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Google launches 18 new Google+ features

69 points by HugoDias 14y ago

erickhill 14y ago
"Hangouts have been tweaked to operate smoothly on very low bandwidth connections" I wish they would make them easier for average people to join and participate. Hangout Apps are a whole other story (most aren't even aware of, which is sad when you consider their potential).
- soupboy 14y ago
  Most things in Google+ make me think "I wish more people would join and participate. This feature has so much potential!"
MatthewPhillips 14y ago
If a tree falls in a forest...
degenerate 14y ago
The actual (readable) list of new features, from the official google blog post: http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping This is a perfect time for me to complain about the left-navbar on TheNextWeb. It's horribly placed right where I like to hold my mouse when reading articles (to the left of the content) -- and "eats" my scrollwheel. I hate it.
cmoscoso 14y ago
...and nobody cares
timothya 14y ago
The condensed list of new features: Both mobile apps: 1. profile editing 2. easier way to author content 3. subtle notice when there's new stuff to read 4. subscribe to notifications from circles 5. support for communities Android: 6. full-size backups of your photos 7. photo spheres in the stream 8. share your mood with others 9. animated GIF support 10. birthday reminders in Google Now 11. lock screen widget iOS: 12. swipe through photo albums inline 13. tap once to view photos in all their glory 14. subtle pan-zoom-scale effect applied to stream photos 15. longer post snippets 16. bigger post photos 17. comments that slide in underneath each post Events: 18. send messages to specific guests 19. event creators can see who's opened their invite 20. invite people by just pasting event URL in email/IM 21. RSVP with number of guests you're bringing 22. duplicate an event Hangouts: 23. ultra low bandwidth mode 24. improved single-person broadcasts (source: https://plus.google.com/103541694080221120019/posts/Xt7YWmufvMW https://plus.google.com/103541694080221120019/posts/Xt7YWmuf...)
mtgx 14y ago
When will Hangouts support 720p in both live-mode and recorded mode? Even being able to only record in 720p would be good enough for now. But showing the recorded video in 480p, as it is right now, doesn't make sense to me.
alexgaribay 14y ago
I really like the animations that Google has been making for 'pull down to refresh' for iOS in the Gmail app and now Google+ app. It's something so minor yet awesome.
DoubleCluster 14y ago
For a second I was hoping for 18+ features. That might actually get some people on Google+.
neves 14y ago
hope someday they will allow automatic RSS publishing. Just this way I'll post anything there.
tathastu 14y ago
Sadly, none of them is starring / saving a post for later.
- timothya 14y ago
  Check out this extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for-google/kbhljnodjcehoonoejjpjnifgkkgjiec https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for...
metaprinter 14y ago
besides "Google Juice" what's the point of Google+? neither my wife nor I can figure it out.
- blinks 14y ago
  What's the point of Facebook? Twitter?
  - metaprinter 14y ago
    About a billion people have found a use for those. Users from all walks of life use Facebook. Granmas, dads, kids. They find utility in it right away. Same could be said for MySpace when it first came out too. Google+?
summerdown2 14y ago
I'd use it if they a) removed the real name policy, and b) unlinked it from gmail, so a ban in g+ keeps gmail working.
- abraham 14y ago
  If your G+ profile gets suspended it does not affect you Gmail account. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20096313-264/what-happens-when-google-cuts-you-off/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20096313-264/what-happens-...
lancewiggs 14y ago
Just 15 comments after 15 hours (before this one), and 60 points for the topic. Most of the comments are neutral to negative. So where is the market forming for Google+? It must be strong in some niches - but what are they?
- stock_toaster 14y ago
  > It must be strong in some niches - but what are they? Social network speculators?

69 points by HugoDias 14y ago

"Hangouts have been tweaked to operate smoothly on very low bandwidth connections" I wish they would make them easier for average people to join and participate. Hangout Apps are a whole other story (most aren't even aware of, which is sad when you consider their potential).

soupboy 14y ago
Most things in Google+ make me think "I wish more people would join and participate. This feature has so much potential!"

MatthewPhillips 14y ago

If a tree falls in a forest...

degenerate 14y ago

The actual (readable) list of new features, from the official google blog post: http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping This is a perfect time for me to complain about the left-navbar on TheNextWeb. It's horribly placed right where I like to hold my mouse when reading articles (to the left of the content) -- and "eats" my scrollwheel. I hate it.

cmoscoso 14y ago

...and nobody cares

timothya 14y ago

The condensed list of new features: Both mobile apps: 1. profile editing 2. easier way to author content 3. subtle notice when there's new stuff to read 4. subscribe to notifications from circles 5. support for communities Android: 6. full-size backups of your photos 7. photo spheres in the stream 8. share your mood with others 9. animated GIF support 10. birthday reminders in Google Now 11. lock screen widget iOS: 12. swipe through photo albums inline 13. tap once to view photos in all their glory 14. subtle pan-zoom-scale effect applied to stream photos 15. longer post snippets 16. bigger post photos 17. comments that slide in underneath each post Events: 18. send messages to specific guests 19. event creators can see who's opened their invite 20. invite people by just pasting event URL in email/IM 21. RSVP with number of guests you're bringing 22. duplicate an event Hangouts: 23. ultra low bandwidth mode 24. improved single-person broadcasts (source: https://plus.google.com/103541694080221120019/posts/Xt7YWmufvMW https://plus.google.com/103541694080221120019/posts/Xt7YWmuf...)

mtgx 14y ago

When will Hangouts support 720p in both live-mode and recorded mode? Even being able to only record in 720p would be good enough for now. But showing the recorded video in 480p, as it is right now, doesn't make sense to me.

alexgaribay 14y ago

I really like the animations that Google has been making for 'pull down to refresh' for iOS in the Gmail app and now Google+ app. It's something so minor yet awesome.

DoubleCluster 14y ago

For a second I was hoping for 18+ features. That might actually get some people on Google+.

neves 14y ago

hope someday they will allow automatic RSS publishing. Just this way I'll post anything there.

tathastu 14y ago

Sadly, none of them is starring / saving a post for later.

timothya 14y ago
Check out this extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for-google/kbhljnodjcehoonoejjpjnifgkkgjiec https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for...

metaprinter 14y ago

besides "Google Juice" what's the point of Google+? neither my wife nor I can figure it out.

blinks 14y ago
What's the point of Facebook? Twitter?
- metaprinter 14y ago
  About a billion people have found a use for those. Users from all walks of life use Facebook. Granmas, dads, kids. They find utility in it right away. Same could be said for MySpace when it first came out too. Google+?

summerdown2 14y ago

I'd use it if they a) removed the real name policy, and b) unlinked it from gmail, so a ban in g+ keeps gmail working.

abraham 14y ago
If your G+ profile gets suspended it does not affect you Gmail account. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20096313-264/what-happens-when-google-cuts-you-off/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20096313-264/what-happens-...

lancewiggs 14y ago

Just 15 comments after 15 hours (before this one), and 60 points for the topic. Most of the comments are neutral to negative. So where is the market forming for Google+? It must be strong in some niches - but what are they?

stock_toaster 14y ago
> It must be strong in some niches - but what are they? Social network speculators?