I'm gonna check it out tomorrow morning. I'm intrigued. I was actually saying today how I haven't "been on" Google+ in weeks. Now's the time to go back.
I'd love to try it. But I'm not getting the "Let's go" prompt. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I'm always miffed at Google's approach to design. Like all Google products, their current design seems circa 2005 and lacks a cohesive experience (cards just tossed around on the page). While so many Google products exhibit excellent functionality, I cannot envision them competing in the social space without a more organized and calming UI/UX. I've heard many people express fondness of the G+ design and I'm sure some here may agree, but product market fit in this space requires appeal by the masses which begins with an organized content consumption experience.
Just spent a few minutes clicking around in it. I just don't know what do do with it... and very weary of going through all my contacts and putting them into groups. I'm skeptical any of them use google plus, so am I going to get any long term value from creating/organizing my contacts?
This feels like Reddit meets Pinterest meets Tumblr, but with Google's signature UX. Community, but with comment threads, collections, and a personal page.
They of course can't help but benefit from getting google traffic directed to them when one of their special interest collections gets big enough, too.
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I am one of those 'ghost' users, apparently. The community aspect, especially when it comes to beta testing products on Android has been a great experience. There are a few other communities to which I'm a part, mostly interest based (hockey, MS Excel, Salesforce, etc). I actually enjoy it, though I can see how others prefer the twitter experience of 'engagement.'
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We have been doing collections for a year now in the student professional space!
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