For the last couple of days I’ve been playing around on Google’s new social networking site, Google+ and I have to say, I’m liking it a lot. Right now my favorite features are the instant photo upload from my Android phone and the way you organize everyone into circles. Some people might be in multiple circles, say, friends, family, writers, poets. Some might be in one all their own, like techies. You can choose to send your post out to everyone at once or just select circles. Another plus is that you can also post something and include someone via email.
Hangouts are a cool integrated video chat that worked great for me.
The UI is clean and intuitive. I think you have more privacy controls than on Facebook.
Right now it’s a small population but I think it will keep on growing, especially when Google formally opens the doors. For now, if you have a Google profile set up and you want to come play, send me your Google email address and I can open a door.
Oh, and they also have a vanity url. I grabbed mine right away.
http://gplus.to/susantaylorbrown
Would love to check this out (even though part of me is reluctant to have yet another social media site) But if you have a spare invite, I’d love to visit – kmessner908@gmail.com – thanks for the report!
Hey Kate, I just sent one. What happens is you should get an email copy of a post I just made and you should be able to click on the link from there.
I would love to check it out. Mine is tmlemay at gmail.
It’s sent! What happens is you should get an email copy of a post I just made and you should be able to click on the link from there.
Thank you!
I’d like to try …
You know I’m not much for using Facebook (or maybe you don’t — can’t remember if we’re friends there). Certainly one of my discomforts with Facebook is the notion that everyone in my friends list would see everything I post. It seems polite to accept most every friend request, but it doesn’t mean I have the same level of friendship with everyone on my friends list. So Circles seems like a great idea.
Anyway, apparently Google Apps once again does not support the newest product, so I can’t use my main email account for Google+. I’ll email you from a different account, and perhaps you could send me an invite? Thanks!
Re: I’d like to try …
Hey Shirley! I just added your email to a recent post so you should get a copy of a post that, when you read it, will ask if you want to learn more/join Google+
If you want me to try it with your other email Gmail instead, send me that one.
The circles really give you a lot of control over what you share with whom.
Yay! Glad to see you over there.
Here’s where I got the vanity url:
http://gplus.to/
Vanity URL?
How did you find the Vanity URL thing?
Re: Vanity URL?
Found it, thanks!
gplus.to/dowbiggin
Re: Vanity URL?
It was in my stream. I don’t remember from who.