| I think only people from Google, or related to Google, because they love Android, see potential in it. I'm from Germany and I know a handful of people who use it, but only because they are Android fans and hate Facebook. But everyday people give a shit about G+. It offers nothing to make it more interesting to average Joe. I have strong problems to convince people using Twitter. They think its useless too. Therefore, I don't believe all the positive media about G+. Where are the markets apart from the groups I mentioned above? And I have to agree about the social IQ. I've read it before, but its good to see it coming back again. Google is a place of engineers. I get that feeling when I use Android or other Google products. Compare that to iOS, I feel charmed when using it. Using it, is despite all limitations more satisfying, because it feels like a new age. Taking an end to all the negative experiences on a pc. Android on the other side wants to bring all the experiences you can have on a pc together with new touch/mobile paradigms to make everything happen. But that drags down the whole experience. Well, from G+ to iOS, to Android. I just wanted to give an example of that social IQ. They need to think about the next thing and start searching for the social life of the next decade. Facebook is the social center of this decade. |
Especially because G+ is more technical in its uses it caters to another target group than Facebook which I find really refreshing. I don't use G+ for my "real" social life at all, but mostly for my social activities related to technology. Getting those two things separated was a huge step forward for me. Now I don't bother my real-life friends with technology related posts anymore and can take them to an audience that is more likely to be interested.