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→ Google+ is the social backbone
Must read post by Edd Dumbill on O’Reilly Radar, striking on many points which I firmly believe in.
★ Why G+ Circles Work: they are designed for Creativity
David Pogue seems to like Google+, especially the Circles feature: From now on, every time you share something — a news item, a thought, a photo, a chat invitation — you can specify exactly which Circles receive it. In one … Continue reading
→ How Google+ Will Balkanize Your Social Life
Paul Boutin on MIT Tech Review argues that Google+ is succeeding because it gives users an opportunity to start fresh and to fragment their social graph: It’s that Google has created the opportunity for Facebook-weary people to perform what one … Continue reading
→ Own your identity
Must read post by Marco Arment, following Marshall Kirkpatrick’s post about not moving his presence to Google+, a stance which I agree with as well. I strongly believe that one has to be in control of their online presence. But … Continue reading
★ Facebook had better Friend Management than Circles — but killed it 2 years ago
Several years ago, Facebook used to have a feature called the “Social Timeline”, which was based on “Friend Details”. Friend Details were replaced with Lists in mid-2009, which are now Groups; the Social Timeline was launched in 2006 and killed … Continue reading