Okay, so, lemme get this straight... :) Decision tree:
1. Can a pull quote be provided? Yes: Provide it, and share the link. No: ... I'm confused on this one. I see it that we have two options: a) Repeat the post title (But why would we do this, when the post title is clearly visible in the Google+ card.) b) Provide no description at all And it seems like you're saying we shouldn't do: c) Provide superfluous text like "Check out this post" P.S. Sorry for mixing you up with Andy... Heh. On 8 April 2014 18:17, Alexander Shorin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm the one who posts to Google+ and uses very short descriptions. All >> I'm doing is posting a link. Like when you submit a link to HN or >> Reddit. > > Their format matches "just share the url" pattern so it's ok for them > and having sweet and attractive title is the important. > >> Is it common to provide a precis for shared links on Google+? > > Yes, by two reasons: > > 1. G+ doesn't allows you to set your own custom URL title that may be > more sweet than default one. Sometimes that's a big issue. > 2. Providing short intro is always better than just post an URL > without it. It's additional vector to attract the people, it makes the > post informative and more interesting. Plus better have solid intro or > nothing than just "Checkout the post there!", imho. > > If service provides such opportunity, it's better use it. For better > marketing. > > -- > ,,,^..^,,, -- Noah Slater https://twitter.com/nslater
