Negative or Plus?
Obviously it's still very early days for Google+ but I have to say at the moment I'm just not lovin' it.
Then again it might just be me.
Who knows!
You see I like keeping up with friends who are both close and not so close via Facebook.
I also love spending time with thousands of people I've never met on Twitter.
Google+ conveniently lets me combine them both.
I'm not sure I want to to be honest.
Even if I can group then into Circles.
Like I said it's early days. But I can't help thinking my friend Kirsten put it best in this post on Google+:
"This a bit like a party where they've run out of beer. Awkward. I mean seriously.
I've invested time and effort being erudite and witty at another party and I just can't be fagged doing it all again.
There are no hot men and the music's crap.
Someone say something provocative or post something before I take my coat and go home. ;-)"
posted by Stan Lee at 3:26 am
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I'm just not going there.
Not even having a look at the thing.
You know me well enough that I've been on top of every web based social media product in many years (they're products made by companies), but this time I'm not interested.
To celebrate McLuhan's 100th, I'll make this old fashioned point. Right now, I'm not interested in spending more time helping a big company hype up yet another 'medium' when I could be spending time reading top shelf journalism, listening to well researched radio and an elegantly written book....yeah, more time on 'the message' maaaan.
In other words, Twitter and Facebook are enough for now, thanks.
Stan - you are a cheeky monkey. See you on the twitterz. ;-)
Glenn - You da man!
Kirsten - Silver Fox sends his love.
I couldn't agree with your friend more. They have taken the words right out of my mouth! Starting wonder if taking the time to find out more about Google+ is worth the effort.
i'm sitting on the fence for now. there are quite a few very useful things about it. i just don't quite have the time to populate it. and i'm enjoying other social outlets at the moment anyway.
but i haven't discarded it completely. i'm hovering.
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