[skylineaddict]

Anybody on it? What are your opinions on it?

Also, if you don't already have an invite, I'll be happy to send one your way. I'm ready to see Facebook die.

[FuNsTeR]

Originally Posted by skylineaddict

Anybody on it? What are your opinions on it?

Also, if you don't already have an invite, I'll be happy to send one your way. I'm ready to see Facebook die.

huh ??

[skylineaddict]

Never seen Google+? It's Google's new social networking site.

[comp_ali]

I am there, trying to convince my friends to dumb facebook quickly and convert.
I just made my account today so no feedback but the first impression is like : anything would be better than facebook because there can't be posssibly worse.

[skylineaddict]

Originally Posted by comp_ali

I am there, trying to convince my friends to dumb facebook quickly and convert.
I just made my account today so no feedback but the first impression is like : anything would be better than facebook because there can't be posssibly worse.

Definitely. Even Myspace (At some point) was better than Facebook. The UI on Google+ is really cool. There's lots of motion compared to Facebook and it seems a lot simpler. The only thing I'm dreading from them is ads. I hope they don't become a major part of the site like in Youtube.

[gaetan]

Well, facebook is becoming more than just socializing, I would gladly shoot it myself if I had the chance, not sure where to start on Google+ though, any help?

[comp_ali]

It is currently in beta so you need invitation to join I will see if I have some invites.
Edit : I have, PM me your email and I will send it to you.

[gaetan]

I don't even know if I'll be active with this, social sites have never been my strong point, better not waste your invites, I'll try it when it's live, I thaught it was already live.

[Neshi]

Originally Posted by skylineaddict

There's lots of motion compared to Facebook

that frightens me a little... i don't like flashing, moving things on websites.

[Tyrsonswood]

Who would I trust more with my personal data..... Google or FaceBook?




Neither?

[skylineaddict]

Originally Posted by Neshi

that frightens me a little... i don't like flashing, moving things on websites.

It's motion in a good way. If you've ever used Windows Phone 7, you'd know what I mean. It's minimal, but it's effective, and not the least bit distracting or bothersome. It requires interaction.

[Cow_160483]

Sounds interesting ..bf is a real pain

[Callandor]

Just joined Google+, it looks good, better than facebook if you ask me.

[gaetan]

Originally Posted by Callandor

Just joined Google+, it looks good, better than facebook if you ask me.

That's normal, Facebook is so ridiculous that anything is better

[synthesis204]

I love Google+. I feel like the UI could use some tweaking, but once it's fined tuned and actually has (more) people on it, it could definitely dethrone facebook.

Aka, this comic:

[gaetan]

Love the pic, although I'm not sure the movie actually made his reputation better in all the sense of the word lol

[Callandor]

Google+ will defeat Facebook in the near future, at least I'm hoping it will.

[Dyre Straits]

I did get an invite and did sign up and got a family circle started. Not sure just how it's going to develop down the road.

What I would LIKE to see with these social networks is a way to keep Family/Friends completely isolated from, say, Co-Workers and Acquaintances. I don't quite like the idea of a complete hodge-podge of every single person I know being able to have complete access to every thing said and done. (Yes, I do know that you can limit certain people from seeing your posts and such on FB with the limited options e.g. Family Only, Family and Friends, etc.) But, what I'm getting at is, lets say, now that I have several "Circles" available to me, I can select only one or a combination of Circles to be active during a session so that only those in that/those circles have access during that particular session and any subsequent sessions.

I hope I'm explaining this adequately. Maybe Google+ is doing this and I just don't know it, yet.

But, one thing that has become completely annoying to me on FB is the horrendous amount of posts I have to scroll through on my Blackberry with nothing but "I need help with "Farmville/Zoo/You Name It". I've tried blocking those and it just seems that too many people have nothing better to do. I don't mind the personal posts and updates but these game apps are driving me bonkers!

[niceguyrichy]

It's like you read my mind Dyre
Completely separate circles that entirely isolate family, from random forum friends, from shite you have to sign up for to enter comps would be great
I got an invite last week but haven't had time to play with it yet, but one of the things that I hate about FB is what a PITA it is to manage everything.
I don't necessarily want some random bloke I vaguely know from a forum looking at pics of my new niece etc, and that's why I hate FB.
Google+ has the potential to be awesome, so long as they do it right

[craig5320]

Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

I did get an invite and did sign up and got a family circle started. Not sure just how it's going to develop down the road.

What I would LIKE to see with these social networks is a way to keep Family/Friends completely isolated from, say, Co-Workers and Acquaintances. I don't quite like the idea of a complete hodge-podge of every single person I know being able to have complete access to every thing said and done. (Yes, I do know that you can limit certain people from seeing your posts and such on FB with the limited options e.g. Family Only, Family and Friends, etc.) But, what I'm getting at is, lets say, now that I have several "Circles" available to me, I can select only one or a combination of Circles to be active during a session so that only those in that/those circles have access during that particular session and any subsequent sessions.

I hope I'm explaining this adequately. Maybe Google+ is doing this and I just don't know it, yet.

But, one thing that has become completely annoying to me on FB is the horrendous amount of posts I have to scroll through on my Blackberry with nothing but "I need help with "Farmville/Zoo/You Name It". I've tried blocking those and it just seems that too many people have nothing better to do. I don't mind the personal posts and updates but these game apps are driving me bonkers!

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

It's like you read my mind Dyre
Completely separate circles that entirely isolate family, from random forum friends, from shite you have to sign up for to enter comps would be great
I got an invite last week but haven't had time to play with it yet, but one of the things that I hate about FB is what a PITA it is to manage everything.
I don't necessarily want some random bloke I vaguely know from a forum looking at pics of my new niece etc, and that's why I hate FB.
Google+ has the potential to be awesome, so long as they do it right

That's pretty much how G+ circles work, everything you share you tell it which circles you want to see it, it remembers the setting you used last so it's not a case of constantly clicking 5 groups etc.

It's good you should have a proper play with it.

[Dyre Straits]

Originally Posted by craig5320

That's pretty much how G+ circles work, everything you share you tell it which circles you want to see it, it remembers the setting you used last so it's not a case of constantly clicking 5 groups etc.

It's good you should have a proper play with it.

This is good to know.

As a follow-up, I did create a Circle for my Family. I sent invites out and two of my family (a son and daughter) accepted and joined my circle. Now, when I logged back in, I could see some posts to my son's circle, but not my daughter's...UNTIL I clicked on her icon/photo and then the posts showed up. Is this due to my not being a member of that particular circle she had created? If so, then why could I still see all the posts to her "status" if I'm not a member of that particular circle?

This is the point I was trying to make: If I want to restrict content to be seen by ONLY certain people, I don't want them circumventing it by just being able to click on my icon and get to everything.

I'm definitely still using the training wheels on this.

[niceguyrichy]

Originally Posted by craig5320

That's pretty much how G+ circles work, everything you share you tell it which circles you want to see it, it remembers the setting you used last so it's not a case of constantly clicking 5 groups etc.

It's good you should have a proper play with it.

ah cool
i'll find time this week to have a proper play
the difficult bit will be persuading the family to dump FB

[craig5320]

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

ah cool
i'll find time this week to have a proper play
the difficult bit will be persuading the family to dump FB

Yea, that's the difficulty i'm facing, no one can be bothered leaving FB, well the less techy people who don't get excited by shiny new websites, which is essentially my entire social group

[Callandor]

Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

This is good to know.

As a follow-up, I did create a Circle for my Family. I sent invites out and two of my family (a son and daughter) accepted and joined my circle. Now, when I logged back in, I could see some posts to my son's circle, but not my daughter's...UNTIL I clicked on her icon/photo and then the posts showed up. Is this due to my not being a member of that particular circle she had created? If so, then why could I still see all the posts to her "status" if I'm not a member of that particular circle?

This is the point I was trying to make: If I want to restrict content to be seen by ONLY certain people, I don't want them circumventing it by just being able to click on my icon and get to everything.

I'm definitely still using the training wheels on this.

You've probably got your circles mixed up.

Everything's working fine for me, plus there's already a Family circle when you started using it so my guess is you've got one of them in the Family circle that was already there and another in a circle you made, thus making them separate circles. Click on "View All" under In Your Circles to the top right to see who's in what circle.

I created a Forum Friends circle and that's where anyone I am friends on HH who I add is going, pm me your name or your profile web address and I'll add you if you want. I'll also give you my name so you can add me.

[craig5320]

gplus.to/craig5320

[Callandor]

Added you, how do I get a short address like that?

[craig5320]

visit gplus.to it's just an unofficial site providing redirect, but it's nice until we get friendly names

[Callandor]

Thank you, done.

I'm gplus.to/Callandor

[niceguyrichy]

gplus.to/richy6

[Dyre Straits]

Originally Posted by Callandor

You've probably got your circles mixed up.

Everything's working fine for me, plus there's already a Family circle when you started using it so my guess is you've got one of them in the Family circle that was already there and another in a circle you made, thus making them separate circles. Click on "View All" under In Your Circles to the top right to see who's in what circle.

I created a Forum Friends circle and that's where anyone I am friends on HH who I add is going, pm me your name or your profile web address and I'll add you if you want. I'll also give you my name so you can add me.

I'm almost positive that I'm doing it right. I only used the already generated Family circle and added members of my family to that. Two of them, mentioned before, have added me to their circle. What may be causing the confusion is that my daughter's circle may actually be her ... let's say ... Co-Workers Circle. So, when I'm viewing my own Home screen, whether Streaming or Family, I don't see any of her activity. Only when I specifically click on her photo/icon, do I get to view that activity area of hers. And, if that's how it's working, that's NOT how I wish for it to work. If she wants to correspond with her Co-Workers....which I'm not one... then that area should be off limits to anyone not within that circle UNLESS she so chooses. (Which she may well have done that!)

Now, another possibility may be that my son is actually using a Gmail address. My daughter is not. So, could that be some of the reason behind me not seeing her circle on the Home page?