My friend Jon Collins at Epipheo has put together a great little video explaining Google +. It looks pretty good to me. If you’ve been wondering what all the buzz is about, here’s John’s explanation.
22Jul, 2011
My friend Jon Collins at Epipheo has put together a great little video explaining Google +. It looks pretty good to me. If you’ve been wondering what all the buzz is about, here’s John’s explanation.
Waiting for you to join Don!
Just asked my friends about this last night – thanks! Great, engaging, watch-multiple-times production, too.
that was awesome! I also think the video chat is pretty slick.
that WAS helpful! Been wondering.
But what does it say about me if I haven’t been invited yet?
The little wise man is vaguely threatening:0)
Not to mention he sounds like the salad fingers guy, which makes it very creepy.
This is a really great & accurate explanation for it. Definitely worth sharing with those who aren’t familiar with it. Thanks Don. Now when are you going to add a +1 button to the blog?
So where is the +1 button on this blog?
Do you have Google+ Don?
Still trying to get the hang of Google +. Reblogged the video on my own site.
Scary. I think I’ll join his original plan and just go outside and play. All this social media stuff has just messed up my life. My husband has none of it and is blissfully unfettered by it.
If the choice becomes that of “resistance is futile – Google owns it al anyway…” I think I will just unplug and become a hermit.
[...] introduction to Google+ [...]
Be wary of the terms of use:
11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media
and that’s different from Facebook how?
You will want to seriously think long and hard about “joining” Google Plus. Google requires that you use your “real identity”. No problem, right? Wrong. Google has gone on an automated account deletion binge for G+ accounts, which in turn locks people out of their Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, Documents, Picasa, and ALL OTHER GOOGLE TOOLS.
I wish I was making this up, but here are the tech postings describing this…it is becoming rampant.Biggest problem is that Google doesn’t really have a “customer service” department, so there is no way to get it fixed if they do it to you:
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/24/0441238/Google-Account-Suspensions-Over-ToS-Drawing-Fire
Great animation!
Which software did you use to create this animation?
Pretty cool about that google plus. Nice video post.
Thanks for posting this. I’d wondered why so many people seem to be migrating to G+.
I think there’s some benefit to “everyone being your friend” on social media. If we’d wanted Facebook to resemble our real-life relationships, we wouldn’t be on it. These Web sites are a great way to connect with long-lost acquaintances and discover things we have in common with people we haven’t talked to in a while. But it sounds like G+ offers this and more.
I’ve been trying to fall in love with Google+ but I’m just not feeling it yet. I can see how Twitter is distinct from Facebook and how blogging complements both, but I’m not finding anything compelling or distinctive about Google+.
I loved the last ten seconds. lol
There is already so much social media in my life. I don’t know how I could find time for another site. Google+ does look better than Facebook, with more functions and customization. Too bad the community is currently so small. Mostly professional types trying to network for business at the moment. Maybe eventually it will be more of a social atmosphere like Facebook. But until then I am going to stick with Facebook.
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