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This entire discussion here reminds me back when GMail touted 30 million users. "It's still a beta", "They'll never get as much users as hotmail or Yahoo! Mail
by martinced 14y ago
This entire discussion here reminds me back when GMail touted 30 million users. "It's still a beta", "They'll never get as much users as hotmail or Yahoo! Mail!", "People just signed up to try it!", etc.
Now they're the most used webmail and people aren't disputing it anymore.
Same when they bought YouTube: "Google is going bankrupt, they bought a money drain, game over Google".
On my statistically insignificant level, I do see my contacts (the ones who are both on FB and on G+) post more interesting stuff on G+ and less and less things on FB. The one thing people do still post are vacation brags "Been there, done that, 30 deg Celsius here, must suck to be at home for you guys" and the classic "I hate noodles, now I have diarrhea, life is a bitch" followed by "Like"s and "Be strong mate, you'll be ok soon".
That and people who hardly post anymore because of FB security concerns who then post stuff explaining how to harden FB security settings ; )
- graue 14y agoPeople liked Gmail, though. It was a product everyone loved, a major upgrade for webmail. Google+, on the other hand, has some cool features but is also a cudgel that Google is beating us over the head with if we want to post YouTube comments, Google Local reviews or Play Store app reviews, none of which ought to require using a real name. As Gmail users we're constantly nagged to "upgrade" to Plus. These are legitimate reasons to dislike G+; it's not just jealousy.
- zenuts 14y agoi think you are missing the point. using real names decreases spam as was a known problem with app reviews/ratings on play store. i do agree that google+ would be even more awesome if they had post or reply as "anonymous" feature like in quora.