I've been on Google+ for about a week now. I wholeheartedly support competition to facebook for the sake of competition, and not necessarily the advancement of social networking technology. Google+ is significant because we are overwhelmed by information. I've been a facebook user since 2004, and during this time I've seen it grow to unwieldy proportions. It has both the power to connect you with the world, and the power to take you out of the real world in order for you to harvest your crops. We need to learn how to use social media wisely, and for the most part, it is a disconnected and jarring place full of non important status messages and regurgitated information.
I like Google+ because it is fresh and new. Facebook is a dinosaur in terms of social networking technology. The reality is that facebook can come up with something similar to Google+ overnight, if they really wanted to, but they can't do it without involving the rest of the facebook "experience." We need a new way to think about how we connect with people, and how to use this technology for enablement instead of the technology being a stand alone experience in itself. Google+ quite simply has what I need to do just that - it's simple, minimally-invasive, and allows you to stay in touch without overwhelming you with unnecessary information. The idea is simple and effective: sometimes I only want to deal with certain social "circles." I don't want my status broadcast to everyone in my social world, because it dilutes the message I want to put out there for specific people. With circles, I'm able to very effectively control who and what I say to different groups of people. It makes us human again in the way we communicate through technology.
I wish G+ the best. I, for one, can't get off my facebook addiction fast enough. I only wish there was a way to port over my facebook photos to picasa...
I like Google+ because it is fresh and new. Facebook is a dinosaur in terms of social networking technology. The reality is that facebook can come up with something similar to Google+ overnight, if they really wanted to, but they can't do it without involving the rest of the facebook "experience." We need a new way to think about how we connect with people, and how to use this technology for enablement instead of the technology being a stand alone experience in itself. Google+ quite simply has what I need to do just that - it's simple, minimally-invasive, and allows you to stay in touch without overwhelming you with unnecessary information. The idea is simple and effective: sometimes I only want to deal with certain social "circles." I don't want my status broadcast to everyone in my social world, because it dilutes the message I want to put out there for specific people. With circles, I'm able to very effectively control who and what I say to different groups of people. It makes us human again in the way we communicate through technology.
I wish G+ the best. I, for one, can't get off my facebook addiction fast enough. I only wish there was a way to port over my facebook photos to picasa...
