Google Plus - 48 hours later
In the span of a weekend my early impressions (combo of thoughts and emotions) about Google Plus has gone from a sense of pending exhaustion (see earlier blog: http://bit.ly/iY4Kp6) to being enthusiastic about the possibilities. Check out these great posts from the last 48 hours to put the launch of Google Plus into perspective.
- The first three posts will give you a great overview of Google Plus.
The Google Plus 50If you're curious about Google+, the new social network platform from Google, you're not alone. I've logged several hours already on the platform, experimenting, testing, and observing. It sparks my attention from several angles: marketing, technology, community, media, mobile, advertising, and more.Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end) — Scobleizer
http://twitter.com/Gerben_v_E Gerben van Erkelens http://twitter.com/eschnou Laurent Eschenauer http://twitter.com/tariquetuku Tarique Tuku http://twitter.com/arosha Arosha Bandara http://twitter.com/NickyChips Nik Souris http://twitter.com/uzblogger Avaz Ibragimov http://twitter.com/uzblogger Avaz Ibragimov http://twitter.com/uzblogger Avaz Ibragimov http://policydiary.com/ John S. Wilson http://twitter.com/summertweet Summer http://www.facebook.com/people/K-Dasaratha-Rama-Rao/1213422743 K ...Why yo daddy won’t use Google+: no noise control — Scobleizer
OK, there are a few people giving me heck for using sexist language in my last post. Sorry for pandering to my audience, but when I visit engineering teams at tech companies around the world they are mostly male.Most of us (50% of Australians) are Facebook users. Here's a great post that identifies the greatest threat Google Plus poses to Facebook.
The One Google Plus Feature Facebook Should FearWhile tech pundits are widely praising Google's new Plus product, I've found the one feature that could take away from Facebook where it's most dominant: Time on the site.Facebook users are known for staying on the site for over half an hour a day, something no other site could compete with… until now.- Circles is a great feature that allows people to easily structure / ringfence their connections. Check out the impressive amount of detail Gina Trapani has used to set up her Circles.
- Here's the analysis from a marketplace perspective.
Altimeter’s Google+ Coverage « Altimeter Group : Research Based Advisory for Disruptive TechnologiesThe Altimeter research team has provided a few viewpoints on Google+, after having experimented with the tool as one of the early testers. Here's a few of our varied perspectives, from our blogs.
Behind Google+'s Stealth March On Foursquare, Instagram, Gaming, Facebook, Your Life | Fast CompanyWith the initial fuss about Google+ dying down, the real potential for the social system to challenge popular net apps is breaking through. If you run the mobile app version of Google+ you can't help but spot the Check-ins feature--it's right there on the front page.- Business accounts - coming soon?
Google+ “Pages” Coming For BusinessesWhere are the Google+ company "Pages" for brands, something similar to Facebook's "Fan Pages?" They're coming apparently. Google's head of Commerce and Local Jeff Huber confirmed what some people were hoping for: the imminent arrival of Google+ pages for entities. This was in a comment on Mike Blumenthal's blog: Right now it's pretty tough to make Google+ work for companies.
