Saturday, July 16, 2011

Google+ : Sharing the Way it was meant to be

So I finally tried out Google+ for the first time a few days back, And when I did so, I was like " OMGWTFBBQ THIS IS AWESOME". Here is why its so "AWESOME".

1) Circles


This interesting feature lets you share to specific groups (kinda like Facebook's Friends Lists but a bit easier to set up)

It also leads to a interesting practical joke you can try

1) divide your friends randomly into 2 diffrent lists
2) post in one " I JUST WON THE LOTTERY"
3) post in another "I HAVE (insert disease here)
4) finally, post to both circles "tommorow is the last day"
5) sit back and watch the hilarity ensue
6) you may wanna admit it was a joke if it goes too far


2) No Farmville or other annoying apps




Im sure you've all experienced the Farmville addict somewhere. Its one thing to play one game by your self for a long time but its another thing to constantly beg people "save your cat" or " fertilize my lawn" and post stuff like " OMG I FOUND A LOST COW". This is the kind of stuff that makes people get really annoyed. Google+ has none of this. It is meant for one thing only...sharing content from your own life and not your farmville life.

3) Simple GUI




Lets be honest...We have all hated the GUI changes of facebook. Before Facebook was relatively straight forward to use and still is....sort of. The thing is there is alot of options with facebook and a crapton of buttons...Google plus has very little features but it goes back to Facebook's roots....sharing stuff and thats it. The GUI is also fresh and easily readable. Buttons are clearly visible too.

Conclusion
Although i havent tried group chat or hangouts (will try that later on and post about it) , Google+ is an interesting approach to Social Networking. It is social networking the way it was meant to be. If Google+ catches on...then expect Facebook to be like Myspace in the not so distant future.