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Except that by the time they open up no one will be around to actually take advantage of it. Every time I log into Google+ it's a ghost town.
by tedivm 14y ago
Except that by the time they open up no one will be around to actually take advantage of it. Every time I log into Google+ it's a ghost town.
- JPKab 14y agoEVERY SINGLE TIME I see Google + mentioned, I see some user who says "every time I log in it's a ghost town." Which is funny, because when I log in I see a constant stream of activity. Google+ isn't Facebook, so it won't act like Facebook. When someone you don't really care about sends you a friend request on FB, you accept it so you don't offend them, and then you are stuck looking at their crap in your feed. Google+ has one way relationships enabled by default, so you will only see activity if you explicity follow people. I like that, because I'm sick of seeing instagram pictures of people's food.
- lnanek2 14y agoI don't know when you last used Facebook, or maybe it is your lack of use that is the problem, but it filters the feed to only show you stories from people you interact with. It basically implements Google+ circles completely automatically for you. You may have accidentally turned this off, I suppose. There's an option for the feed to give everything sorted by date instead, although it isn't the default.
- shadowmint 14y agoIt's a use thing. I'm following the majority of my family and friends on google plus (yes, wow, they all have accounts) and not following any of the I'm-using-this-as-a-blog accounts like hacker news, google developers, etc. When I login, what do I see? "Nov 15, 2012 - Shared from +1 - Public" The previous one? "Oct 12, 2012 - Google Mail - Public" So I mean, it's not like no one is using it at all, but no one I care about updates from is using it.
- richardw 14y agoG+ is long-form Twitter with a few mods. There are definitely people on it that would interest you, but they won't come to you. Family-and-friends are on FB already, so using G+ for the same thing will be disappointing for years unless you have a very active set of friends. I keep FB private, G+ public. I have a few Twitter accounts for different apps, but I mostly consume lightly.
- fpgeek 14y agoIf you don't know where to start, you might try the Hacker News Google+ community.
- vermontdevil 14y agoHere's the link https://plus.google.com/communities/104388679763490357266 https://plus.google.com/communities/104388679763490357266
- saraid216 14y agoLook at me! I'm a ghost! Oooooooooh.