My goal for the next 2 weeks will be, for social networking purposes, to primarily use Google+. I deactivated my Facebook account a few moments ago, I barely use twitter, and the other social networking sites I have long since abandoned.
I installed Google+ on my phone and I’m pretty much set to go.The goal will be to immerse myself in all things Google+ in order to get a better understanding of how efective the network is in terms of user experience. My initial impressions have been mostly positive:
- The concept of circles, while not perfect, is a good strep int he right direction.
- Adding disclaimers to raise the awareness about the impact of posting is great
- The visual design has been done well
- The mega-menu’s are more readable than those found on Facebook
- The integration of Google services into this platform has worked fine for me so far
- Seamless integration with Android
- Simple Photography Workflow – edit images with Picasa, upload to Picasa Web, which also uploads to Google+
That’s it for now, but I can tell you at this early stage (I’ve been using Google+ since the 29th – it launched on the 28th) I enjoy using it. Rather than merely posting something to the ether of the web, I find myself thinking more about who my audience and how to best reach said audience.
Checkout the blogpost announcing Google Plus.
Rock On Google.
