Anyone seen the new concept by Google their starting to roll out soon ?
Google+ Promo
From first impressions, it looks clean, easy on the eye and most comfortingly it works A LOT like Facebook. But in my opinion, in a good kind of way.
You organise your friends into different "circles" be it your close friends, your work colleagues, etc. So for me it solves the big problem in you can now target your status' at certain groups of people. I really like you Rick, but I don't want to know what you had for breakfast, that kind of thing.
Threads can be viewed dependant on things like location, with the interesting (if a little geeky) concept of being able to view say a Youtube video (also owned by Google) together with a group of friends/circle. So everybodies reaction can be seen at the same time.
Supposedly on it's way pretty soon, it's still in it's Beta testing stage with limited numbers of "invitations" being given out to those priviliged and quick enough to sign. Apparently demand was "way better than expected" though this may be Google drumming up a bit of publicity.
But I can say I am geniunely interested in their concept, because maybe it's just me but i'm getting a little bored of Facebook with it's "polls, questions, farmville requests" those of us just looking for a social platform to contact friends. However by their definition social sits only work if everyone signs up.
Dave
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