Google+ vs. Facebook
So … I have this blog, which I use for longer posts. And I have a Twitter account, which I use for shorter posts. And I use Facebook, but I only add people that I know in real life. How does Google+ fit into all this?
Well, Google+ is most like Facebook, although it can be more public. But there’s a problem. Here’s what my activity looks like on Facebook:
- Facebook auto-posts one of my witty Twitter posts
- my friends tell me how funny I am
- I’m all, “Oh, you guys…”
- Facebook auto-posts one of my fascinating blog posts
- my friends tell me how clever I am
- I’m all, “Oh, you guys…”
Here’s what my activity looks like on Google+:
- …
See the problem? Google+ doesn’t do auto-posting of from Twitter or blogs. So I don’t do much on it yet. But hopefully, it will, right? I mean, there wouldn’t be any reason not to implement something that basic in a social networking site, right? I suppose I could actually write new stuff specifically for my Google+ account, but then what the heck are my Twitter account and blog for?
July 25th, 2011 at 1:12 am
Google Plus is terrific. I don’t think it will ever be more than the Pepsi to Facebook’s Coke, alas, but it’s much slicker and better designed. It’s too bad that the service has sacrificed a pile of goodwill over the last week by repeatedly publicly shooting themselves in the foot.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
It’s funny. Recently, it feels like both Facebook (with their horrendous new chat interface) and Google (with the Thomas Monopoly controversy) are just seeing who can shoot themselves in the foot faster.