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General Category => Discontempt => Topic started by: Phaedrus on July 21, 2011, 05:45:57 AM

Title: Google+
Post by: Phaedrus on July 21, 2011, 05:45:57 AM

Any of you lucky enough to get in on this yet?  I got an invite through sordid means, and it looks good so far.  Going to need some serious renovations before it's ready to compete with Facebook though.

But I was already preparing to delete my FB account anyway.  Between my family and the swath of old high school classmates I added because of our 20th reunion coming up soon, I've ended up getting involved with more and more FB arguments with these fundie tea party fucks than I really care for.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Zoomie on July 21, 2011, 06:31:54 AM

we're running our of Rick jokes so tell your evangelical asshole governor to get off the fence so we can go back to making fun of him...

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Phaedrus on July 21, 2011, 06:44:19 AM

I sincerely hope he runs for president.  Then the vast torrent of ridicule from him being an insipid fundie tea party secessionist fuckwit who wears cowboy boots to political functions might make some of the people in Texas rethink their positions.  Hell, there were rumors back in 2008 that Texas might come close to going blue because of Austin and Dallas, but hillbillies came crawling out of the backwoods to vote for the first time in twenty years when they heard there was a darkie that needed takin' down.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Emperor Reagan on July 21, 2011, 08:23:35 AM

I'm on Google+.  Overall, I would say it's the first social networking tool that seems to have actually tried to ask "what do people want/need in a social networking tool?"  I'm also hoping they leave it really bare bones and let people add to it via gadgets, like how you currently add features to gmail by selecting which features you like in Labs.  As more of my friends get Google+ accounts, I will be looking to phase out my use of Facebook. 

The only thing I find a little unnerving is using Google for so many things - docs, email, social networking, browser, etc.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Doormouse on July 21, 2011, 08:34:47 AM

Quote from: Emperor Reagan on July 21, 2011, 08:23:35 AM

As more of my friends get Google+ accounts, I will be looking to phase out my use of Facebook. 

Make the phase-out today. Facebook is narcissism.

Quote from: Emperor Reagan on July 21, 2011, 08:23:35 AM

The only thing I find a little unnerving is using Google for so many things - docs, email, social networking, browser, etc.

Amen I say to you. Google creeps me out. As they send me targeted ads in response to emails I've received and as they add documents I've emailed to people to my google docs folder I feel myself reaching for Tru's tinfoil hat of protection more and more. In fact I probably shouldn't be posting this here as Google approaches sentient omniscience. I've gotten an invite to G+ but haven't accepted yet. I probably will though so I can hide in plain sight and so I can protect myself from Google with misinformation.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: mosh on July 21, 2011, 08:36:51 AM

I have a Google+... hit me up if you are interested.

If not, meh.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Phaedrus on July 21, 2011, 09:41:19 AM

So far as I know it's still a little tough/annoying to get in.  What happened was a few weeks ago they cranked it up and started letting people set up accounts, and gave those people the ability to invite others.  The result was an exponential rise/explosion of new accounts that started to overload their capacity within a few hours, so they shut invites back down.  Now you can still send invites by posting a message with someone's E-mail in the "add to" box at the bottom, but even then, they only open access to join up every so often, to manage the number of people joining at once.  so you have to just keep trying every couple/few hours until you get lucky and hit a time when account creation is open again.

Anyone wants an invite PM me your e-mail and I'll send you one, then you can play google roulette for awhile until you get in.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: underclass on July 21, 2011, 10:32:35 AM

I'm in there but I dont find myself using it really. I think their play is going to be a tight mesh with gmail.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Thrash on July 21, 2011, 01:18:23 PM

thrashinc@hotmail.com ...

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Emperor Reagan on July 21, 2011, 01:21:12 PM

That will certainly make it easy - check email, check messages, check calender/invites, etc. all in one place.

I basically use facebook to argue on other people's status messages and manage invitations to various things in Baltimore.  I'd be happy to be rid of various other things - games, the new feature where I am a member of a group for things I just "liked" and wanted to follow occasionally, and other assorted "features" that serve more to annoy me than anything else.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: FAH-Q on July 21, 2011, 02:45:57 PM

I signed up but haven't really explored it yet.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Zoomie on July 21, 2011, 03:46:04 PM

Same here.

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Thrash on July 21, 2011, 04:08:30 PM

Someone invite me; phagz!

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Phaedrus on July 21, 2011, 04:45:11 PM

Quote from: Thrash on July 21, 2011, 04:08:30 PM

Someone invite me; phagz!

Invitated.  Just try to stay out of my anus this time...

Title: Re: Google+
Post by: Thrash on July 21, 2011, 10:54:10 PM

Awww, but it's so warm and meaty up in there!

Oh, and thanks!