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The funny thing is I really like Google+. Of course I don't use it much because so few of my friends do, and that's the rub. But if I could magically move all

by IvyMike 13y ago

The funny thing is I really like Google+. Of course I don't use it much because so few of my friends do, and that's the rub. But if I could magically move all my facebook friends to G+, I would.

VikingCoder 13y ago
Most of my friends don't show up in my TED talks, in my Netflix Instant Watch, in my Amazon Instant Watch, in my TiVo programs, in my Hulu+, in my Reddit, in my HackerNews, in my CNN, in the sports I watch, in the New York Times. If I could magically get my friends to show up in those places, I would. Translation: LinkedIn is not Facebook is not Google+ is not any-other-media. LinkedIn, I use for people I know professionally. Facebook, I use for people I know... but probably not the ones I currently know professionally. Google+, I use very much like I used to use Google Reader and Blogger. I subscribe to interesting people, Communities, and Pages. The experience is MUCH nicer than following the same things on Facebook, in my opinion. I do actually think Reddit has a slight edge in presentation for subreddits, compared to Google+ Communities. But on the plus side (ha), Google+ communities tend to not have as many trolls in them, perhaps because they're not anonymous. Perhaps because the trolls just haven't arrived yet. I happen to also use Google+ as a massive backup of all of my photos.
- 001sky 13y ago
  so is market segmentation a bug or a feature? its not clear, from the sound of it. right now seprate ecosystems support diversity (UI) and diversification (PI) and functional efficiency (sandboxing, signal/noize).
- krisgenre 13y ago
  For everything that I share with my family ( photos, videos ), I use G+. When I don't care who sees my post, I usually use Facebook or twitter. One think I love the most is syncing my contacts and photos/videos with G+ on my Android phone.
dredmorbius 13y ago
I don't like G+. And I don't trust Google. I wanted to like G+. I tried really hard. And I used to like and trust Google. The G+ experience ruined both. In terms of negative brand equity, this has been a disaster for the company.

by IvyMike 13y ago

The funny thing is I really like Google+. Of course I don't use it much because so few of my friends do, and that's the rub. But if I could magically move all my facebook friends to G+, I would.

VikingCoder 13y ago

Most of my friends don't show up in my TED talks, in my Netflix Instant Watch, in my Amazon Instant Watch, in my TiVo programs, in my Hulu+, in my Reddit, in my HackerNews, in my CNN, in the sports I watch, in the New York Times. If I could magically get my friends to show up in those places, I would. Translation: LinkedIn is not Facebook is not Google+ is not any-other-media. LinkedIn, I use for people I know professionally. Facebook, I use for people I know... but probably not the ones I currently know professionally. Google+, I use very much like I used to use Google Reader and Blogger. I subscribe to interesting people, Communities, and Pages. The experience is MUCH nicer than following the same things on Facebook, in my opinion. I do actually think Reddit has a slight edge in presentation for subreddits, compared to Google+ Communities. But on the plus side (ha), Google+ communities tend to not have as many trolls in them, perhaps because they're not anonymous. Perhaps because the trolls just haven't arrived yet. I happen to also use Google+ as a massive backup of all of my photos.

001sky 13y ago
so is market segmentation a bug or a feature? its not clear, from the sound of it. right now seprate ecosystems support diversity (UI) and diversification (PI) and functional efficiency (sandboxing, signal/noize).
krisgenre 13y ago
For everything that I share with my family ( photos, videos ), I use G+. When I don't care who sees my post, I usually use Facebook or twitter. One think I love the most is syncing my contacts and photos/videos with G+ on my Android phone.

dredmorbius 13y ago

I don't like G+. And I don't trust Google. I wanted to like G+. I tried really hard. And I used to like and trust Google. The G+ experience ruined both. In terms of negative brand equity, this has been a disaster for the company.