Handing out Google+ invites

[CMCarlin]

Just PM me your email address and I'll send invites for anyone.

Regards,
Chris

 

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[CMCarlin]

Folks.... I need your email address in order to give you an invite. If you've already PMed and have not provided an email address, please do so.

 

[CMCarlin]

Everyone has been invited so far.

So far I am liking Google+. They did a lot of things right.

A couple of things I like...

in the mobile app you have geo-location streaming - so you can see any public posts from people nearby.

circles. great way to organize who you want to share to and what you want to read.

check-ins. on the mobile app. four square meets facebook.

geo location photos.


photos from your phone automatically sync to a private folder in your google+ account, which basically integrates picasa into it. Finally found a way to make some use out of picasa.

You can edit or delete posts you've made.

You can mute a conversation.

You can reply to comments right in the notification tree.

Notification bar integrated right into the rest of google (gmail, reader, search). Google's success with this is how easy they can make it integrate into people's every day lives. Also the fact that it's easy to find and add new people. No one wants to visit a ghost town.

You can follow anyone, and anyone can follow you, but unless they are in your circle, they only see your public posts (extended circle).

 

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[CMCarlin]

Thanks for the information! Always good to know this stuff. I expect there to be flaws - it's just rolling out - and everyone needs to be aware of their privacy policy.