A Few More Thoughts On Google+
July 12 2011, 12:05 PM
Filed in: Opinion
This thing is a getting a ton of crazy buzz with many saying they're seeing far more engagement and link click-throughs than on Twitter or Facebook. But isn't that expected from a new service that is almost entirely populated with early adopters trying to stake their ground and make a presence?
Pundits are expecting Google+ will overtake Facebook, pointing towards a lack of spam and the ability to control your stream and privacy settings as one of the key indicators.
But in all honesty, almost everything I'm seeing on G+ is self-promotional. Won't it just be a matter of time before the content we see is identical to that which we've come to loathe on Facebook?
A couple of the most well known bloggers in the tech world are already stating they'll start using G+ as their new blogging platform. But is this really something that should replace a blog on your website? I'm thinking not. Even though it's a Google product, do we fully know and understand how our status updates will be indexed by Google Search yet?
Regardless, this is still a new and exciting platform us techies and web nerds need to jump on and experience to the fullest to truly understand its potential.
