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The cognitive dissonance is startling: > Yes, of course Google could force most of us to use Google Plus begrudgingly tomorrow if it wanted to, but that’s play
by Irregardless 14y ago
The cognitive dissonance is startling:
> Yes, of course Google could force most of us to use Google Plus begrudgingly tomorrow if it wanted to, but that’s playing with big, big, brand fire. And that’s not really who Google is at its core anyway.
> Want your business to appear on Google Maps, Google Local, et al., so that you can tell your prospective customers where you are, what you sell, and when you are open? Yup, you guessed it--you need a Google Plus Local Business page now.
The title "Plus-One This" is just another reminder of why G+ is such a failure: it's embarrassing to even talk about it. The name is clunky and awkward, as is trying to tell someone you +1'd something. Do you see what I just had to type? What the hell is that? And how do you say that out loud to someone? "Yeah, I plussed that article he posted". Wow, gross...
It's also got that whole "made for geeks" stygma because it's most frequently seen in use as blogging platform for techies. So not only are you labeling yourself a geek by talking about it, you're also forced to use awkward phrases like "I plussed that", or "Why didn't you plus my post?". No thanks.
- batgaijin 14y agoYeah forums and aggregators for geeks never get a diverse base.
- jrockway 14y ago"Hey, go `like' my status update," is less awkward? Let's be honest: all new platforms and technologies are first used by geeks. Everything will sound geeky for a certain amount of time. Go back to 1980 and ask someone to "Google" you. Let me know how that goes for you. Also, I believe the past tense of +1 is +1'd, not "plussed".
- Irregardless 14y ago> all new platforms and technologies are first used by geeks Including social networks? I highly doubt that. > Also, I believe the past tense of +1 is +1'd Which just proves my point, because "I plus oned that" is even more difficult to say and type. The word 'one' has no fluid way of being written or spoken as a verb. Plus one'd? +1-ed? Plus 1'd? And yes, telling someone to 'like' something is far less awkard. Like is already a verb.
- mhurron 14y agoAnd 'like' will probably still be used, even on G+, making the whole 'how do you pronounce +1' really irrelevant.
- waterlesscloud 14y ago"Hey, go `like' my status update," is less awkward?" Yes. Yes, it is. Not that I think that's Google's problem here, but yeah, "like" is much more natural than "plussed".
- ulyssesgrant 14y agoYes, "like" is much less awkward because it actually makes sense to say "I like your picture" and doesn't make sense to say "I plus one your picture". On your second point, I don't think Facebook was filled with geeks, it was filled with all sorts of college students.
- adamman 14y agoI inked you! (Short for incremented)