Welcome to the party, Google+!

Andrew Boon posted 30th of June 2011 in Boonex News. 21 comments.

Internet is abuzz. Oh, and surely enough we are quite excited too. A new contender is about to emerge. Opinions and first impressions are posted everywhere and it's hard not to see how many people have a strong anti-Facebook stance. Should Google+ prove to be a hit, we should all benefit. We do need a little bit of fragmentation in social graphs, making people a bit more eager to jump ships.

As for technical side of things... those funky "Circles" sure look interesting, but they are essentially a lipstick on the "friends groups" system. Everything else also looks familiar, but with a fresh new look. Anyway, there're some good takeaways that will find their way to D8.

We haven't got an invite yet (anybody wants to share?), just going by their interactive tour and screenshots, so some bits aren't clear yet, but it's definitely refreshing to see some new UI approaches in action.

Hey, Google! Welcome to the social!

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DosDawg•30th of June 2011

well i read this and though hmpffff, seems like another attempt at reviving google buzz, that one sure fell off quickly.

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Andrew Boon•30th of June 2011•to DosDawg

The trick here is that it's not Facebook, but is a lot like Facebook, which, couples with their other services may work out well this time.

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tomakali•30th of June 2011•to Andrew Boon

Seriously i love this approach, as i am bored to the bones with facebook

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csampson1•15th of July 2011•to DosDawg

Don't write off google and this +1 is a gift in my mind................It has already proven to be very helpful to my site..........I put it in the breadcrums and it is working perfeclty and grouping pages on google just like I hoped four.......................

If you try to +1 a link that is broken it tells you it is broken......................with a red block..........

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nuccca•30th of June 2011

Sent a PM for an invite :)

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Nathan Paton•30th of June 2011•to nuccca

I demand an invite. I know you can send more than one.

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nuccca•30th of June 2011•to Nathan Paton

PM me your email

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nuccca•30th of June 2011•to nuccca

Sent out several invites, won't anymore because Google+ is at capacity and NONE of the invites I sent out have worked. :(

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gameutopia•30th of June 2011

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okiewardoyo•1st of July 2011•to gameutopia

Same with me, i'm tired to be here, but i love dolphin so much :P
i Use facebook and twitter to contact my friends,
so, there is no reason to be tired using their FREE services

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okiewardoyo•1st of July 2011

Well, everything look like facebook now,

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saurav121•1st of July 2011

If we are talking abt social network thn it surely wud be like facebook... i think what matters is that what else they have to offer.. i think google+ will be a place where all google services will be made available.

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nuccca•1st of July 2011

To people who are commenting it looks like Facebook, take a look at this ( http://goo.gl/l5vuP ).

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aaaasaaaa•2nd of July 2011

google+ and facebook sucks! dolphin rocks!! ;-)

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CALTRADE•3rd of July 2011

I got an invite within two hours of it opening, and was so active on Google Buzz that I know many of the Google folks there. It is fantastic - I love it. When are you guys going to build a Google Auth lognin like you did for Facebook - I have been begging for it forever. Andrew - I know the trick to get you invited - it won't come right away, but if I put you in a "circle" and mention you in a post, you will get an invitation. I'll go do that right now.

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Your Username•4th of July 2011

i hope that google+ destroy the facebook !

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mydatingcommunity•6th of July 2011

I think this is another attempt by google. first failure attempt was (Orkut). It seems they tried on OS level with windows, and failed. So they stop that one for now!..now, google is trying vs. Facebook (second round) .Will see now!..I just tired it..yea..I see those blue circle. Ok..I see...Personally not too excited about it...as for invitation..AntonV..send me your email and I will invite your..(if you have not been invited yet). Just pass me your email at boonex...

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