Well, I guess I need to get an invite from someone so I can check it out. Anyone have an invite left that can sent my way?
Thanks in advance. P- On Jul 15, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Paul Terry Walhus wrote: > Google+ is way cooler than Facebook. I've made more connections in a week on > Google+ than years on Facebook. And the filtering is awesome because I can > zero in on a particular group of people. I'm not completely giving facebook > the boot, but it's a lot less useful. > ptw > Paul Terry Walhus > Web Developer, Video, Coworking > > Spring.net > 1800 Lavaca Street > Austin, TX 78701 > > (near the corner of MLK and Guadalupe) > > Spring Lodge > 1191 Shiloh Road > Cedar Creek, TX 78612 > > 501-365-1001 google voice > 512-699-4000 mobile > 512-782-4420 skype phone > 512-985-6258 home > 512-551-3633 vacation condo > skype walhus > > [email protected] [email protected] > http://spring.net/ http://twitter.com/springnet > subscribe to "springnet" for regular podcasts on itunes, blip.tv, youtube, > vimeo, viddler, etc. > > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Chris Cage <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't say that G+ is giving me any more pause than normal. As Art said, if > you are already using a number of Google's services how much more concern can > this give us? > > I stay comfortably paranoid expecting fully that Google (and others) are > tracking much more about me than I can keep up with. I don't completely like > it and I understand it's a trade-off for these companies to deliver me > "better" services. > > What I am finding interesting, is that in the last month or so (outside of > any G+ discussion) I've had several non-web industry folks in my world voice > concern about the level of filtering that is going on with their search > results. I don't know if this is a trickle down effect from people like Eli > Pariser talking about "filter bubbles" (TED talk) or something else. > > I think it is good for people to be aware of this filtering. If we want those > cleanly filtered "relevant" results, than the search engines are going to > keep track of us. If Google thinks I don't care about something happening in > Asia, then they might just keep that out of my face. On the flip-side, I > might need to really know about something going on and maybe it shouldn't be > filtered out of the feed just because it doesn't meet my profile specs. > > Maybe Google needs a "messy results" button that doesn't filter based on who > Google thinks we are, sort of like FB giving you the option to see all status > updates rather than the "Top News". > > Cheers, > Chris > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Michael Minter <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 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 > > > -- > 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 > > > -- > 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 -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. 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