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Google+ and all it’s glory

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So lately I’ve been using Google+ more and more. Perhaps you’re a follower, or perhaps you’re not and haven’t been tempted by it. Regardless come take a visit and see what I’m all about. You can find my personal profile here.

So what’s the big deal about Google+? Lots of things I’d say. First of all, it’s a new thing, and everyone on the Internet likes new and cool things right? I mean everyone likes to be “first” or part of the beginnings of something that has potential. I remember when Twitter came out, no one thought it was cool. They said, “but it’s only 140 characters. What could you possibly say in that number of characters?” Look at it now. I’d say 95% of the people in America know what twitter is and are either members or have no need of it (or so they say).

Google+ is very similar I think. It’s like a hybrid if you will. I think the way they designed it is not exactly what people are using it for, but it’s working. People are sharing, and reading, and finding out new things with it. It’s more than a social network IMHO. It’s kinda like a central place where you can find out news, the latest gossip, what’s going on in your friend’s life, and so much more.

If you’re a sharer, (if that’s even a word – I’m sure spell check says no) then Google+ is also a great thing. The method of sharing is great. If you want to share something that’s tech related and don’t want to fill up your friend’s stream that doesn’t care about that stuff, you can. With circles, you can share with people who share the same interests explicitly.

Also, you can use circles to see in your stream only the news you want to see. So maybe your cooking club is sharing recipes, and you only want to see that and not all the Chris Pirillo updates. You can do that.

So I’ve been hanging out there for this bit and honestly, it won’t replace a blog, but it’s coming pretty damn close. Are you on Google+? If you’re not, I’ve got 150 invites to throw out there. Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll send you an invite.

What’s your social network?

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So with the advent of Google+, should Facebook be worried? I Really doubt it. I mainly say this because Google+ is not Really the same thing. It’s more like Twitter on steroids and more. It’s very similar to Pownce (remember that?) where you can share something with certain circles only. It’s not a new concept, but no one has successfully implemented it. It’s also similar to Foursquare. You can check into Google+ and share your location. It’s like an all in one tool.

With all these changes, it’s tough to determine which social network you’d like to stick with. If you ask me, it’s probably best to use both. I only say this because not everyone is going to use both like you. Maybe they’re not as tech savvy as you are. Maybe they just don’t have the time to utilize both social networks. Regardless of the reason, I know you want to use both of them.

There are some issues you probably should be aware of. Google+ is still growing. It’s still in development. So don’t panic. Grab your towel. Google+ will get better.

However, there have already been issues. Remember people getting suspended from using Google+ because of their names? Yeah that Really happened. I’m not sure if they intend to have a “verified” logo like Twitter does, but, that was Really annoying.

Facebook isn’t without its faults either. Have you seen the new chat? Seriously? It takes up a quarter of the screen! I don’t want to know who is offline. Why would I want to know that? It just mixes the online and offline people in one window. Then there’s an issue that Danalyn had. She uploaded a karaoke video of herself singing Sweet Child O’ Mine. Yeah, they just deleted it immediately.  WTF? Seriously? It’s HER. So now, is it bad to upload videos of people singing copyrighted songs? OK, I can accept that. But say that it’s a copyrighted song and it’s not allowed on Facebook. Don’t just delete it right away and don’t say anything. Especially if the video is karaoke. Last I checked, there are tons of karaoke videos up on there. This is only one of many reasons I don’t like Facebook. I don’t mean I don’t like Facebook for the karaoke videos. These issues are why I don’t like Facebook.

So what’s your social network? For myself, I’ll continue to use both, but lean towards Google+ more unless something changes the favor to Facebook. Somehow I doubt it.

Disqus Comments

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As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve decided to implement Disqus Comments. I’m Really still on the fence about this. But I wanted it easier for Facebook users to comment on this site. I’m still working on implementing a “login with Facebook” for the entire site, but haven’t gotten to that point yet with this site. I’d like to hear your opinions about Disqus, so I’ve opened an easy poll, just 2 clicks, no commenting required, but if you have any opinions, please express them! You can also login using Twitter as well.

Should I keep Disqus Comments?

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Facebook, Myspace, and Plurk

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So lately I’ve noticed a lot of activity in Facebook. I’m not entirely sure if it’s because I’ve been using it more lately, ever since I got my iPod touch, but there’s definitely been more activity. Namely, people I haven’t heard from in ages have been using facebook and found me. Is there a sudden surge in advertising for it? Has anyone noticed? I have to admit that I haven’t noticed anything going on but I can say I’m definitely using it more and more since I got my iPod touch. The facebook app Really rocks!

Then there’s Myspace. I was talking to jules the other day and she still uses Myspace mainly because of the music. Does that mean if facebook were to put some effort into getting better support for artists and bands, they’ll surpass Myspace? Who knows.

Jules also asked me about plurk. Do I have it? Yeah, I do. You can find my plurk timeline here. I can’t remember the last time I actually used it either. I still think that twitter trumps all of those programs like Pownce and Plurk. I do agree with jules when she said that twitter is still lacking and it needs more. Perhaps they could get some of the features that Pownce has. But txt updates via phone are still it’s power I think. If you feel like following me on twitter, you can find me here.

What do you use? Twitter, pownce, facebook, myspace, etc?

No tweets lately?

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You may or may not have noticed that I’ve stopped publishing my Twitter feed at the bottom of the page. This is due for a few reasons, mostly because I want to start reducing the amount of “stuff” I am displaying on this site. I’m trying to get a redesign going for the upcoming Blogathon, and I want to streamline what’s going to be shown on the new design. It’s a lot of work you know. Yes, I am doing the Blogathon this year, and yes, I have some ideas. Apparently the organizers are changing. But that’s another post.

Regardless, I haven’t Really been tweeting much either. It’s not because of Twitter, or because I am too bored of it. Honestly, it’s mainly been because I’ve just been forgetting to go to the website. Normally I use twhirl, and well, it’s been acting Really strange as of late, and it’s not running well. It keeps acting all wonky, and I’m not sure if I should blame it on the app or blame it on Adobe AIR. Who knows, regardless, it’s not working well, and I just plain have not been using it at all, which makes me ignore Twitter. Perhaps I’ll start using it again and get back onto Twitter. Especially since jules is back to using it.

What program (if any) do you use to keep track of your Twitter updates?

Pownce again

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Ok, so once again, I’m back into pownce. You’ll notice the pownce area on the sidebar to the right.

Pownce is Really good for Micro-blogging. I like it a slightly bit more than Twitter only because it has built in support for links, music files, video files, and so on. It’s kinda like twitter on steroids.

This is not to say that twitter does not have it’s advantages. Twitter works with cellphones via text message, where pownce doesn’t natively support it. But honestly, I don’t think pownce needs that. Pownce is just a different kind of micro-blogging tool.

So, who knows how long I’ll be using it. But you’ll get to see 3 updates from pownce and twitter for a while on my sidebar.