Bye-Bye Facebook; Hello Google+

ducman69 · Jul 11, 2011

Anyone jumping ship from Facebook to Google+?

https://plus.google.com/

They seem to be an overnight success, already hitting the 5 million user mark in a matter of days. Reaction seems very positive, and I am seeing some nice features that give them a heads up on Facebook. Thoughts?

odiakkoh · Jul 11, 2011

I dont like the idea of everything being linked to my email address. Im guessing since its google you sign up with your gmail account? It already annoyed me that i couldnt change the email address linked to my youtube account, i dont need a social network site stuck to it too.

natalie_ca · Jul 11, 2011

One social network is more than enough for me. I still can't get used to Facebook and I'm sure I have all of my settings wrong even though they are default.

So I'm not going to even attempt another social network site! lol

parsleysage · Jul 11, 2011

I'm on it, and enjoying it, but have no plans to leave facebook. I will use it sparingly as it seems difficult to prevent unwanted contact with old, old, old, old, old, old, OLD (OLD!) gmail contacts I really didn't want to speak to again.

ducman69 · Jul 11, 2011

The thing I like about Google+ is the ability to have different social network "groups".

The stuff I share with degenerate friends is not the same as things I share with my boss/coworkers or my Mom and aunt. That is a HUGE plus of, uhm, Plus.

parsleysage · Jul 11, 2011

Originally Posted by Ducman69

The thing I like about Google+ is the ability to have different social network "groups".

The stuff I share with degenerate friends is not the same as things I share with my boss/coworkers or my Mom and aunt. That is a HUGE plus of, uhm, Plus.

That's for sure! It will definitely give me more freedom to post certain things. Although I don't self-censor TOO much on facebook. When I was debating over accepting my mother's friend request (

!!!!) several years ago, the deciding factor was finally, "Well, this is who I am, and if she doesn't like it, that's her problem." But, still, your point stands.

ducman69 · Jul 11, 2011

The one thing that really sucks though, is that your account WILL eventually be deleted if you go by a pseudonym.

Google + requires you to use your real name, and it WILL update the profile of the google account it is associated with. Now, you can have multiple google accounts, but plenty of people know me by my alias and I see no benefit to releasing my full name.

Google wants your full name though, as this information is far more valuable $$$ to marketers than various online anonymous aliases.

coolcat · Jul 11, 2011

Originally Posted by Ducman69

Google wants your full name though, as this information is far more valuable $$$ to marketers than various online anonymous aliases.

Absolutely...

Forget it Google...

you do not going to give us the ENOUGHT garantee that ANY hacker can steal those datas someday!...

kailie · Jul 12, 2011

Dana and I are both trying out Google + but so far for me it's only "meh". Maybe I'm just not used to it yet and have to play around with it some more but so far I prefer Facebook 100%.

momto3boys · Jul 12, 2011

I've never even heard tell of it until now

cat condos · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by Momto3boys

I've never even heard tell of it until now

Haha I have heard of it but I love facebook and have no problem with it, so I have no need to go searching for something else.

jcat · Jul 12, 2011

I like the circles and the fact that just about everything is accessible from one page. The "hangout" feature might be useful, too.

kailie · Jul 12, 2011

I'll have to wait and see how useful Google + will be with advertising my fosters. I have a "Kailie's Foster Kitties" Facebook page that I update daily on how my fosters are doing, adoptions, available kitties, pictures, etc. and it has helped a LOT of my fosters find homes. I have approx. 420 people on that page who help me spread the word to all of THEIR friends with my fosters who need homes. 3 out of Penny's 4 kittens are spoken for this way, and they aren't even 5 weeks old yet.

kittkatt · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by Ducman69

The one thing that really sucks though, is that your account WILL eventually be deleted if you go by a pseudonym.

Google + requires you to use your real name, and it WILL update the profile of the google account it is associated with. Now, you can have multiple google accounts, but plenty of people know me by my alias and I see no benefit to releasing my full name.

Google wants your full name though, as this information is far more valuable $$$ to marketers than various online anonymous aliases.

Just another way for the scammers & online thieves to steal your identity, IMO.

I don't do FB, MySpace, or any other social networking site - and have no desire to. I don't trust any of those sites - especially since I've already had to deal with online identity theft. Keeping in touch via e-mail with my friends & family works just fine by me - and even that's not 100% safe anymore.

MoochNNoodles · Jul 12, 2011

I haven't tried it yet. But then Myspace was around for a bit before I tried that. Then I waited a while for Facebook. I'm in no hurry.

Last year we had our high school reunion. Most of it was organized through Facebook. They told us there to be on whatever social networking site is most popular in 10 years because thats most likely how we will find out about it again! I don't really mind that as I was not one who volunteered my time. Very few people did and then people got mad because they didn't know about it till after the fact. I kindly suggested they volunteer for the 20 year.

ducman69 · Jul 12, 2011

Woah, you know how I mentioned Google+ had hit 5 million registrations?

Well, a day later its now hit the 10 million mark.... talk about viral.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20...to-10-million/

parsleysage · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by jcat

The "hangout" feature might be useful, too.

I had a LOT of fun on hangout. I love the shared youtube video feature!!

emrldsky · Jul 12, 2011

I really like how the circles allow you to EASILY set up groups. Facebook's privacy settings can be difficult to navigate and I have to always make sure certain people at work can't see my status updates there, as well as photos I'm tagged in. It's really a nightmare.

There are some bits of it that are cludgy, such as I can't figure out how to send a message to another user, without commenting on a post they have already. But I haven't been fiddling for too long.

One funny thing to note, however, is that in my list of people to invite to Google+ was Mark Zuckerberg himself.

angel · Jul 12, 2011

going to chak it out

capt_jordi · Jul 12, 2011

you know, the photography site I am on we have a circle now, we could have a cat site circle too.
And I really love that at the bottom you just hit which circles you want to share with and DONE! PERFECT!

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