Google+ to compete against Facebook

I'm still on MySpace.

 

I still use Myspace everyday to check out new bands. Their music division is still unrivaled to this day.

 

I can completely understand this. For me, I have a lot of friends and family in far places, so the site helps me keep in touch with all of them.

 

There already is "circles" on facebook. It's called Groups lol

 

ever since myspace died, facebook has become unbearable, its become some sort of status machine.

I don't give a **** about some dude taking a **** every 5 min. it totally spams my wall and pisses me off.

Google rocks screw you guys.

Youtube is so much faster, has better quality and so much more even though the commercials suck but proffitabliity has to come from somewhere.

gmail > all

android > all and I have an iphone.

sure its failed on some fronts, but they've literally upgraded everything.

 

you'd be surprised at how many people are getting fed up with facebook.

It used to be cooler when it was mostly for college networking, not a 15 year old drama festival which seems to have carried over from myspace

 

exactly.

 

maybe you are dumb but there is a "hide all" option.

 

Myspace, Facebook no business model can survive when it's only value is that it's "cool", it won't stay cool forever. Professional people have already dumped FB for Linkedin, FB will fall apart into the teen angst drama and perv party that took down Myspace until people tire of it and it's no longer cool.

 

FB pisses me off just cause of how glitchy it is. Pictures don't always load with the correct captions, or at all sometimes. Awhile ago, I had problems with my notifications not going away (including the email ones), even after clicking on them.

And in the past, I've noticed they've secretly tried to change my private/account settings after introducing some sort of new platform. So shady..

 

I deleted fb about two years ago. Never deleted myspace but never use it. I'll check this out when its available. I'm up for starting a rockets circle so I can b**** about another 14th pick next season, and that circle will understand my pain.

 

This is exactly what I hate about all social networking. Its so MIGRATORY and short lived.

Even if its just virtual territory and registrations are free so you don't lose anything, the caravan effect packing up all your virtual belongings and having everyone migrate with you every 18 months becomes tedious.

If Google can make money off of the impulsive purchasing whims of teenagers, 14 year old attention status w**** is gonna follow.

 

I think Facebook killed Myspace not just because of the look. But because Myspace was initially already formed around musicians and entertainment. It was a bad theme from the START to try to have social networking on. Myspace was good in facilitating the superficial self promoting Tila Tequila types. The "In The Club" culture and hipster/emo crowd.

Facebook didnt have all that outright pretentiousness. It let friends be friends, families be families, etc. And yeah it was cleaner in look, AND the theme as well.

I have my doubts too in Google being a Facebook-killer. But there's always Skype and Twitter and the last remnants of Myspace which would still be a HUGE pull

I think Viacom missed its chance there to (theoretically) use Myspace to boost MTV post 2K. Myspace to me was always "If MTV Was Actually Internet Savvy". MTV designed its own site WAAAAAY after the fact implementing social networking profiles in it.

Years back people watched MTV videos together and socialized around them. If MTV woulda been FIRST to allow people to make social profiles and SHARE videos with each other, instead of trying to REGULATE the industry and RESTRICT, MTV would still have RELEVANCE.

 

I received two invites, unfortunately I'm unable to log in. Over capacity.

They have also shut down the invitation system for the day due to a huge number of people receiving invites. http://androidpolice.com played a cool role in that

 

I was able to get in. This would be a lot cooler if more people I knew were on here.

 

there would be too many. And they are good friends that do it too which is the shame

 

It's nice so far. It's very clean looking. They've turned off invites for the night though it seems but there's a trick around that. If you share something with someone's email, it'll send them an email and they can join through that.

 

I got in last night as well. Not much to do since most of my friends don't have an account yet. But I like it so far. Some things seem a lot nicer and easier to use than Facebook. The fact that I can get updates on Google+ when I'm just doing Google searches, reading Google news, using GMail, etc., seems pretty big. I might never check out Facebook.com, but it will be pretty hard to avoid these Google+ updates on a daily basis.

I'd like to try out the mobile app stuff, but I only have a BlackBerry.

*shakes fist at RIM*

 

could some one spare an invite to tigercranestyle@gmail.com ?

 

Check your email and see if you got one from me.