I'm hype right now!
I've been playing with Google's newest attempt to suffocate Facebook's market: GOOGLE PLUS!!
I got my invitation 2 days ago.
So here is just a quick review of Google +!
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| My profile, as other Google Plus users see it. |
[My first Impressions]
When I first logged in I was like "WTF?!?!" because Google Plus looks really really plain.
I mean, Facebook has its details in blue color and fancy icons, and when you first go to G+, what you'll see is a minimalist as possible layout. I wonder if that saying "less is more" is being applied here.
Other thing that was giving hints about Google Plus was the control bar on the top on Google.com, which they've changed its color this week(or I've only noticed this week). The menu on the left side on Google.com had been changed if not for 2 weeks in maximum.
[A closer look]
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| The Home page, with feeds and more |
I'm going to start from the Home. As you can see it looks like Google took Facebook's idea of the News Feed and took the blue off. Most of the time you will confront yourself with a white/light grey tone layout. Kinda boring, right?
But stuff gets fun with the Hang Out, which means LIVESTREAM!!!!
Google got something that I miss badly on Facebook - and I think it was a big fail from Mr. Zuckerberg to this late to put Skype there. I even can't use Skype on Facebook!
I really like the idea of streaming.
[Final thoughts]
I hope this hype about Google + won't fade soon. Since Myspace I don't feel like this. What makes me very interested on Google + is, like I said the Lifestream.
I really didn't like the circles thing, It's like everyone can add you as friend, you won't have control on who can add you, you know? The circles came to end friend requests??
By the way, here is my profile URL:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112430734010675953588
