Google+ - Toyota Yaris Forums

JBougie · 10-06-2011, 02:56 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, 04:09 PM

It's like a ghost town on google+. People are still stuck on FB it seems

BluYrs · 10-07-2011, 01:37 AM

Kioshi · 10-07-2011, 02:13 AM

Stalker status and annoying to use, lately.
Google plus is dead but i like it...it will pick up...

SailDesign · 10-07-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kioshi

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.

Kioshi · 10-07-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SailDesign

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.

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.

eTiMaGo · 10-07-2011, 10:18 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, 12:35 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, 12:51 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, 01:31 AM

Well ........... y'all can look for me if you want ..... Jinni Esslinger :D I'm there. lol

Kioshi · 10-12-2011, 03:11 AM

Added you Jinni ^

Def adding a Yaris Circle for Google+ now

Thirty-Nine · 10-12-2011, 09:16 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, 12:08 AM

Toyota USA is one of the first companies to have a page on Google Plus.

JumpmanYaris · 11-08-2011, 12:51 PM

Hey big head look me up

*tomato* · 11-10-2011, 08:01 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.

10-06-2011, 02:56 PM	#1
JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	Google+ 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

10-06-2011, 04:09 PM	#2
weedtank I need more stars Drives: Liftback Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: CA Posts: 123	It's like a ghost town on google+. People are still stuck on FB it seems __________________

10-07-2011, 01:37 AM	#3
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	__________________ The blue one

10-07-2011, 10:18 PM	#7
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	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" __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

10-08-2011, 12:35 AM	#8
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	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 ;) __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

10-07-2011, 02:13 AM	#4
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	Stalker status and annoying to use, lately. Google plus is dead but i like it...it will pick up...

10-08-2011, 12:51 AM	#9
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	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. __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here Last edited by tomato; 10-08-2011 at 12:53 AM. Reason: clarity

10-12-2011, 01:31 AM	#10
JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	Well ........... y'all can look for me if you want ..... Jinni Esslinger :D I'm there. lol

10-12-2011, 03:11 AM	#11
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	Added you Jinni ^ Def adding a Yaris Circle for Google+ now

10-12-2011, 09:16 AM	#12
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	So far, I'm with the group: It's slow going on G+. I'm there, but don't do anything with it. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

11-08-2011, 12:08 AM	#13
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	Toyota USA is one of the first companies to have a page on Google Plus. __________________ The blue one

11-10-2011, 08:01 PM	#15
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	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. __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here