Newer Bigger Better Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 NERD ALERT Googles new dealie. I just got my invite for it but it's still crazy beta and i can't even set it up yet because they exceeded their max... http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/28/google-launches-all-out-social-networking-assault-with-google/ Social networking has long been Google's white whale. The company has done plenty of dabbling in the space, snatching up Orkut, which has failed to catch on in the US, and rolling out Buzz to the relative indifference of its massive user base. Announced today after seemingly endless leaks, Google+ represents a major push for the software giant. The service began showing itself to a smattering of users last night, as a black bar across the top of various of the company's properties. A "+You" button on the far left of the bar currently brings you to the service's landing page, offering a tour of the many features that fall under the Google+ umbrella. Get to know the services better after the break. Among the sub-services is Circles, which lets users divide up which of their friends / followers can see which content, assuring that only your "Epic Bros" and not your boss sees what you were up to at last night's bachelor party. Hangouts, meanwhile, offers up multi-person video chat with members of your Circle. Sparks is a customized feed aggregator of content you curate from across the web -- remember when RSS feeds were a thing? This is kind of like that. There's also, not surprisingly, a mobile element to the service. Huddle offers up group messaging, largely targeted at arranging real-world meetups for those times you actually want to, you know, socialize with humans in the flesh. The Instant Upload feature makes it easy to transfer photos to private albums in the cloud. Google+ is still in a limited trial mode and has a few "rough edges," according to the company. In the meantime, we want to know what you think. Is Google finally giving Facebook a run for its money? Is this just the latest social flop from the company? Let us know in the comments, and while you're at it, check out a whole bunch of officially sanctioned Google+ videos below. I imagine if this takes off it will be pretty deeply embedded with android in the same way facebook already is. They are going a different approach with it though. But then they tried social networking before and it didn't take off at all... In before: "Apple roolz google droolz", people complaining about google knowing too much about you already, dao wondering how much internet minutes this will cost on his nokia 6800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneBonerOner Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 "private albums in the cloud" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Can it search the deep web for drugz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 we all know facebook and googles idea of private veers from the norm. I think the idea is you can have albums that only people in that albums circle can see... Say if i want to show a circle of beezies my dick, but not my homies. I can just make an album of moodily lit shots of my dong, looking all sexy, maybe with a half chub so as not to make myself seem to eager, and then only let people in my "sluts i want to stick" circle see that. Or not, i really haven't got to play around with it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 well, since you put it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 When i get my invites i'll post in here to see if anyone wants em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 it's getting very easy to 'accidentally' share things which were never intended to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 "fo real?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Say if i want to show a circle of beezies my dick, but not my homies. This doesn't sound like you at all, but carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 this is gonna start happening to a lot of people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 IT's like i have 12oz people on my facebook. And also my mom. I can share pictures of me doing coke with you guys, and my mom wont see it. As opposed to right now on facebook, where i just put it up and make her deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 if i could rep you, i really would ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Say if i want to show a circle of beezies my dick, but ... with a half chub so as not to make myself seem to eager, ... or not, i really haven't got to play around with it yet. tee hee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I forgot, I was coming in here to say that I was very intrigued by this. It seems to have all the features that I always hated facebook/friendster for not having. I could see this one going either way, but I feel like Google's timing is good. We're about due for a Facebook backlash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 You'll be first in 12oz line when my invites come through then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grd Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I could see this one going either way, but I feel like Google's timing is good. We're about due for a Facebook backlash. I was talking to my ex earlier who said exactly the same thing. He said it's already in decline and they've lost a lot of users. I'm not sure how true that is though. I dunno, I think I'm getting too old for all this social network hopping. It kinda makes me feel sad for myspace Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 You of all people should love this. That way you don't have to be crazy private about your pictures. you could post pictures of you raping your girlfriends to the people you know, and post pictures of cats and you wearing masks to all your 12oz dude friends. Perfect. They've only lost users in the US and UK, in the rest of the world it's still blowing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 saw social networking stopped reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 As long as it's not Twitter that's "the next big thing", I fucking loathe that site...I know it isn't anything new but JUS SAYIN...I know a lost of people that have recently made the Facebook -> Twitter transition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumboclot. Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's just because the rest of the world isn't as cool as US ('merica!).. Pssshhh, facebook? Old news brah I do like the idea of being able to control what groups of friends see what pictures though. I'm just wondering if your friends will be able to know if they have only limited access to your profile (and pictures)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 uh facebook and twitter are two totally different things. I don't know how you could transition from one to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grd Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 You of all people should love this. That way you don't have to be crazy private about your pictures. you could post pictures of you raping your girlfriends to the people you know, and post pictures of cats and you wearing masks to all your 12oz dude friends. Perfect. They've only lost users in the US and UK, in the rest of the world it's still blowing up. Thing is I don't post pictures on my facebook I wouldn't want any of my friends on there to see, so it's no odds to me either way. 99.9% of my facebook friends have been out drinking with me and have seen me do far far far worse things than 'rape' my girlfriends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 and you could share those pictures with them! And cat pictures with everyone else. Circles dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 uh facebook and twitter are two totally different things. I don't know how you could transition from one to the other. Me either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grd Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Thing is I don't post pictures on my facebook I wouldn't want any of my friends on there to see, so it's no odds to me either way. Maybe if I grow a dick between now and google+ going live, decide I feel the need to show said new appendage to a circle of beezies...but not my little cousin, I'd have a use for such a feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 uh facebook and twitter are two totally different things. I don't know how you could transition from one to the other. Me either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Maybe if I grow a dick between now and google+ going live, decide I feel the need to show said new appendage to a circle of beezies...but not my little cousin, I'd have a use for such a feature. you're a chick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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