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JBougie
10-06-2011, 03:56 PM
Anyone on G+? I have some of you guys - but I am no longer on FB because it's like straight stalker status; so I still have an account but only my direct family and a select few others are on there.

So, who has G+? I miss talking to you guys lol
weedtank
10-06-2011, 05:09 PM
It's like a ghost town on google+. People are still stuck on FB it seems
BluYrs
10-07-2011, 02:37 AM
http://i56.tinypic.com/9a8d4x.gif
Kioshi
10-07-2011, 03:13 AM
Stalker status and annoying to use, lately.
Google plus is dead but i like it...it will pick up...
SailDesign
10-07-2011, 06:48 PM
Stalker status and annoying to use, lately.
Google plus is dead but i like it...it will pick up...

I find G+ too much. And FB is getting that way. At least on FB, I can ignore the sidebar perma-ticker of everyone's crap. On G+, it is impossible to filter the nise - it just comes at you. If I had all day to sit there, it would be great, but I fortunately have a life, too. :smile:
Kioshi
10-07-2011, 08:17 PM
I find G+ too much. And FB is getting that way. At least on FB, I can ignore the sidebar perma-ticker of everyone's crap. On G+, it is impossible to filter the nise - it just comes at you. If I had all day to sit there, it would be great, but I fortunately have a life, too. :smile:

Can you elaborate please? All i see on the side of mine..(left side) circles and stream link. (Right side) Suggestions, Invite, Hangout.

I remove the stuff on the sides for facebook, but they keep coming back.

Then again, altogether, i use Google + mobile.
I never can SIT in front of the PC nowadays...unless i need help w/ a mod or doing solidworks renderings. :tongue:
eTiMaGo
10-07-2011, 11:18 PM
G+ has a lot of interesting, knowledgeable people to follow and interact with. FB is more of a family and friends, fun place... As more and more people join G+, this may well change, but for the moment yes, its quite a bit more "dry"
tomato
10-08-2011, 01:35 AM
I thought I was going to drop FB when G+ came out because it looks cleaner, more organized, and I find more like-minded people on G+. But I decided to keep my FB account open because 1) I'm curious and I wanna know what they're gonna do to the platform and 2) I like Facebook for certain things.

I don't think the 2 networks are redundant if you use them for different things. Right now G+ doesn't have brands so I follow a lot of the tech blogs on FB but on G+ I follow people instead. It's a different angle.

I like that G+ doesn't have brands yet. Too much of a good thing, you know ;)
tomato
10-08-2011, 01:51 AM
To make your G+ interesting you have to follow people like celebrities, or people who work at companies that interest you. You can then interact with these people when they post. Then, you make friends with people in the threads because they share similar interests or they like your comments. So for example, follow Ashton Kutcher or Lady Gaga or someone you like from Popular Mechanics or Car Talk, or Eminem whoever you want (if they are on G+). It's kind of cool when you see people like that interact with their audience (and they do!!!).

You can also sort by topics (photography for example) and find a whole lot of people to interact with and create circles based on similar interest. so you might try "Yaris" and see what goes on .

2 things to keep in mind: keep it clean (Google has a policy about NSFW stuff, it's just not something they tolerate) and log in with your real name (or something that looks like it's your real name, or at least make an effort) so they don't disable your account.
JBougie
10-12-2011, 02:31 AM
Well ........... y'all can look for me if you want ..... Jinni Esslinger :D I'm there. lol
Kioshi
10-12-2011, 04:11 AM
Added you Jinni ^

Def adding a Yaris Circle for Google+ now :laugh:
Thirty-Nine
10-12-2011, 10:16 AM
So far, I'm with the group: It's slow going on G+. I'm there, but don't do anything with it.
BluYrs
11-08-2011, 01:08 AM
Toyota USA (https://plus.google.com/109401964142949249458/posts) is one of the first companies to have a page on Google Plus.
JumpmanYaris
11-08-2011, 01:51 PM
Hey big head look me up :tongue:
tomato
11-10-2011, 09:01 PM
Well, Google is making some changes. They've allowed brands in now, so you can follow your brands, and they're allowing "pages" in as well. Pretty soon, we'll probably have full support for pseudonyms... It's looking a little bit more busy, and they put in some games (angry birds, etc) so it's getting more lively in there.