Google+ never solved any of my social media problems. Reading interesting content, marking it up, and sharing with the people with whom I would have a discussion was never implemented in a reasonable way (Google Reader). It never solved the "sharing photos" problem in an elegant and streamlined fashion; for that, I had better luck with Picasa Uploader for Facebook. It never lifted book quotations or inserts from Google Books or scientific literature, and allowed me to share or process that content easily.
For me, Google+ was never edifying, and always left me with an impression of poor performance and confusing UI.
It became akin to Kerberos for the purposes of branding Google products and reviews. Which is fine, and I can see how that's nice, because I get to tell my network of contacts about stuff that I think is good or bad. That's a good problem to solve, if done correctly. (Want "reviews?" Go to a place where reviews are found.)
What Google REALLY doesn't seem to get is the idea of categorical presentation of information. I don't want a mishmash of videos, pictures, advertisements, articles, etc. Instead, I have this nagging element in my window whenever I'm trying to do work, telling me that people "putting me in their circles."
You know what that is? Inefficient and distracting. Irritating. Annoying. My experience with Google+ is one where I go through and keep "blocking" and "banning" fake identities or unknown entities who "put me in their circle."
Whatever.
Also, dear Google: Stop creating confusing UI. Your products have become incredibly difficult to understand.
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For me, Google+ was never edifying, and always left me with an impression of poor performance and confusing UI.
It became akin to Kerberos for the purposes of branding Google products and reviews. Which is fine, and I can see how that's nice, because I get to tell my network of contacts about stuff that I think is good or bad. That's a good problem to solve, if done correctly. (Want "reviews?" Go to a place where reviews are found.)
What Google REALLY doesn't seem to get is the idea of categorical presentation of information. I don't want a mishmash of videos, pictures, advertisements, articles, etc. Instead, I have this nagging element in my window whenever I'm trying to do work, telling me that people "putting me in their circles."
You know what that is? Inefficient and distracting. Irritating. Annoying. My experience with Google+ is one where I go through and keep "blocking" and "banning" fake identities or unknown entities who "put me in their circle."
Whatever.
Also, dear Google: Stop creating confusing UI. Your products have become incredibly difficult to understand.