, perhaps because what…
Facebook at least has the tangential meaning originating from printed college 'facebooks' which a substantial portion of the (American) population is familiar with.
I was having a conversation with my non tech-savvy roommate last night about G+, and one of the things we noticed was that the name itself is just completely uncompelling. What does G+ mean? What does it imply? We concluded it would be a great name for a new calculator. Facebook at least has the tangential meaning originating from printed college 'facebooks' which a substantial portion of the (American) population is…
On the other hand Google+ sounds like a better version of Google. Which I feel is more in line with their vision than merely an attempt at a Facebook killer.
How many are actual users? About 50% of my friends in Google+ have no info, posts, pictures, etc., up. They're on Google+ because they got an invite and that's it. What's the use of having that many users if half of them don't use it?
The fact that random peoples' posts on Google+ show up as 'google.com' here and elsewhere is not good for Google's ownership of its messaging. On the other hand, their use of the blogspot.com domain for official news suggests they don't care, but on the other other hand, what is 'googleusercontent.com' if not a separation of what's Google's from what's everyone elses?