Google+ v. Facebook: The Battle For Our Love
Many of us seem to be playing the waiting game.
Circles are better than grilled cheese. But the ability to put people in them is not a big enough draw for me to entirely abandon Facebook if only a small number of my contacts set up Google+ profiles.
So far, G+ has only been handy if I want to chat with social media marketers, educators who are using social media in the classroom, and the few friends of mine who are early adopters.
(We haven’t started referring to non-social media enthusiasts as “normies.” But it’s coming.)
Image: Tony the Misfit via Flickr, CC 2.0
Most of the people I interact with in my personal life, the concert notifications I like getting, the updates I look for, etc. etc. are all still over at Facebook. And, more importantly, the audience my organization is trying to connect with is still on Facebook. So my focus is there.
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Like all good things, my vacation (such as it was, I didn’t go anywhere but needed to take some time off, which I did… mostly) must come to an end.
Since I was on vacation, I didn’t do very much online. And, as a result, my Google Reader has been mostly untouched. So there is a lot for me to catch up on.
As I do so, here are seven posts I wanted to share with you:
1. 10 reasons why we [puppets] hate Facebook from Glove and Boots.
Why: apparently this is going viral, but I just saw it, and it’s pretty funny. But I’m not going to stop posting reason #2!
2. A few words about my death, by The JackB.
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Google+, I’m on the horns of a dilemma.
I don’t love you, I don’t hate you. Do I even like you?
You’re nicely-laid out.
I like dragging and dropping people into circles.
It’s interesting to know who’s added me.
It’s annoying that your preferences are preset to email me anytime anyone sneezes in Google+. Yes, I’ve changed them.
The notifications at the top of my Gmail screen are disconcerting. I’ll get used to them.
You’re stressing me out.
If someone adds me, do I need to add them?
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