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Google definitely needs to do something about the public/private problem. Earlier today I blogged about why I think Google+ sharing is not revolutionary: http:

Google definitely needs to do something about the public/private problem. Earlier today I blogged about why I think Google+ sharing is not revolutionary: http://www.ajennings.net/blog/?p=41 http://www.ajennings.net/blog/?p=41 Google+ doesn't support the broadcast/subscribe model that well, and although it helps posters keep stuff private when they want, it ultimately leaves the decision of how much information is too much or too little about some person up to the sharer, when it should be dictated by the recipient.

carbonica 15y ago
> Google+ doesn't support the broadcast/subscribe model that well, and although it helps posters keep stuff private when they want, it ultimately leaves the decision of how much information is too much or too little about some person up to the sharer, when it should be dictated by the recipient. Social Networks are not supposed to be the same as a broadcast medium. What is being discussed in this thread is how to bridge the gap, but to suggest that information flow "should be dictated by the recipient" instead of permitting fine-grained sharing misses the entire point of Google+'s approach to sharing. Allowing the recipient to dictate information flow is excellent for self-promotion, marketing, and news broadcast. It doesn't make sense for how people interact with friends, family, drinking buddies, and colleagues.