ThatObviousUser
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Hangouts range from incredibly laggy to somewhat laggy for me... Always have. 
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Google+ |OT| A New Social Network
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Something, something, we adhere to some crappy higher standard...
I would love it if Music got SOME APIs so third-party clients could stream & manage your music.
ThatObviousUser
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Didn't we have a thread once were we added each other to our Google+ circles?
I just started using that social network again:
My Google+
I just started using that social network again:
My Google+
ThatObviousUser
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Just a heads up, notifications in the new Google+ app make the LED orange on my Galaxy Nexus. Pretty cool that now both G+ and FB are using custom LED colors. More apps should do it.
My solution was to one day start sharing everything through G+. Since most if not all of them have Gmail, and they got emails all the time about it (by me checking the email box) they eventually most migrated to + or at least use both now.
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That's smart! Sadly I don't think that many friends use gmail, or even check their email on a regular basis that is.
There's a link the OP with a share of gaffers.
Gary Whitta
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Google Events is a nightmare right now, it seriously needs to be fixed. My feed is currently jammed up with invites from people I've never heard of to events I have no interest in. Apparently Google is scrambling to fix it as they've had lots of complaints.
I was one of the first people in G+ and have been a regular poster there but I'm very close to being done with it. I was very bullish about it as a potential Facebook killer in the early days but all that early goodwill has been exhausted. It just doesn't seem to have caught on, everyone I know is on Facebook/Twitter but probably less than 5% of them are also on G+. It's just a totally redundant third network for me right now. Not sure what they can do to fix it.
I was one of the first people in G+ and have been a regular poster there but I'm very close to being done with it. I was very bullish about it as a potential Facebook killer in the early days but all that early goodwill has been exhausted. It just doesn't seem to have caught on, everyone I know is on Facebook/Twitter but probably less than 5% of them are also on G+. It's just a totally redundant third network for me right now. Not sure what they can do to fix it.
Go into the settings of google calendar, near the bottom there's an option to not auto add events. No idea why it's set to the default it is now, it's retarded.
Gary Whitta
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So I have to go into Calendar to remove things from G+? Brilliant.
EDIT: I can't figure it out, where exactly is the setting to remove events from my feed?
EDIT: I can't figure it out, where exactly is the setting to remove events from my feed?
Google+ is gorgeous now.
That said, I kind of like not having all my friends on G+. I was super inundated with information on FB, from blocking apps to useless status updates, adding me to silly notes, random status-update games, overlapping events, attention-whoring comment drama.
I'm sure I'll want them all on G+ once I get some events going, but for now I'm enjoying the quiet.
That said, I kind of like not having all my friends on G+. I was super inundated with information on FB, from blocking apps to useless status updates, adding me to silly notes, random status-update games, overlapping events, attention-whoring comment drama.
I'm sure I'll want them all on G+ once I get some events going, but for now I'm enjoying the quiet.
Gary Whitta
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The fact that Google+ was very sparsely populated used to be kind of cool when it was in beta, a welcome change from the more established and noisy social networks. But that novelty has worn off now; the idea of a social network that hardly anyone I know uses just seems kind of pointless. And maybe it's just me but I think the design is atrocious.
Thanks!
I find it hard to keep using Google+ as well, as all of my friends and family use Facebook.. =/
I only have GAFFERS on my Google+.
Macho Madness
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I agree. The appeal in the early days was novelty, and it never seemed to gain traction for me or anyone else I follow past that. Add in all of the weirdness and constant design changes and you have quite a mess for anyone who wants to use it exclusively. At best, it's a third pillar that isn't necessary. A bold attempt that wasn't asked for or required, yet exists for some reason I can't fathom. I'd probably be warmer to it if I had more friends on it, yet that's not really my problem. They're all on Facebook or Twitter, and that's good enough for me.
The lack of an iPad app is one of the main reasons I don't even check it but once a month these days. The mobile site sucks, and the desktop version hates touching, so it's basically unusable to me.
ThatObviousUser
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"constant design changes."
I've said it before but Google+ really needs an API. Would solve almost all the issues imo.
- Third party apps would get people excited (few people enjoy the official Twitter app, mostly everyone loves Tweetbot for example)
- Clever uses of API (services/tools) would get people talking
- Interoperability with other social networks (you can link a Twitter/FB account etc)
- Sites would be able to automate posting of articles to their fanpages rather than them being empty and abandoned cause they forget to manually share it there or more likely just don't care
Having an API would give the service a lot more content instead of all these empty streams.
- Third party apps would get people excited (few people enjoy the official Twitter app, mostly everyone loves Tweetbot for example)
- Clever uses of API (services/tools) would get people talking
- Interoperability with other social networks (you can link a Twitter/FB account etc)
- Sites would be able to automate posting of articles to their fanpages rather than them being empty and abandoned cause they forget to manually share it there or more likely just don't care
Having an API would give the service a lot more content instead of all these empty streams.
The developers blog just released a full rundown of the G+ SDK that's releasing in "the coming weeks"
And Whitta.. you aren't alone with the events issue... I've seen a bunch of complaints from the more active popular people on G+ about events
Gary Whitta
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The way the Events thing was rolled out was just shockingly inept, particularly in the way that the most-followed posters - the people you'd think Google would be most keen to keep happy - were the ones most inconvenienced.
Also, is it just me or are the very subtle animations in the Event banners JUST enough to drive you fucking insane? It's like you can't quite tell if it's animated or not. Does Google have a new psychological torture department we don't know about?
Also, is it just me or are the very subtle animations in the Event banners JUST enough to drive you fucking insane? It's like you can't quite tell if it's animated or not. Does Google have a new psychological torture department we don't know about?
Oops, sorry, I was thinking you were complaining about auto add to the calendar.
Gary Whitta
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Yeah I don't think you can yet, I think that's what Google is rushing to fix.
I don't know if this will fix your problems with events Gary, but there is another option in the calendar settings to only show events that you have replied yes or maybe to. I tested it and I no longer see my event invites in my calendar or on my feed.
So.. i never really use this but because of the conference I decided to give it a whirl
...and now get a daily error on my phone that I cannot login to G+ even thought it works fine on my browser.
I put in my password (even though it is linked to the gmail account my phone uses) and no dice.
Is this related to the double authentication on my gmail somehow?
...and now get a daily error on my phone that I cannot login to G+ even thought it works fine on my browser.
I put in my password (even though it is linked to the gmail account my phone uses) and no dice.
Is this related to the double authentication on my gmail somehow?
Yup, you have to put in the application specific passcode.
Meus Renaissance
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Is it possible to remove the chat window on the right or at least the 'You May Know' and trending stuff? This new UI is such a mess
lastplayed
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I just added an older version of the NeoGaf circle, but that might have heaps of people who aren't active, right? Not sure how it works.
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Hangouts on my iPhone 4s pretty good quality even with just three bars on my phone.
One more thing...
coming soon.
I just added an older version of the NeoGaf circle, but that might have heaps of people who aren't active, right? Not sure how it works.
My Google+ profile info is on my GAF profile. I get random people adding me to their circles from all over the world. The only way to tell that they are GAFers is if we have other GAFers in common.
Not sure if there is an easy way for us to pool all the Google+ profiles of GAFers. A Google Docs spreadsheet?
Its hard to keep track, but I do have a ton of Gaffers, and a ton of redittors and a lot are in common as well.
ThatObviousUser
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It still does for me, but I also messed with it to remove the black bar.
I have a GAF circle, but except for one or two people I can't identify anyone of them. I'm sure that's mutual as well.
Love the interface on G+ though - especially the iOS client. It's a shame that the vast majority of my 'IRL' friends use Facebook. It seems like G+ is going to stick around for the long haul, and I've liked how they've integrated it into the rest of their services, especially Picasa. It still won't tempt me to ever turn on history/URL saving.
Love the interface on G+ though - especially the iOS client. It's a shame that the vast majority of my 'IRL' friends use Facebook. It seems like G+ is going to stick around for the long haul, and I've liked how they've integrated it into the rest of their services, especially Picasa. It still won't tempt me to ever turn on history/URL saving.
Finally! The iphone app is great but a lot of times too compact to go through the mass of things in my stream.
There is a big screen phone joke/irony in here somewhere.
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