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Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by mikeklaas »

sonnekki wrote: post #80
lhnz wrote: post #27

I don't believe he has the required evidence to make this claim. (1) I have a lot of non-techie friends that are interested in using this just to try it out -- they are early adopters but consumers instead of creators; they do not have technical ability. (2) Whether or not Plus gains market traction is dependent on how it fits into the current social application space. 'Hangouts' and 'Circles' will help differentiate…

My non-techie friends are interested in it too, but they heard about it through xkcd. It's quite the positive review as I interpret it. http://xkcd.com/918/

If your non-techie friends read xkcd, they aren't terribly representative of non-techies

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by ninwa »

mgkimsal wrote: post #34

g+ is going to be like a "grown up" facebook - without the farmville games and the like. It'll be the social network for people who've avoided facebook over perceived privacy slights. It'll be somewhat like a cross between facebook and a friendlier linkedin. It'll be a lot of things to a lot of people, but it won't be a 'facebook killer' any time soon. G+ is going to be expanding the social network user pie for a whi…

I remember when facebook was the "grown up" MySpace... oh wait, I mean 6 years ago.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by clistctrl »

mikeklaas wrote: post #91
sonnekki wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My non-techie friends are interested in it too, but they heard about it through xkcd. It's quite the positive review as I interpret it. http://xkcd.com/918/

If your non-techie friends read xkcd, they aren't terribly representative of non-techies

There's a reason for the website Explain XKCD.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by scott_s »

jacusiuok wrote: post #75
scott_s wrote: post #47

This geek elitism is tiring, and I find myself unwilling to filter it out so I can evaluate the actual message.

> This geek elitism ... What's wrong with geek elitism? Geeks are in fact a dominating[1] group in society, atleast on an intellectual scale. [1] Have you noticed that half the population is below average?

Half the population is below the median.

I get annoyed when anyone talks about how stupid everyone else is, but how awesome they are. You're probably not that awesome, and everyone else probably isn't that stupid.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by william42 »

gst wrote: post #2

Honestly, while the UI looks nice, I don't see any major advanage in switching. Facebook: Proprietary network without federation Google Plus: Proprietary network without federation So great, I can now jump from one locked-in network into another locked-in network. Personally I think that Google Plus was the worst thing that can happen to networking in general, as it pretty much killed the chance of an open XMPP-based…

I wouldn't be surprised to see Google set up federation, considering that Google Talk started out without federation and they were trying to get Wave to have federation.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by r00fus »

mikeklaas wrote: post #91
sonnekki wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My non-techie friends are interested in it too, but they heard about it through xkcd. It's quite the positive review as I interpret it. http://xkcd.com/918/

If your non-techie friends read xkcd, they aren't terribly representative of non-techies

I know a bunch of non-techie xkcd fans that don't fit the tech geek stereotype. They tend to be nerds (ie, lawyers, biotech researchers,, etc). They also tend to be young.

xkcd is surprisingly accessible to folks who are brainy (more folks than you realize).

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by burgerbrain »

StavrosK wrote: post #53
mjtokelly wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have no fear, Circles are not mutually exclusive. More like Venn diagrams, really.

They're actually just sets, they have nothing to do with Venn diagrams.

Venn diagrams and sets have a good deal to do with each other...

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by r00fus »

kschrader wrote: post #55
mgkimsal wrote: post #34

g+ is going to be like a "grown up" facebook - without the farmville games and the like. It'll be the social network for people who've avoided facebook over perceived privacy slights. It'll be somewhat like a cross between facebook and a friendlier linkedin. It'll be a lot of things to a lot of people, but it won't be a 'facebook killer' any time soon. G+ is going to be expanding the social network user pie for a whi…

I think that you're fooling yourself if you don't think that G+ is going to have Farmville on it soon. It's too big of a draw and too big of a money maker for it to not have them.

I do think it's possible G+ will end up having farmville (google has done business IIRC with Zynga before).

However, if it shows up like on Facebook, I (and others) will likely leave G+ for that reason alone.

Google shouldn't try to "beat" Facebook (and I don't think they are trying to). Differentiation is key, since Google really makes it's money elsewhere.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

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Post by hkmurakami »

clistctrl wrote: post #93
mikeklaas wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your non-techie friends read xkcd, they aren't terribly representative of non-techies

There's a reason for the website Explain XKCD.

i knew i should have googled for this...

thanks, time to lose another 10 hours of my life to xkcd (hooray for 3 day weekend)

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