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Google+ |OT| A New Social Network

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Enco

Member
radioheadrule83 said:
They need to:

- make the Share button default to messaging someone when you're on their profile, OR put a "share with <xxx>" button ON their profile
- Sounds good

- give us an opportunity to assign 'People' in Picasa Web Photos, to our circle contacts - for quick tagging
- Not a big issue for me

- allow us to share albums by default with certain circles. I want my family, for example, to be able to see every photo I upload, without having to manually specify so.
- No way. This is the exact thing they are trying to avoid. Hopefully this never happens

- make it easier for people without webcams to get in on hangouts on the desktop client.
- It's already easy? I don't have a webcam and have gone into Hangouts with no issue

- incorporate 'facetime' like video chat functionality into the Android client, so that people with front-facing cameras can join in on video hangouts
- That would be good

- incorporate some of the location based stuff into the desktop client if possible
- I'm not a fan of location based stuff. Either way, I don't see how that would be very helpful

- allow us to re-order circles and sparks in the far left column
- Not a big issue at all. Would be nice though I guess
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O

Otrebor Nightmarecoat

Banned
Number45 said:
PM me your email address.
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HappyFROG.jpg


Thank you Number45, youre great!
 
G

Gaaraz

Member
Gaaraz said:
I have two Google accounts - one I use with Google+ and another that I'm getting invites etc on... is there a way to link them please?
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Sorry to bump this, but please - anyone? It's getting confusing now :/
 
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panda21

Member
based on the iOS vs android argument that erupted following Gerty making a comment about iOS custom SMS ringtones, google+ doesnt seem to work quite so well as twitter for following people. in twitter you don't have to see any of that stuff.

in google+ you (sometimes) get a long tirade of people posting youtube comments esque stuff, that is all the more disturbing for the fact that they are using their real names.

some kind of option to hide that nonsense automatically and only show it if you want would be nice
 
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Ryaaan14

Banned
panda21 said:
based on the iOS vs android argument that erupted following Gerty making a comment about iOS custom SMS ringtones, google+ doesnt seem to work quite so well as twitter for following people. in twitter you don't have to see any of that stuff.

in google+ you (sometimes) get a long tirade of people posting youtube comments esque stuff, that is all the more disturbing for the fact that they are using their real names.

some kind of option to hide that nonsense automatically and only show it if you want would be nice
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That's why you are able to remove people from your circles.
 
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Patrick Bateman

Member
Wow, this is pretty impressive thus far. Waaaaay cleaner and easier than Facebook.

My only problem is that I can't see it on the startpage of google.de (what I'm using).
 
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panda21

Member
Ryaaan14 said:
That's why you are able to remove people from your circles.
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sorry i mean for the twitter type use of it. I follow Jeff Gerstmann, and under each of his public status updates is a string of retarded comments from the general public who are also following Jeff Gerstmann that I could care less about, e.g iOS vs Android wars. I don't think I can block everyone else who might be following Jeff Gerstmann.

I guess perhaps there is no point in just recreating twitter, but something that works as well as twitter, and is better than facebook would be cool.
 
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S. L.

Member
Patrick Bateman said:
Wow, this is pretty impressive thus far. Waaaaay cleaner and easier than Facebook.

My only problem is that I can't see it on the startpage of google.de (what I'm using).
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it's on my google.de on the top left, i think it took a day or so to show up once i was on g+
 
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JasoNsider

Member
In the week or so that I've had google+, already more than 50 people have been put into circles and the TYPE of content getting put up is far more interesting and relevant than what I got on Facebook. Now THIS is what social networking is about. I'm getting people talking about games, code, game dev, and even random party stuff that obviously would never have been said in public on FB. I love it!
 
S

SimleuqiR

Member
panda21 said:
sorry i mean for the twitter type use of it. I follow Jeff Gerstmann, and under each of his public status updates is a string of retarded comments from the general public who are also following Jeff Gerstmann that I could care less about, e.g iOS vs Android wars. I don't think I can block everyone else who might be following Jeff Gerstmann.

I guess perhaps there is no point in just recreating twitter, but something that works as well as twitter, and is better than facebook would be cool.
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Don't read their comments? There is no need to "block" anyone.
The only problem, which has been brought up before, is the effect of Super users. The ones who get tons of comments, making their post shoot up at the top of the stream.

There should be an option to set the stream time line for any particular circle, so that post are sorted by timeline and not how popular they are. This way it will be more like Twitter.

Again, you don't have to read anyone's comments/replies.

JasoNsider said:
In the week or so that I've had google+, already more than 50 people have been put into circles and the TYPE of content getting put up is far more interesting and relevant than what I got on Facebook. Now THIS is what social networking is about. I'm getting people talking about games, code, game dev, and even random party stuff that obviously would never have been said in public on FB. I love it!
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There is so much great stuff being posted on my Gaf circle. G+ is definitely a time waster, both for sharing and reading content. I could spend the entire day browsing it.
 
A

AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
since so many new people are on now:

if you're on g+ and know me on gaf, send me your name so i can add you to the relevant circles
 
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Patrick Bateman

Member
S. L. said:
it's on my google.de on the top left, i think it took a day or so to show up once i was on g+
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I have "Profil erstellen"/"Create profile" in the top right corner. When I click on it, it directs me to my google+-profile. :x


Edit: Oh, now on the left with my name, woohooo!!
 
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joelseph

Member
JasoNsider said:
In the week or so that I've had google+, already more than 50 people have been put into circles and the TYPE of content getting put up is far more interesting and relevant than what I got on Facebook. Now THIS is what social networking is about. I'm getting people talking about games, code, game dev, and even random party stuff that obviously would never have been said in public on FB. I love it!
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It is still new and people are trying to justify using the site. Give it a few more weeks.
 
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andycapps

Member
Shrinnan said:
I think putting all the Facebook games into a Circle designated "games" would fix the issue. If there would be a way to block that circle from someone's regular circle then even better (of course there should be an option to allow games to appear in the overall stream, but it definitely shouldn't be forced).

The first time a game appears, the user should be able to check whether or not they want continued invites in their game circle as well (although there should be a way to rectify this in case you eventually change your mind).

I actually think the circle idea can be utilized to handle stuff like this, I'm not sure if that's going to be Google's intent with the circles though.
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That sounds like a pretty good solution. But I'm not sure if that's their intention with Circles either. I do think that they'll have an option to easily keep them out of your feed if you want it though.
 
A

AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
joelseph said:
It is still new and people are trying to justify using the site. Give it a few more weeks.
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people are trying to "justify" using the site by posting good content and having interesting discussions?

keep on justifyin' then peeps
 
K

kehs

Banned
The post seems to be gone now, but last night Vincent Mo called out someone trolling on one of his threads about G+. My first thought when I read the posts of the person was "Korey finally got an account on G+!"
 
T

Terrell

Member
Enco said:
10 million users.

Not bad at all.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/07/google-hits-10-million-users-should-facebook-freak-out/39854/
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And they're saying double that by next weekend if the invitations don't dry up again.
So assuming that the rate of growth stays the same at 10 million per week, it'll catch up to Facebook's userbase in a year and a half.
However, as the current rate of growth is limited by the fact that an invitation is required, let's say the current rate of growth doubles when the service opens to the public in, oh, let's say.... September to be conservative.

10 + (10 x 8) = 90
(750 - 90) / 20 = 33
33 + 8 = 41

To break down the math I'm using, here you go.

10 [million] + (10 [million] x 8 [weeks]) = 90 [million users by September]

(750 [million, FB userbase target] - 90 [million]) / 20 [million new users per week] = 33 [weeks to achieve Facebook's user base from September]

8 weeks from now to September at 10 million users weekly and 33 weeks from September onward at 20 million users weekly means that G+ will have grown to equal Facebook's current user total in 41 weeks, or less than a year, should the record of growth maintain itself through to September and (only) double when G+ is open to the public without invitation.
 
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gcubed

Member
Terrell said:
And they're saying double that by next weekend if the invitations don't dry up again.
So assuming that the rate of growth stays the same at 10 million per week, it'll catch up to Facebook's userbase in a year and a half.
However, as the current rate of growth is limited by the fact that an invitation is required, let's say the current rate of growth doubles when the service opens to the public in, oh, let's say.... September to be conservative.

10 + (10 x 8) = 90
(750 - 90) / 20 = 33
33 + 8 = 41

To break down the math I'm using, here you go.

10 [million] + (10 [million] x 8 [weeks]) = 90 [million users by September]

(750 [million, FB userbase target] - 90 [million]) / 20 [million new users per week] = 33 [weeks to achieve Facebook's user base from September]

8 weeks from now to September at 10 million users weekly and 33 weeks from September onward at 20 million users weekly means that G+ will have grown to equal Facebook's current user total in 41 weeks, or less than a year, should the record of growth maintain itself through to September and (only) double when G+ is open to the public without invitation.
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some gigantor assumptions
 
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S. L.

Member
Terrell said:
And they're saying double that by next weekend if the invitations don't dry up again.
So assuming that the rate of growth stays the same at 10 million per week, it'll catch up to Facebook's userbase in a year and a half.
However, as the current rate of growth is limited by the fact that an invitation is required, let's say the current rate of growth doubles when the service opens to the public in, oh, let's say.... September to be conservative.

10 + (10 x 8) = 90
(750 - 90) / 20 = 33
33 + 8 = 41

To break down the math I'm using, here you go.

10 [million] + (10 [million] x 8 [weeks]) = 90 [million users by September]

(750 [million, FB userbase target] - 90 [million]) / 20 [million new users per week] = 33 [weeks to achieve Facebook's user base from September]

8 weeks from now to September at 10 million users weekly and 33 weeks from September onward at 20 million users weekly means that G+ will have grown to equal Facebook's current user total in 41 weeks, or less than a year, should the record of growth maintain itself through to September and (only) double when G+ is open to the public without invitation.
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K

kehs

Banned
Terrell said:
And they're saying double that by next weekend if the invitations don't dry up again.
So assuming that the rate of growth stays the same at 10 million per week, it'll catch up to Facebook's userbase in a year and a half.
However, as the current rate of growth is limited by the fact that an invitation is required, let's say the current rate of growth doubles when the service opens to the public in, oh, let's say.... September to be conservative.

10 + (10 x 8) = 90
(750 - 90) / 20 = 33
33 + 8 = 41

To break down the math I'm using, here you go.

10 [million] + (10 [million] x 8 [weeks]) = 90 [million users by September]

(750 [million, FB userbase target] - 90 [million]) / 20 [million new users per week] = 33 [weeks to achieve Facebook's user base from September]

8 weeks from now to September at 10 million users weekly and 33 weeks from September onward at 20 million users weekly means that G+ will have grown to equal Facebook's current user total in 41 weeks, or less than a year, should the record of growth maintain itself through to September and (only) double when G+ is open to the public without invitation.
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That's counting by people actively seeking G+.

Expect G+ to be preloaded on phones right alongside GMail/Market/Etc & pushed onto users with firmware updates.

"oh what's this?" BAM +1 G+ User.
 
K

Korey

Member
Terrell said:
And they're saying double that by next weekend if the invitations don't dry up again.
So assuming that the rate of growth stays the same at 10 million per week, it'll catch up to Facebook's userbase in a year and a half.
However, as the current rate of growth is limited by the fact that an invitation is required, let's say the current rate of growth doubles when the service opens to the public in, oh, let's say.... September to be conservative.

10 + (10 x 8) = 90
(750 - 90) / 20 = 33
33 + 8 = 41

To break down the math I'm using, here you go.

10 [million] + (10 [million] x 8 [weeks]) = 90 [million users by September]

(750 [million, FB userbase target] - 90 [million]) / 20 [million new users per week] = 33 [weeks to achieve Facebook's user base from September]

8 weeks from now to September at 10 million users weekly and 33 weeks from September onward at 20 million users weekly means that G+ will have grown to equal Facebook's current user total in 41 weeks, or less than a year, should the record of growth maintain itself through to September and (only) double when G+ is open to the public without invitation.
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I can't tell if you're being serious.
 
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joelseph

Member
AstroLad said:
people are trying to "justify" using the site by posting good content and having interesting discussions?

keep on justifyin' then peeps
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Kind of like when you first buy the iPhone and you use the fuck out of it and are buying all kinds of awesome apps and using the phone to it's fullest potential. A couple months later you realize you actually only use it for text messaging and beating off to porn in the bathroom. Maybe justify is not the right word?
 
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Terrell

Member
gcubed said:
some gigantor assumptions
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Hey, I'm being conservative in my estimates and saying it'll come out of beta in September, not July 31st like is being suggested by some, and that the rate of growth will only double because of it. The only variable I can't account for is if Google closes invites again and constrains the current user growth.
The one advantage G+ has over Facebook is this: better support for multiple languages from day one. Even in beta form, it supports languages that Facebook didn't provide until LAST YEAR. So a good chunk of G+ growth will be driven by foreign markets.
 
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JasoNsider

Member
joelseph said:
It is still new and people are trying to justify using the site. Give it a few more weeks.
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Uhh, what? I don't get your logic? People are able to speak naturally and thus end up sharing more than they did before = it will die out?
 
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joelseph

Member
JasoNsider said:
Uhh, what? I don't get your logic? People are able to speak naturally and thus end up sharing more than they did before = it will die out?
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Someone might be more inclined to post material on google+ simply because it is new. More importantly I think you are onto something with "being able to speak naturally" ;)
 
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andycapps

Member
Terrell said:
Hey, I'm being conservative in my estimates and saying it'll come out of beta in September, not July 31st like is being suggested by some, and that the rate of growth will only double because of it. The only variable I can't account for is if Google closes invites again and constrains the current user growth.
The one advantage G+ has over Facebook is this: better support for multiple languages from day one. Even in beta form, it supports languages that Facebook didn't provide until LAST YEAR. So a good chunk of G+ growth will be driven by foreign markets.
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Are you trying to get mentioned in the best troll thread?
 
K

kehs

Banned
I mentioned earlier that I wish the original poster could have some control over whether or not you can bring someone else into the post midstream.

You actually can.

2. If you want to make sure commenters to your post don't inadvertently reshare it further by +-mentioning someone not on the original share list, disable resharing of the post.
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---

Sparks needs to hurry the fuck up and search through your circles and streams.
 
V

Vinci

Danish
Gary Whitta said:
Sorry if published already but this is really useful, big instruction manual for G+ written collaboratively in Google Docs. Lots of great tips and tricks!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/...djtSff0svbaz0/preview?pli=1&hl=en_US&sle=true
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Wow. Thanks for this.

Also, Gary: I just added you. =)

Jamesfrom818 said:
Felicia Day is incredibly active.
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If G+ posting could generate electricity, she'd power Shanghai with the number of posts she does a day. Don't get me wrong: I like her posts. But, wow.
 
D

Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
Just wondering if there were any plans for some sort of Event planning thing for G+? That was the only thing I liked about Facebook.

Also, is there any way to take specific people off of my stream? Some people spam like crazy.
 
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Ecotic

Member
So I'm worried about something and I want to ask you all if it's an irrational fear or well-grounded.

I haven't tried Google+, but to be honest I'm not very happy about it coming out. I've always been perfectly happy with facebook and I fear a future where facebook and Google+ have splintered facebook's current user base and people won't use either as much anymore because each will essentially have an incomplete access to your friends. I worry that tech-savvy users and contrarians will be happy to use Google+, but that less adept facebook users won't understand why there's fewer people around and will just abandon social networking altogether.
 
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Jamesfrom818

Banned
Divvy said:
Just wondering if there were any plans for some sort of Event planning thing for G+? That was the only thing I liked about Facebook.

Also, is there any way to take specific people off of my stream? Some people spam like crazy.
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Integration with Google Calendar should be coming. It wouldn't make sense to not do it.
 
E

eznark

Banned
Ecotic said:
So I'm worried about something and I want to ask you all if it's an irrational fear or well-grounded.

I haven't tried Google+, but to be honest I'm not very happy about it coming out. I've always been perfectly happy with facebook and I fear a future where facebook and Google+ have splintered facebook's current user base and people won't use either as much anymore because each will essentially have an incomplete access to your friends. I worry that tech-savvy users and contrarians will be happy to use Google+, but that less adept facebook users won't understand why there's fewer people around and will just abandon social networking altogether.
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Things like tweetdeck and hootsuite will emerge allowing communication access to both platforms simultaneously. This is an irrational fear, in my mind.
 
E

Enco

Member
Ecotic said:
So I'm worried about something and I want to ask you all if it's an irrational fear or well-grounded.

I haven't tried Google+, but to be honest I'm not very happy about it coming out. I've always been perfectly happy with facebook and I fear a future where facebook and Google+ have splintered facebook's current user base and people won't use either as much anymore because each will essentially have an incomplete access to your friends. I worry that tech-savvy users and contrarians will be happy to use Google+, but that less adept facebook users won't understand why there's fewer people around and will just abandon social networking altogether.
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That wouldn't surprise me to be honest. Luckily most people only really have a couple good friends who they always want to be in touch with. Getting on to the same site shouldn't be too difficult. Having said that, I still haven't gotten some of my good friends on to G+ and so this situation sucks balls.
 
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