G+_Demian Dellinger Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Greg M Yes, there seems to be a compelling need by social networks to throw something 'relevant' in your face or you will go away. I think they focus on the wrong metrics for tracking/measuring 'meaningful' engagement. Example: I have liked a couple and posted a couple of Johnny Cash and Nat King Cole videos on Youtube and now in my main feed there is consistently a Johnny Cash or Nat King Cole YouTube video that someone else (not in any of my circles that I am aware) has posted that is "Hot and Trending" with only like 4 Pluses. And the now My Suggested videos in YouTube are skewed by what people in my circles share, comment, or post and that is a little annoying. There is not a natural or strong correlation between what people watch on YouTube and the areas of interest that we share that resulted in us circling each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jon Decker Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I just ran across this take on the debate from F-Stoppers. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. http://fstoppers.com/facebook-pages-updated-organic-reach-crushing-algorithm-and-what-it-means-for-you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Demian Dellinger Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Jon Decker I felt this effect very strongly with my own business FB pages. The timing for the busiest shopping time of the year could not have been worse. What was working well for us stopped working without coughing up more ad cash. At the same time they changed their ad sizes too. Very poorly thought out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Demian Dellinger Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 And for all you TWIT fans who have commented and contributed, THIS is why I love TWIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Stephen Dainty Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have met what I would call "social media fatigue". That is on introducing Google+ to some people, the reaction I get is that they have no energy left to look into in yet another social media environment. It is not a pro or anti what google plus can offer, merely the reflection that they are too fatigued to take it on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_DrSeuss Foley Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Stephen, your observation cannot be discarded. Too many competing forums. That would cause user fatigue. The average working adult only has a finite number of hours to spend online. Trade off must be made....good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg M Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Stephen Dainty Yup people are suffering from social media burn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Demian Dellinger Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Stephen Dainty , Drseuss Foley , and Greg M I think too that Google has made a calculated risk by not allowing G+ to be more easily shared to other networks (or whatever direction that resistance goes). Generally I think it is a good thing as it forces people to commit to the platform but I think it is just one more barrier that a hardcore user of another platform might see as a big limitation. And it just occurred to me that don't think I have ever see a link to anything on G+ in FB. Personally, I wouldn't dare risk it. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jan Scott Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Demian Dellinger I don't ask, to be honest. It's not something that would come up in conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Christopher Hopper (CHo Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Step 1. Drop some flame bait on G+ Step 2. Pour a beer and sit back for the ride Step 3. Profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Demian Dellinger Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Christopher Hopper if you actually read the post and the comments there's a really good conversation going on, that's the only profit. And we're all here on G+ and clearly like it and want it to be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Barcus Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dennis D. McDonald The G+ page on Chromebooks is the same desktop as Windows. Apple's web site is nothing special so I don't think their designers would help. It is interesting how much better G+ looks on mobile devices - my guess is that the mobile designers had a lot of input into the desktop design but didn't understand how to take good advantage of the bigger screen. On the other hand, it is a very difficult UI problem to solve, I don't think I could come up with a consistent G+ interface that would be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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