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> The problem is that Google+ is an attempt to solve Google's problem ... rather than solving an actual problem experienced by social networking service consume
by amirmc 15y ago
> The problem is that Google+ is an attempt to solve Google's problem ... rather than solving an actual problem experienced by social networking service consumers
I disagree that it's not solving users' problems. Circles seems to be an intuitive way to group people that you have different conversations with. Yes, FB has lists but IMHO circles is a better approach.
- inportb 15y agoFacebook also has groups, which seem to do the job for most users.
- brudgers 15y agoI agree that it makes sense - then again so do group security policies under Windows. And managing Circles will appeal to pretty much the same set of people who would find an afternoon of setting security policies appealing. Circles are just not something which is going to cause a quarter of a billion people to switch away from Facebook - particularly given Google+ is invitation only. And even if that many people switched, Google+ would be half the current size of Facebook.
- lukeschlather 15y agoHaving your boss viewing the same pictures as your friends from your college frat is a huge problem a lot of people face. Even if you just have two circles - "work" and "personal" I think a lot of people will benefit from this.
- bmelton 15y agoWhen I first signed into it, I thought that's how it would be, but what I've found is that as people added me, and I get the notification, I just add them to appropriate circles then. It's pretty painless.