If Google can improve my searches because it knows my favorite movie or that me and my friends drink jagger poolside on the weekends then I'm all for it :P
On Jul 13, 8:00 pm, "Art Thompson, Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Karen, > > G+ invites seem to be pouring out because those Circle notifications seem to > be *pouring *in. In my initial excitement, I'm sure I clicked one or two of > those before really checking it out and understanding what I was getting > myself into. Firstly, let me say that I'm personally so integrated with > Gmail/Calendar/Docs/Analytics/Webmaster Tools/YouTube/etc. that I hardly > have any new Google privacy concerns and certainly none that Facebook's > debacles haven't already prepped me for. > > That being said, I'm approaching G+ more like a Facebook do-over--that is, > I'm not reciprocating every Circle add that comes my way and certainly not > for folks I would consider acquaintances, my clients, ancient school-mates > or anyone else that I frankly don't want so closely integrated within my > online life and workflow. That's what Facebook and Twitter are for and the > more time I've spent on FB since G+ launched, the more I want to reserve > this new space for the folks I really want such a level of interaction > with. > > I'm personally very excited about it, not as a Facebook or Twitter > killer--those services suddenly have a much clearer context--but, instead as > a new tool for the types of deep, curated, group interactions I can't get > from either of those services. Circles are great, but Huddles are just plain > awesome. > > Cheers, > > Art Thompson, Jr > Logical Things, Inc > design + technology + strategy > 512-777-1158 > [email protected] > - > Founded 2000. We design, build and host Microsites, Landing Pages, Eblasts > and whatever comes Next. > - > Need to send large files? > dropbox.yousendit.com/logicalthings > - > Wanna connect? > facebook.com/logicalthings > linkedin.com/in/logicalthings > twitter.com/logicalthings > - > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Karen Kreps > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > I got an invite to join the beta testers of Google+ (it will be publicly > > available at the end of this month) and I started to use it. Then I had > > second thoughts. Do I want Google to know who all my friends, clients, > > relatives are and every detail of my likes and dislikes? Do I want to spend > > my valuable time organizing that info for Google? I know gmail is not > > private and I assume Google will control all that info that I volunteer and > > that my friends contribute. It may too late, they may already know vastly > > more about myself than I realize, but I hesitate to use Google+ > > > I have since then received a dozen requests from friends to connect to > > their circles on Google+. Part of me wishes to respond quickly and accept > > their invitations, but I have concerns. > > > Would you care to share a few thoughts about this? Do we just accept that > > there is no privacy left in life and go with the herd? I'd especially > > welcome comments from security experts. > > > TIA. > > > KK > > > -- > > Our Web site:http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Refresh Austin" group. > > > [ Posting ] > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Job-related postings should followhttp://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > [ More Info ] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
