Scapino
Westerville, OH
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Anyone else tried this out?
I'm really liking the interface, but I'm not sure this is going to reach the critical mass that it needs.
I'm also not crazy that it sends an email to the person I'm trying to add to my circles, feels like I'm spamming my friends, which is probably not what Google's going for.
Favorite feature is probably the automatic photo uploading from Android phones; that'll save me a lot of time emailing stuff back and forth.
somertimeoh
Harrison West
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Probably not as big of a deal for iPhone users, but we've been dealing with a clunky, barely functioning Facebook mobile app that is more trouble than it's worth. The Google+ Android app is beautiful (as it should be) and I like that eventually (at least that's what seems to be happening) everything will run through that one stream - calendar, chat, social networking, etc.
I also like that my (or the dude's) family is never going to join Google+ in this decade so yay for the return of social privacy again!!
cbus11
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somertimeoh wrote I also like that my (or the dude's) family is never going to join Google+ in this decade so yay for the return of social privacy again!!
The seemless integration and the lack of the facebook hoardes also appeals to me. I might actually get stuff done.
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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Me too. I'm on it.
brett.c.brown
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I've been playing around with Google Plus for a little bit now and I think I'm liking it. A really cool feature is how you are able to check "Nearby" Streams (Posts). I could see a lot of potential uses for this.
StowCbusCleveland
Jackson Township, Canton, OH
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I'm very interested in trying this, but given that it's invite only...anybody got it and want to share?
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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I've been playing with Google+ for the past few days now. Personally, I'm really digging it. If you work in or around digital (marketing, design, etc..) or if you own a business you would be a fool to ignore Google+. It's no doubt for the geeks right now, but that will change.
Some initial thoughts and things I like:
• The ability to segment relationships into groups.
• Trimmed down user interface.
• Integration with other Google services.
• I trust (loosely) Google with my data more than Facebook.
• The way they integrate updates/ the newsfeed by group.
Lastly, and probably most obvious and important (if you're a marketer, business, etc.) is that Google will more deeply integrate social signals into how they are determining search results. If you are marketing anything online that depends on ranking high in the search engine results pages you should probably pay heavy attention to Google+. They will no doubt be pulling signals from Google+ to determine how sites rank in the search engine.
These signals might be the influence one's social graph commands, number of times things are +1, etc...
I can foresee a lot of first mover advantages that might unfold for those that are onboard early and understand how to take advantage of the product.
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