G+_René Højbjerg Larsen Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 So Leo says no one uses google+ well is he right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert Nugent (DFH) Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I just commented on a post he made here about 2 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 yep., I've just seen the little tirade on This Week in Tech... Apparently we are still a bunch of nobodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Raymond Johnson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brendan O'Neil Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 In the tech industry there is no such thing as an overnight success - its the nature of the network effect. I see a lot of activity here, it just depends on who you want to interact with is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Norton Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 no its where iget all my stuff for facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I understand what they're saying, but I just feel that they concentrate on the negative side of everything tech including G+. Why would new users want to join with a recommendation such as 'we do it for the SEO'. However, the fact that no-one has +1'ed you, or left a comment in 15 minutes is not a good sign :-) Oh, I see 8 people were commenting when I was, but you get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Victor Ceballos Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 So what if Leo doesn't find G+ appealing or useful, etc. We do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jonathan R Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 What's Google+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rowdy Scarlett Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Well, I do anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Leo has a chip on his shoulder for G+ ever singe they took him off the recommended users list. He appears to have made his mind up right then, and he's consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Schneider Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Facebook: for people I know IRL. Twitter: my news feed. Google+: the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Marques Stewart Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Incorrect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fabian Manino Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I like it as it is. I have my ACTUAL friends on here, and I have made some actual nice acquaintances that I can categorize. I like how only the people I want to see something sees that something. Maybe its a ghost town because people share with only those they want to. It's a ghost town because you have to actually SEARCH for people that have something to say and NOT just posting a picture of a sun rise with some BS quote on it, or someone screaming how much they FUCKING love science because of a photo of the moon. This place is far more interesting and personable then Facebook ever is. All I ever see on facebook is flame wars and fighting over politics and religion. The hell with that. Maybe Leo should friend Chris Pirillo and see how a former co-worker makes G+ work for him in a community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Charlie Hoover Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 He always says that... Its because he and almost all of the digerati don't understand it... He doesn't engage, nor do most of them... They drop things off like they would with Facebook and Twitter and expect us to jump all over it... He never replies to people or even gives it a fair shake... G+ is not Facebook G+ is not Twitter Its only as good as the effort you put into it, which for him is nearly zero. I can't blame him, he has a company to run, and his network produces most of the podcasts I listen to, but in this case he is wrong. Its not dead and far from it. I get more from my 14k followers here than I've ever gotten from any network I've been on. The discussions and interaction may be lower in volume but the quality is a thousand times better. The 'social media experts' don't like it here because its not about advertising or blabbing about what you had for lunch. If you just post links to your podcast episodes nobody is going to care. To be honest I don't think even Google understands what it's built here, which is likely part of the problem... Is there a solution? I don't know... With G+ taking constant hits from the tech pundits who barely use it, the skittish Facebook masses who don't even like Facebook but use it because they have to in order to stay in touch with people, and Google themselves not really describing it well enough I just don't know... But ghost town it ain't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bryan Dobson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I have friends who use Google+ but 100% of what is posted here is done via cross posting and almost available on Facebook. So to the most part I might as well just use Facebook as I know far more people who use that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Charlie Hoover Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The thing is that G+, at least for me, has never been about connecting with friends... The analogy I use is this; Twitter is Primary/Middle School... Lots of noise like a schoolyard but very effective for live/in the moment stuff. Facebook is High School... Its a place filled with the people you've grown up with and are related to... Very good for keeping in touch with local gossip and family members... Google+ is College... That scary place you go to to learn and meet new people who share similar interests... Sure thats oversimplified but I think it conveys the different vibes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kacey Lewis Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Boo, Leo Laporte says a lot of things...also, it's St.Patrick's Day! Cut him some slack, he knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Patrick Wolfe (whistl) Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 So far, I get the same response to my posts on google+, facebook and twitter. I think I might be boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Eckard Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I get news from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Bellis Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I am on Google+ everyday. I try to avoid Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Cardie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I must agree. Too bad, I love the UI, but not enough of my friends are on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Eckard Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Can't avoid Facebook. That is where I see pictures of my grand nieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ricky Cash Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Charlie Hoover I love the way you think about G+. That's exactly how I see it. I have no personal friends on G+ nor do I want any. This is not the place for baby pictures, or information about where I am eating, or telling family my aunt Millie just passed away. That's what Facebook is for. G+ is for where like minded individuals get together to rant,complain brag,teach, or inform other like minded individuals. About what we love. Movies, TV, tech, cars, photography, cooking or bacon. I may be the only one but my friends and family are not interesting people online. This is not my fault. I love to be around them in person but online they are just not that interesting for the most part. The fact is that G+ will never have Facebook like numbers. No one on G+ should want that. Google should be smart enough to realize that. The most common of people are not the ones that any of us will communicate with. That's why we come here. The engagement here is just as it should be. Interesting, funny, intelligent, and sometimes fascinating. If G+ is the home for the tech literate, well so be it. I don't see that as a bad thing. If the nerds/geeks/whatever are taking over the world I want to travel along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Miranda Streeter Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Oh, don't mind Leo Laporte , he loves to play devil's advocate. I've seen him seriously acknowledge Google+ for what it is and the audience it has in the past. You also have to remember how long he made fun of ChromeOS before he realized how big the audience it's for is.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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