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I do not know a single person (in Europe) that uses Google+ as social network.

by xmpir 13y ago

hrkristian 13y ago
You're right, Google+ is not a social network in Europe, but I still visit it more often than I do Facebook. Facebook has made me lose interest in people, or rather, people online. The feed is a sentimental heap of nothingness, and I find myself having uninstalled the main Facebook app (but of course keep the Messenger.) Plus, on the other hand, actually offers me things I am interested in, because I haven't added those hundreds of persons who share nothing I have a feed showing what is (more) relevant to my daily life. Edit: To that end, I don't see what is odd about Google keeping Plus going, they're offering a great service, and I hope it takes off increasingly with time.
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sek 13y ago
It's not so much a social network. It's about content. I look there once a day for the occasional kitten gif and some interesting articles. I follow The Economist for example. It's okay, but nothing compared to HN or Reddit.
cromwellian 13y ago
I don't know any friends or family who use it, but that's not what I use it for. I visit Facebook once a month to see photos of friends or family. I use G+ to engage with _interesting people_ who may or may not be my friends. G+ is like Twitter or Groups rolled up together, but you know, with an threading/posting interface that is actually useful for having long form conversations. Many of the G+ features also handily trump Twitter and FB, such as handling media/embedding, multi-party chat, video chat, photos, etc. G+ photos alone is useful even if you don't have a single person circled.
- res0nat0r 13y ago
  According to the link below it is up to 540 million active users, so it sounds like it is doing OK. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/google-540m-monthly-users-lags-behind-facebook-article-1.1500403 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/google-540m-monthly...

I do not know a single person (in Europe) that uses Google+ as social network.

by xmpir 13y ago

I do not know a single person (in Europe) that uses Google+ as social network.

You're right, Google+ is not a social network in Europe, but I still visit it more often than I do Facebook. Facebook has made me lose interest in people, or rather, people online. The feed is a sentimental heap of nothingness, and I find myself having uninstalled the main Facebook app (but of course keep the Messenger.) Plus, on the other hand, actually offers me things I am interested in, because I haven't added those hundreds of persons who share nothing I have a feed showing what is (more) relevant to my daily life. Edit: To that end, I don't see what is odd about Google keeping Plus going, they're offering a great service, and I hope it takes off increasingly with time.

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sek 13y ago

It's not so much a social network. It's about content. I look there once a day for the occasional kitten gif and some interesting articles. I follow The Economist for example. It's okay, but nothing compared to HN or Reddit.

cromwellian 13y ago

I don't know any friends or family who use it, but that's not what I use it for. I visit Facebook once a month to see photos of friends or family. I use G+ to engage with _interesting people_ who may or may not be my friends. G+ is like Twitter or Groups rolled up together, but you know, with an threading/posting interface that is actually useful for having long form conversations. Many of the G+ features also handily trump Twitter and FB, such as handling media/embedding, multi-party chat, video chat, photos, etc. G+ photos alone is useful even if you don't have a single person circled.

res0nat0r 13y ago
According to the link below it is up to 540 million active users, so it sounds like it is doing OK. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/google-540m-monthly-users-lags-behind-facebook-article-1.1500403 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/google-540m-monthly...