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[xMrStrife]

I'm just curious to see who is actually going to buy into the Google+ madness. For those of you who don't know, Google+ is a new social networking system made by Google. It offers similar features as Facebook but with more customization options.
As of right now, the site is on BETA and the only way to sign up is by an invitation from others users.

IMHO, I will not use this website, Google has already messed YouTube up and I don't see the point of Google wasting more money to create this new site.

[ClEMeNt]

IT'S FOR THE NONEXISTENT INVESTMENTS THAT SOMEONE WILL PROVE TRUE~

[xMrStrife]

will that person be you ^_^?

[Pink Fluffy Unicorns]

I'm staying in the facebook lane, thank you.

[zzz]

what google has that facebook doesn't have is convenience

With a click of a button, I could access my email, my google docs, my photo album, youtube, a search engine, and basically everything else that google offers. Facebook better step up its game.

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zzz, on 12 July 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

what google has that facebook doesn't have is convenience

With a click of a button, I could access my email, my google docs, my photo album, youtube, a search engine, and basically everything else that google offers. Facebook better step up its game.

What facebook has very little of that google doesn't have is privacy. This is a common argument, since google has your search history, youtube video views, etc., your friends might see something that you'd like to keep private. I doubt Google+ will save its users a substantial amount of time, however i have yet to try it (although I don't think I will). I believe that the link is https://plus.google.com/
Anyway, although I'm sure there are pros and cons to both fb and google+, is yet another social networking site necessary altogether? When I was in 6th grade, everyone in my grade had a myspace, so I got a myspace. Then everyone switched to aim. Then again to facebook. Personally, I just want one place that I could go on to get the homework once a week. Change is cool and all, but I don't need a new, slightly different social networking website every year.

[Shariful]

Although Google+ probably isn't worth joining right now, with the invite-only membership, I think it will be bigger in the future. However, I doubt it'll become the new Facebook. People are lazy - unless the majority of their friends start transferring over, they're going to stay on Facebook with an exception for some.

I like the Circles idea, though. Might prevent some embarrassing stuff from being shown to your parents or family.

[xMrStrife]

zzz, on 12 July 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

what google has that facebook doesn't have is convenience

With a click of a button, I could access my email, my google docs, my photo album, youtube, a search engine, and basically everything else that google offers. Facebook better step up its game.

In a few months, Facebook will be installing a video chat system via Skype that will enable Facebook accounts to instantly video chat with their friends.

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xMrStrife, on 12 July 2011 - 05:38 PM, said:

In a few months, Facebook will be installing a video chat system via Skype that will enable Facebook accounts to instantly video chat with their friends.

The video chat system is appealing, but doesn't google offer video chat already? Nonetheless, I still won't be joining google+, even if it offers several mildly interesting features that facebook doesn't. I'm not really a supporter of facebook, however as I mentioned earlier, changing social networking sites so often isn't practical. Of course, as Shariful said, it won't replace facebook (not yet anyway), but people are curious and Google+ is getting more and more popular rather quickly. Domino effect much?

[Asif Mahmud]

Facebook has all my history in it, and I'd find the transition to be difficult. I'd have to add my friends all over again, put up all my photos, notes, etc.

Unless Google can somehow magically import all this without FB stopping it, then I'll have a hard time using Google+.

[©Milton]

It's pretty neat.
Who wants a Google+ invite :3

[xMrStrife]

©Milton, on 12 July 2011 - 11:33 PM, said:

It's pretty neat.
Who wants a Google+ invite :3

try this xD

[Ilya R.]

In other news, who wants to send me an invite?

[Thatblacktechieboy123]

Everyone knows that eventually that facebook is going to become played out. My friends and i use to use myspace, but now we use facebook. Everyone was crazy for aim and now we all like oovoo. All of these things are fads that are going to become obsolete.

[ClEMeNt]

Thatblacktechieboy123, on 13 July 2011 - 09:12 PM, said:

Everyone knows that eventually that facebook is going to become played out. My friends and i use to use myspace, but now we use facebook. Everyone was crazy for aim and now we all like oovoo. All of these things are fads that are going to become obsolete.

And you were... how old when you used Myspace? 8? o_o;
DUN DUN DUNNN!


I honestly don't care if the social networking site has video chat or not. Just use AIM, MSN, OovoO, Skype, or some other program. Really don't get why social networking sites feel the need to add some whacky, bugged-out applications that are already implemented in popular IMing clients...

[©Milton]

Ilya R., on 13 July 2011 - 08:40 PM, said:

In other news, who wants to send me an invite?

Pass that email in a pm or reply

[Thatblacktechieboy123]

ClEMeNt, on 13 July 2011 - 09:35 PM, said:

And you were... how old when you used Myspace? 8? o_o;
DUN DUN DUNNN!

I was 11 for your information. I'm mature enough for it. You won't be seeing me on the news about going to some old pervs house. O_O

[xMrStrife]

myspace..? I remember Myspace, back in 07-08 everyone had one .__. Tom still havent change his picture lol.

As of today i have come to the conclusion that
hispters use tumblr.

Scenes use myspace

Preps use twitter

and everyone else uses facebook.

herpdederp.

[Shariful]

And people who have better things to do go outside...

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xMrStrife, on 14 July 2011 - 09:46 AM, said:

myspace..? I remember Myspace, back in 07-08 everyone had one .__. Tom still havent change his picture lol.

As of today i have come to the conclusion that
hispters use tumblr.

Scenes use myspace

Preps use twitter

and everyone else uses facebook.

herpdederp.

Gansta/Hipster/Emo hybrid uses AIM! It is very effective!