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In a nutshell. They should develop Google+ for the way that people would like to use it instead of developing it for the way that they would like people to use
by Lerc 13y ago
In a nutshell.
They should develop Google+ for the way that people would like to use it instead of developing it for the way that they would like people to use it.
That goes for everything, Google or not.
- rdtsc 13y agoPage wants to be Jobs and wants to be Facebook. They are playing catch-up in both cases. They want to say basically "we will tell you what you should like and what is nice and better for you, trust us". Well sometimes that works but often it doesn't. In this case it didn't work. I just got annoyed by G+. The realname thing, then being badgered about it. Every one of those annoying "invitations" turn me further away from it. Maybe I am just different or too contrarian, but that kind of sealed G+ in my head as "stay the fuck away from this annoying thing".
- wyclif 13y agoAre you aware that you can use Google+ with non-real names? I see loads of them. Many people use a handle. Nobody who uses Google+ every day complains about Nymwars anymore, that's so 2011.
- zmmmmm 13y agoMaybe you should check their policy [1]. Clause #13 states that you should use "the name your friends, family or co-workers usually call you". Their support page [2] very clearly states that your account may be suspended for violating the policy. Google may have softened their line on enforcement, but unless you're willing to risk having your whole account randomly suspended (along with who-knows-how-many other Google services will go with it), that doesn't really do you much good unless you are treating it as a throwaway account in the first place. [1] https://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/content.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/content.html [2] https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1228271 https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1228271
- wyclif 13y agoA policy that isn't enforced isn't a policy, even if it's written. I seem to recall a relevant quote from King Gustav V of Sweden: Never make a law you cannot enforce. Bad policy-making by Google? Certainly. But nobody is getting suspended for using a nom de plume on Google+ now.