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It seems like people have forgotten the point of Google+. If I recall correctly... there were too many disparate login systems which resulted in a fractured id

It seems like people have forgotten the point of Google+. If I recall correctly... there were too many disparate login systems which resulted in a fractured identity. There were various legal and technical reasons which they could not associate users amongst their different properties. Then they sent out advertisements to get everyone on G+. And a huge number of people clicked, without even understand what they were creating. Then all of the accounts were merged into one, that had different policies. And so, there was no longer a profit motivation for the product.

hckr_news 6y ago
Starting 2013 you couldn’t even comment on YouTube without merging your YouTube account into Google plus. I eventually gave in.
dredmorbius 6y ago
The unacknowledged point was NTSIC: National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace: In Memoriam: The Rise, Fall & Death of Google Plus Google was only going to be one of many identity service providers for a program run by the Federal Government called the NSTIC, or National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. > “[NSTIC] The initiative envisions an online environment-the “Identity Ecosystem”‘ – that improves on the use of passwords and usernames, and allows individuals and organizations to better trust one another, with minimized disclosure of personal information. The Identity Ecosystem is a user-centric online environment, a set of technologies, policies. and agreed upon standards, that securely support transactions ranging from anonymous to fully authenticated and from low to high value. Alex Howard, "A Manhattan Project for Online Identity" The NSTIC proposes the creation of an “identity ecosystem” online, “where individuals and organizations will be able to trust each other because they follow agreed upon standards to obtain and authenticate their digital identities.” The strategy puts government in the role of a convener, verifying and certifying identity providers in a trust framework. http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/nstic-analysis-identity-privacy.html http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/nstic-analysis-identity-pri... "In Memoriam: The Rise, Fall & Death of Google Plus" https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-plus-history-death/283685/ https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-plus-history-deat... "Google & NSTIC Leading the March to Digital Totalitarianism?" https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2011/11/08/google-nstic-leading-the-march-to-digital-totalitarianism/ https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2011/11/08/google-nstic-le... "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace" https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg73124/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg73124.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg73124/pdf/CHRG-112... [pdf] Earlier & more context (myself): "A Manhattan Project for Online Identity: NSTIC -- What is social media for?" https://old.reddit.com/r/plexodus/comments/aa6pmi/a_manhattan_project_for_online_identity_nstic/ https://old.reddit.com/r/plexodus/comments/aa6pmi/a_manhatta... Well, that and killing Facebook & catapulting Vic Gundotra into the Alphabet driver's seat. Best laid plans, etc., etc.

hckr_news 6y ago

Starting 2013 you couldn’t even comment on YouTube without merging your YouTube account into Google plus. I eventually gave in.

dredmorbius 6y ago

The unacknowledged point was NTSIC: National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace: In Memoriam: The Rise, Fall & Death of Google Plus Google was only going to be one of many identity service providers for a program run by the Federal Government called the NSTIC, or National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. > “[NSTIC] The initiative envisions an online environment-the “Identity Ecosystem”‘ – that improves on the use of passwords and usernames, and allows individuals and organizations to better trust one another, with minimized disclosure of personal information. The Identity Ecosystem is a user-centric online environment, a set of technologies, policies. and agreed upon standards, that securely support transactions ranging from anonymous to fully authenticated and from low to high value. Alex Howard, "A Manhattan Project for Online Identity" The NSTIC proposes the creation of an “identity ecosystem” online, “where individuals and organizations will be able to trust each other because they follow agreed upon standards to obtain and authenticate their digital identities.” The strategy puts government in the role of a convener, verifying and certifying identity providers in a trust framework. http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/nstic-analysis-identity-privacy.html http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/nstic-analysis-identity-pri... "In Memoriam: The Rise, Fall & Death of Google Plus" https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-plus-history-death/283685/ https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-plus-history-deat... "Google & NSTIC Leading the March to Digital Totalitarianism?" https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2011/11/08/google-nstic-leading-the-march-to-digital-totalitarianism/ https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2011/11/08/google-nstic-le... "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace" https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg73124/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg73124.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg73124/pdf/CHRG-112... [pdf] Earlier & more context (myself): "A Manhattan Project for Online Identity: NSTIC -- What is social media for?" https://old.reddit.com/r/plexodus/comments/aa6pmi/a_manhattan_project_for_online_identity_nstic/ https://old.reddit.com/r/plexodus/comments/aa6pmi/a_manhatta... Well, that and killing Facebook & catapulting Vic Gundotra into the Alphabet driver's seat. Best laid plans, etc., etc.