Woah, it's been 2 and a half MONTHS since I last blogged...this is unacceptable! From now, it'll be at least 1 a week, aiming for around 1 every 2 days...promise! Anyway, onto the important matters at hand...
Google Plus! To anyone that doesn't know, Google Plus is Google's 'take' on Facebook. I know what you're thinking, "We don't need another Facebook, what's the point?!". Well, you're kinda right. I've found that it's pretty annoying to have to simultaneously update Facebook and Google Plus...and when I have to choose one, I go with Facebook simply for the bigger demographic...I simply have more friends on there!
It does bring some nice new ideas to the table however, one of which is in the form of Google 'Circles'. These are basically separate Friend List's, and you can advertise your posts/updates to certain Circles. Let's say you have 3 circles...Friends, Family and Workmates...you find something that's funny, but it's also kinda rude and you don't think your boss/mother would appreciate it. On Facebook, if you posted it, they'd be able to see it, which could prove to be a nightmare! On Google Plus though, you can choose to just advertise that post to your 'Friends' Circle...people in your Family and Workmates Circle's won't have any knowledge of it! Not only will it not show up in their 'News Feed' (Facebook term! Aargh!), it won't even show up if they view your profile. A brilliant idea, privacy-wise, and something which Facebook has needed for a while.
All in all, Google Plus looks like it could really take off. Amassing 4.5 million users in it's first week, it's got incredible potential for growth...and I think that it's then, when a lot more people have 'converted', that it'll become a part of daily life like Facebook is now...until then? It's a great looking, intuitive, fresh 'nice-to-have'.
To see what all the fuss is about, get on over to
http://bit.ly/o1KA5P
If you want an invite, throw a message my way on here and I'll get one on it's way to you!
Racoon out!
