Comments on: New Google+ for Android Commercial Reminds You How Awesome the Service Would be if Anyone Used It

By: Steven Cornea

Steven Cornea — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:18:00 +0000

I do agree, 80% of the time, google plus works like a dream, its actually one of the best apps in terms for smoothness.
but still I mean alot of the stuff doesnt work that smooth.
wish google would make something that all devs have to put in there apps that make it smooth.

By: Droidzilla

Droidzilla — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:42:00 +0000

False. Nokia makes some outstanding phone cameras (and some dogs, too). I don’t know why we get crap cameras, but it’s possible to have a phone camera that will completely replace your point-and-shoot (though not a decent DSLR).

By: L. S.

L. S. — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:24:00 +0000

All photos taken on a cell phone are crappy photos. Either it be an Android or iPhone. Nothing beats a dedicated camera.

By: Nathan Buth

Nathan Buth — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:38:00 +0000

I get what you are saying man, but in my experience everything they showed in that commercial worked the way it does in real life… XD

By: Stoker

Stoker — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:26:00 +0000

“very few people outside of tech enthusiasts that use it”
I’m confused. You say this like it’s a bad thing. “Everybody uses it” is the problem with Facebook. LOL.

By: Zach Harper

Zach Harper — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:19:00 +0000

Google+ is about connection with people who share your interests. I am reviewing a book for a friend I met there. I share Linux tips with two friends in India over G+.

If you walk I looking to use it like Facebook or twitter, you will be sorely disappointed. Go find some shared circles for content you like or hobbies you have, and I promise you will change your mind.

I mean, I hung out with the dalai lama on Google±!

By: bodiddly

bodiddly — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:41:00 +0000

From "You are not a Gadget" by Jaron Lanier: "The hope of a thousand Silicon Valley start-ups is that firms like Facebook are capturing extremely valuable information called the “social graph.” Using this information, an advertiser might hypothetically be able to target all the members of a peer group just as they are forming their opinions about brands, habits, and so on... If the revenue never appears, then a weird imposition of a database-as-reality ideology will have colored generations of teen peer group and romantic experiences for no business or other purpose". Well said I think

By: Stephen Vanderwarker

Stephen Vanderwarker — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:35:00 +0000

I realize there are plenty of discussion topics, and people who like the same things as me. I just wish more friends used it, but hey what is making friends? Finding common interests/beliefs/hobbies. I like your positive outlook here Shaun!

By: boo Jay

boo Jay — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:13:00 +0000

Very well said Michael Heller! In truth, the growth of G+ is quite staggering. If you compare G+’s timeline to say, FB’s, it’s no contest. G+ has already left all other forms of social media in the dust. In a year or two, it might be the biggest thing on the internet.

By: boo Jay

boo Jay — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:10:00 +0000

No disrespect Kellex, but you obviously don’t like G+. Like it or not, there is a exponentially growing community of people on there and it’s not going away. The wealth of knowledge and engagement on G+ trumps other social media sites by a longshot.

By: jose

jose — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:43:00 +0000

G+ and Facebook are both for hipster losers.

By: a.d.AM

a.d.AM — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:15:00 +0000

I wish they would stop using hd video in the hangout in their commercials. when you hangout with people it looks nothing like that. it just looks like pixelated blobs with eyes and a mouth. and thats over wifi.

By: Joe Avery

Joe Avery — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:14:00 +0000

I use g+ and it is as great as that video makes it.
A great person I follow pointed out if you want a better experience on g+ you need to spend time at it. Hence @kellex, you haven’t spent enough time at it. One method is to post at least one post you do or would on FB on G+ instead or also. Plus you need to follow some people, Paris Hilton or whatever. Before you know it you’ll give up the other.
Besides if someone is going to track and use my personal info I prefer google to since they are using it to power their ad engine. That data is more likely to stay in house.

By: SecurityNick

SecurityNick — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Kellex & anyone else unsure about G+ should also check out this book by Guy Kawasaki https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=u0Mb-xg-JiIC

By: nerdshowandtell.com

nerdshowandtell.com — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:59:00 +0000

Droid life needs to try harder.. The other android blogs do awesome on google+.