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Circles does seem like it's a bit more introverted than Facebook, and certainly more than Twitter. Designed by people who get the value of sharing different th
by kemiller 15y ago
Circles does seem like it's a bit more introverted than Facebook, and certainly more than Twitter. Designed by people who get the value of sharing different things with different people, and maintaining tight control of who those people are.
Example: you want to share things with your friends from college. There may well have been a "set" that you ran with, but that doesn't mean you actually liked all of them. Circles are a precise, and private, representation of what YOU think the level of intimacy is between you and your connections.
- sanderjd 15y agoYou're the first person I've seen use the word "introvert" in this discussion, and it seems right to me - maybe Google+ is just the social network for introverts. It explains the huge difference between the "who cares about that?" people and the "oh my gosh that sounds perfect!" people that I have spoken to - more extroverted people vs. more introverted people.
- Angostura 15y agoI disagree actually; I've only been using Circles for a day, but I'm busy using it mainly to 'Follow' interesting people I don't know and reads their public posts/follow their discussions. I've only got a few friends in provate circles at the moment. Search for site:plus.google.com "post by" to see who's out there posting interesting stuff.
- kemiller 15y agoSure, but that's an introverted interaction mode. Introverts might have a public persona, and they certainly might lurk. You're using it more as a Twitter replacement, not as a Facebook replacement, but I'd still argue it's more friendly to the socially cautious.