Thoughts on Google+

I personally have not receieved any Google+ invites and have not tried it. After reading about it, it sems interesting. With it's Hangouts and Sparks, it seems to bring something different to the table that other social media outlets have not. So far I have not heard much chatter about it so I do not know if it will become something huge, but I feel like it has potential. It's something different in social media and it seems like it might attract a a wider crowd then Facebook or Twitter. I am excited to see what happens and the changes other social medai outlets will make to compete with Google+.

Google is a powerful search engine, i am sure about that google has more than millions customers who are using it day to day. in this case, google will build the biggest connection for its customers.the news just compare the google+ with facebook, it is said that google+ will replace the facebook in many reasons, firstly, google+ can easily sharing with friends. secondly, google+could manage the personal information safely. lastly, google+ will build the good relationship for different groups. if the google+ looks more professional than facebook. in some ways, people would like to choose google+ as their professional tool when they getting to work and build the serious relationship through the google+.

I haven't received any invites to Google+ or even heard about it until now, but I have to say I'm somewhat intriged given what I've read in this blog alone. It sounds like it fills in a lot of cool features that Facebook lacks, especially Circles and videochat capabilities. But do I think it will replace Facebook? No. I think there is too much ground to make up, and as Google+ improves, it will only provoke Facebook to make necessary adjustments to stay ahead. It's nice to hear that Google+ will be advertisement free, but that only sounds like an advertisement itself -- a way of attracting current Facebook users. I fully expect Google+ to utilize advertising once it grows.

One thing I wanted to comment on is the apparent privacy issues surrounding Facebook. For one, I have never experienced anything remotely close to privacy infringement in my 6 years of using Facebook, and advertisements have been easily avoidable. I don't exactly understand how I can be harmed by letting it be known that I listen to Miles Davis. Furthermore, what makes anyone think that Google+ will be superior in the privacy department given that it operates very similarly? Circles is one step in the right direction, but not a gigantic one.

There is no doubt in my mind that Google is and will be the powerhouse of search engines for a long time. Bing has become more popular but Google is to much of a giant right now to be competed with in the search engine department. Goggle+ has made some upgrades with some of things that Facebook has had problems with recently. Which is great but Facebook can now take what Goggle+ did and twick so they can say they came out with these improvements. I do like how Google+ is not going to have any advertising on it because Facebook has to many ads now. There is only one problem with that. Without there is no one to pay for Google+ so eventually Google+ will have to start selling ad space but can maintain it. In this senario Goggle+ has become Bing to Facebook. Google+ is trying to get into a market that is controlled by one super power (Facebook). IT's the same thing that happened when Bing tried to get into the search engine market while Google was and still is the super power.

There is no doubt that Google is THE powerhouse of search engines, however, I don't think that they will ever be able to surpass Facebook's success with the new Google+ social network. Google+ has made some excellent observations and studies with "problems" that Facebook is experiencing with their users, but who is to say that when Google+ launches, Facebook will not mimic these changes and possibly enhance them even more? According to Facebook, they have lost users recently and many speculate that it is due to privacy concerns and information being permanent on the site. I think it is only a matter of time until Facebook addresses the privacy issues and listens to any other complaints that their users are having. 

As for the advertising, Google+ is smart not to display advertisements on their new site. Bombarding new users with ads is a quick way to kill memberships. Facebook may receive numerous complaints of too many ads on their site, but their targeting is unbelievable. Speaking with a large group of friends, more than half have engaged with the ads that are targeted toward them on Facebook. Without the advertisements on the site, the site would not exist. If advertisers are experiencing issues in terms of not being able to target exactly how they wish, they might pull their ads causing the social network site to completely vanish. I believe that privacy laws need to be reconsidered and changed, but advertisers need to be able to target to their specific consumers. 

This has been the big topic in the streets latley! Others have been saying things such as "Facebook is too big, it won't happen" but if you take a second to think about it, there are very few big trends that haven't been taken over by something else at some point. For example, there is the obvious Myspace but The Big Three and Kmart are other things that seemed "too big to fail." At the end of the day, the better product always comes out on top and I think that Google is offering a better product. Facebook has made the mistake of becoming spammy and annoying- for example the "Click 'Like' to see this video!" which posts things on everyone else's wall, the messages that every business and every person sends out without thought as to the recipients, and the ever-present obnoxious advertising. There is room in the market for a new social media site, and I think Google has the tools to do it.

It's actually funny because I just added a resource about Google+ and their new app for Google Chrome which allows you to export your Facebook friends and their information to Google+. I highly doub that Google+ will replace Facebook as it is hoping to do, but they are smart to integrate the two together. I like that Google is not advertising Google+ yet because there is no need to jump the gun and put out a service that is not ready yet. Since it has so much competition with Facebook and Bing, this will need something to set them apart and I'm not sure what will draw users away from FB right now. I do not think that Google+ will succeed or last too long because as of now there is not a demand for anything that is different. Happy 4th of July!

I really like the fact that Google+ will be advertisment free opposed to facebook's interface. Yes advertising will generate more money but for right now I sure this minor detail will not place Google into any sort of bankruptcy. The use of circles in Google+ is the most convient aspect I've read about. Being able to create diferent circles of people allows you to keep your private life private and your work life sustainable. This will keep people from having to create multiple pages, for diffrent uses. I would have to say that the videochat room feature has to be the greatest feature on Google+, this feature will most likely be the driving force that pulls facebook users over to the other side. Google+ is what I call extreme Social Networking.

I am so excited about this Google's new social network project, and cannot wait to be one of their users. Google+ complements what Facebook lacks. It offers several functions that are very appealing such as Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddle. One of the most unique functions in Google+ that I like is Circles. We can manage what we want to share or not to share for specific group of people by creating different circles for friends, family, coworkers, or potential employer. By using this, users can communicate and have different interactions for each circle. This is what Google+ really surpasses Facebook. However, what we can expect is that Google+’s success will eventually force FaceBook to make some changes. Whatever it will be, it definitely benefits users and advertisers.

I had not heard of Google+ before, so all of this was completely new to me.  I plan on moving out from under my rock sometime soon!  Anyway, I like the idea of "circles" very much.  I wish that Facebook, and even LinkedIn, would have that type of feature as I often wish that there was an easy way to fragment the things that I wish to communicate to smaller, more targeted groups of contacts.  I think that this feature is a great step forward in social networking and I wonder why it has taken this long for the idea to surface.

I am a little taken back by what appears to be a "bait and switch" type of mentality on Google's part.  For a company whose motto is "don't be evil" they seem to be doing one of marketing's worse evil's.  Why would you have the service be structured one way to lure people to join, then change the rules once you have a large enough mass to then start advertising and potentially sharing info?  Derek, I hope that your predictions are wrong, but as you have been in the business for awhile, I imagine they are not.

I think that an easy to use multi-person video chat is a great thing, but I am wondering what the usage level will be by businesses as you suggest Derek.  First, for B2B environments you must first get over the stigma of being associated with a "social media site", which, believe it or not, is still seen as a "social" thing, not a business thing.  For example, at my employer, all sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are blocked by our firewall.  You can not access them from our network.  Next, I find it hard to visualize that in a professional business setting people are going to set up meetings to be conducted on "Hangout."  Sure, for younger generation creative types this will work fine, but at conservative, industrial organizations it is hard to visualize as being accepted.

I like Elyse's comment about demographics.  It will be very interesting to see what, if any, differences appear between Facebook and Google+.  I can imagine that if the interface with Google+ is simpler to use the older, less tech savvy crowd (read as people like me) will migrate toward Google+.  I also see the stronger privacy concept as being something that parents will enjoy and can see it as being an influencing factor for where tweens and teens are then allowed to establish accounts.

Although I did not receive an invite, nor sign up for Google+ yet, I too am excited about the possibilities it will offer that Facebook currently does not. Privacy issues on Facebook are something I'm constantly concerned about as I strive to make my profile as secure as possible. If Google+ does what it promises to, they could definitely glean many users away from Facebook.

I'm very curious at what rate Google+ will start to take off as far as popularity is concerned. Google has had so many other successes with the various tools and applications they've created, but social networking is a whole other ball game. I wonder if the demographic that engages on Google+ will be much different than the demographic that engages on Facebook.

While all my friends were creating their Facebook accounts 3-4 years ago, I resisted for privacy reasons. I finally joined Facebook in June 2009 and I was immediately addicted, though still weary about privacy issues. What I find most interesting and attractive about Google+ is Circles. Hopefully, Circles offers a better control of one's privacy than Facebook does.

So much of what I do on the internet is associated with Google (Gmail, Maps, Search, Groups, all the Google tools we've used in this class) and I can sign in with the same login and password. If and when Google+ really takes off in popularity, I hope it will be just as easy to sign in and use. From all the reviews I've read, it sounds like Google+ is a real winner and will be a great threat to Facebook. I look forward to finally being able to use Google+ and am very optimistic about preferring it over Facebook. The challenging part will be convincing all my friends to migrate from Facebook to Google+.

I got the invite, but was late in signing up. They are only letting a few people sign up and try it out before opening it to the public. But when take the tour of what Google+ can do, it seems better then facebook. I know, I can't believe I said that. Google+ creates a hangout spot for all of your friends, you can share photos and videos just like facebook, but it takes everything else to the next level. You can create circles of friends, family, co-workers, so that you can share different info with different circles. Then like Stumble Upon, it will send you videos or articles of things that you said you were interested in. It also combines ichat into a group thing, where you can talk to many people at the same time. And my favorite is Huddle. Have you ever been trying to figure out what your plans are for the night and you are txting 5 people at once, waiting for everyone to txt back so you can form a plan? Well, Huddle lets everyone talk to everyone at once so that your planning for the nights events, doesn't become the nights event.

I'm excited to get my turn to try it out!