I got an invite yesterday. The iPhone experience was a little opaque. E.g., when you go to Circles the first time, you see a note telling you there is no one in

I got an invite yesterday. The iPhone experience was a little opaque. E.g., when you go to Circles the first time, you see a note telling you there is no one in a circle, but there is no way to add anyone. But I definitely didn't have any of the profile-related difficulties the Manchester reviewer found, and I did get some circles set up. I like the default separation into Family, Friends, Acquaintances (which I just discovered I don't know how to spell) and Following. The website experience is much better and now that there are some messages I see it is rather Facebook-y. Unlike Facebook, photos pop up instantly (vs. Facebook's sometimes interminable delays) but of course this may be load-related. It isn't yet obvious Google+ is _better_ than Facebook, esp. since all my extended family is already there. Perhaps there are some great features I haven't discovered. But, unlike Waves and Buzz, a decent stab at social.