Goafer Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) I'm on there now to see what all the fuss is about. Link that may or may not work So let me get this straight, it's basically exactly the same as Facebook with a few extra bells and whistles, the main one of which is the whole circles thing? So you just post a status update, but pick which circles it shares it with? Is the same true for photo albums etc? If it's what I think it is, it seems pretty good. Although I'm not sure I want to move over though. Depends if all my friends do too. Edited July 23, 2011 by Goafer
Wesley Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Yeah it is. And who cares about your friends. We're all you need.
MoogleViper Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 My N-E circle is the only circle with anyone in it. It does contain Jordan, but I didn't fancy making an "Ex N-E" circle.
Cube Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 My N-E circle is the only circle with anyone in it. It does contain Jordan, but I didn't fancy making an "Ex N-E" circle. I have a "Following" circle with Felicia Day in it. One request I've made to Google is to exclude circles from the main screen (but still visible if you click on the relevant circle).
Wesley Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 So far I've found Google+ to be awesome for networking. I have a Circle of around 50 people who are either students working towards the gaming industry or are in it. It's kind of piggy-backing off another forum I frequent, but is still awesome. I had a senior artist at Epic Games add me the other day - this is the reason why Google+ is better than Facebook.
Happenstance Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Thanks to Goafer and his invite im now on Google+ so if anyone wants to add me heres the link: https://plus.google.com/115716360568463426971/
Shorty Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 You don't need an invite anymore... https://plus.google.com/
flameboy Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 You don't need an invite anymore... https://plus.google.com/ oh yeah so you don't and turns out I had one waiting for me from nintendochris anyway!
heroicjanitor Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Isn't Google Plus scheduled to go public on July 31st? So I think you do need an invite
Ashley Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 I think it was scheduled then they just opened it up anyway.
Sméagol Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Perhaps in the UK then, I still get “limited field trial†message.
Ellmeister Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Me too, says they've exceeded their limit for the moment.
Ten10 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 Plus has got game yo! It may not have been the best kept secret around, but Google's now made what's surely the biggest addition to Google+ in its short lifespan: games. Unlike a certain other social network, Google says games in Google+ are "there when you want them and gone when you don't," meaning that they won't flood your main stream if you never play them -- you have to click the games icon at the top of the page to play and see updates from your circles. According to Google, the service is rolling out "gradually" starting today, but should be available to all Google+ users "soon."
heroicjanitor Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Come on... I bet there is some shit in their terms allowing them to choose whether or not they send your messages without telling you. Why can't people compete openly these days, always trying to screw someone over. Like Apple/Microsoft trying to destroy android with patents. They might have been hoping no one would notice before they copied some features?
darksnowman Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Facebook censoring Google+ invites? Facebook is the scourge of society. (Not that I've found a use for Google+ yet.)
McPhee Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Seems fair enough to me. Why would you expect Facebook to let people advertise a competitor on their site? That would be beyond stupid.
Wesley Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Yeah it's fine. They should also be allowed to ban any posts and groups that criticise Facebook as well. AND THEN TURN INTO CHINA! Sheesh McPhee... The last time you said something like that CHINA happened. CHINA!
Diageo Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Maybe they'll let the government pay them to censor certain posts too.
Jimbob Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Well, they are in a way entitled to block advertising competitor sites upon there own. But then, they let Twitter users link to their own and share updates.
Wesley Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Yeah it looks like Facebook don't like the idea of their games being on Google+ as well... http://www.next-gen.biz/news/facebook-updates-terms-forbid-google-promotion Google should just buy Zenga. DONE.
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