Google plus what’s your take? here is mine.
- Circles – closed groups,
- Hangouts – chat boards,
- Instant upload – media sharing,
- Sparks – tagging,
- Huddle – group messaging.
A packaging of services that are already in existence bound together through a directory service AKA google mail. Lots to like from the promotional sites but then that’s its job. Not got an invite yet so hard to say. The interesting thing will be to see what the crowds do with it! The shift from products to services from platform to service is astonishing, this suite of services is clearly designed for the smart phone world that google are building on their android platform which continues to gain market share.
I watch with interest.
Got to say I worry about telling people that content that they put up on the internet will be restricted to a “circle” of individuals, its like saying email is private. Mostly true but not when it matters.
Expecting an invite in the post will talk more then. More from google here http://goo.gl/u7nrL
Update Invite arrived thanks! added the +1 button to the blog. Time to give it a test run.
