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Google+ Already At 10 Million Users
An anonymous reader writes "I project that Google will easily pass 10 million users tomorrow and could reach 20 million user by this coming weekend if they keep the Invite Button available. As one G+ user put it, it is easy to underestimate the power of exponential growth." I bet if people post in the discussion that they need invites, we can scratch each other's backs here. I've been using Google+ for a few days now (Yes I will put you in a circle ;) and have a lot to love, but unless I can gate twitter and Facebook, the best interface in the world won't help me until I can convince my kids' grandparents to move.
Easy way to get grandparents to switch is to only post pictures of the grandchildren on Google+. They will switch over.
Also, WTH does "gate twitter and Facebook" mean?
honestly
I hate how everything is locked down...
I wish there was a nice way that people could syndicate between things i.e. an open network with a privacy model
I simply have not seen a nice way to do this any suggestions ?
(no Diaspora does not even look useful)
something with OpenID would actually be useful !
regards
John Jones
Facebook games are a big reason I ditched a long time ago. Facebook's privacy was horrible enough without allowing the apps to circumvent what few privacy settings they had. If g+ never has them, I will be one happy camper.
Something witty.
I left Google+ due to their data deletion policies, Google+ would blanket delete your entire Google existence without warnings if you even innocently did something that they did not like on Google+. Which such a policy, I do not feel comfortable having Google+ linked to the rest of my Google data.
I am a content creator, and I would not like having things on my various accounts deleted cause of a simple policy violation. I figure they still have to iron out the legal issues to do with this, but till they figure it out, I'm out.
For example: If you change your name 5 times (or just correct it), Google says it would delete all your information. I kid you not. Saw this dialog and felt Google+ was not for me. As a content creator, I already deal with similar issues on YouTube, at least there you can appeal.
You might want to check out G+ hangout. Think "multi-user video chat done right". You create a hangout and invite either individuals or a circle (you'll get the whole "circles thing" after just a few moments) and others come and go as they please.
That alone will kill facebook for grandma and grandpa. No typing, no chat, just say hi to the kids and see them say hi to you, talk with their cousins, etc.
And it will be a killer for kids as well. Video Party Line!
Even business will latch onto it for teleconferences.
G+ will pass facebook within 2 years, and possibly within 1.