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This party mode they used sounds a lot like the original goal of color before they changed their business to....buzzwords? I dont even know. But this sounds ver

This party mode they used sounds a lot like the original goal of color before they changed their business to....buzzwords? I dont even know. But this sounds very cool. To Sad that it will probably never be really used as there are just to few people on G+.

aaronhenshaw 14y ago
Yeah there have been a few apps that have attempted things like this (including Color to an extent). As for G+ -- another reason that this is so great is that you can make the events private so only the people involved in the even can see the pictures later. And everyone with gmail can then access the photos if they are invited. While I agree with you that people don't usually use G+, I would say most of the people who came to these parties asked to be invited to the G+ event so they could get @ the pictures or upload their own. They also allow for everyone to download the full size image (in our case ~4MB) while facebook compresses everything you upload.
- schabernakk 14y ago
  The question I am asking myself is, are those cool features enough for people to join G+. They wouldn't even have to switch from FB but G+ for Use Cases like this sounds just to cool (hi-res pictures, event coverage...) As it has been stated a million times before, I dont know anyone of my non-techie friends who even considered signing up G+, I would bet most of them dont even know what this is. There were a couple of articles a few months back (facebook IPO perhaps? I dont remember) that facebook 'doesn't get mobile'. Whether this is true or not, I sense there is is some missed opportunity by google here to promote their services. Sponsor big events and parties (SXSW, nightclubs, concerts) to establish themself as a better picture sharing service. For me, the only use case currently for G+ is as a 'better skype' for videochat with multiple people. Perhaps its time to attack other seemingly niche use cases and grow from there.

aaronhenshaw 14y ago

Yeah there have been a few apps that have attempted things like this (including Color to an extent). As for G+ -- another reason that this is so great is that you can make the events private so only the people involved in the even can see the pictures later. And everyone with gmail can then access the photos if they are invited. While I agree with you that people don't usually use G+, I would say most of the people who came to these parties asked to be invited to the G+ event so they could get @ the pictures or upload their own. They also allow for everyone to download the full size image (in our case ~4MB) while facebook compresses everything you upload.

schabernakk 14y ago
The question I am asking myself is, are those cool features enough for people to join G+. They wouldn't even have to switch from FB but G+ for Use Cases like this sounds just to cool (hi-res pictures, event coverage...) As it has been stated a million times before, I dont know anyone of my non-techie friends who even considered signing up G+, I would bet most of them dont even know what this is. There were a couple of articles a few months back (facebook IPO perhaps? I dont remember) that facebook 'doesn't get mobile'. Whether this is true or not, I sense there is is some missed opportunity by google here to promote their services. Sponsor big events and parties (SXSW, nightclubs, concerts) to establish themself as a better picture sharing service. For me, the only use case currently for G+ is as a 'better skype' for videochat with multiple people. Perhaps its time to attack other seemingly niche use cases and grow from there.