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29.06.2011, 03:40
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| | Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) Today Google has launched the private beta of their social product.
URL: https://plus.google.com Features: - Circles – The easiest way to share some things with college buddies, others with your parents and almost nothing with your boss
- Sparks – A feed of only the things that you're really into, so when you're free, there's always something waiting to be watched, read or shared
- Hangouts – Let friends know that you're free for a video hangout, any time, anywhere. Then catch up, watch YouTube or... just hangout
- Instant Upload – Taking photos is fun. Sharing photos is fun. Getting photos off your phone is pretty much the opposite of fun. With Instant Upload, your photos and videos upload themselves automatically, to a private album on Google+. All you have to do is decide who to share them with.
- Huddle – Texting is great, but not when you’re trying to get six different people to decide on a movie. Huddle turns all those different conversations into one simple group chat, so everyone gets on the same page all at once. Your thumbs will thank you
This is going to be interesting... not only just because I love to see some competition, but with Facebook intending to float in the future, I wonder if this will provide some jitters for investors, or is this a case of Google missing the boat ?
Sign up URL: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googleplusenuk/
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29.06.2011, 03:46
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
Thanks for sharing this @JRsPet
Love, love, love the Social Media space.
I agree, it will be interesting to see what happens...
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29.06.2011, 04:03
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
You might be keen on this too from them:
A month back they had Google Music, possibly a competitor to iTunes.
Google Music isn't a App/Music/Video store. It's mainly a cloud based music storage system at this point in time. Similar to the Amazon cloud based music app. They announced that it would be free for the first year for 20,000 songs. http://mashable.com/2011/05/10/google-music/
Sign up for the US only at present but a VPN or proxy sign up like purevpn works from CH
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29.06.2011, 04:32
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
I can only hope that Google+ does at least as well as GMail Motion, the brilliant new enhancement to GMail. GMail Motion i s still in beta, so there may be a couple of flaws, but it's looking good. Fantastic company -- so innovative, and in such life-changing areas! | 
29.06.2011, 07:29
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Thanks, I have to try it | 
29.06.2011, 08:40
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
Remember Google Wave?
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Thought not...
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29.06.2011, 09:23
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) On the one hand, you'll never be able to convince your parents to switch. On the other hand, you'll never be able to convince your parents to switch! | 
29.06.2011, 14:31
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
@22 yards
Yay! Will defo give this a go! | Quote: | |  | | | I can only hope that Google+ does at least as well as GMail Motion, the brilliant new enhancement to GMail. GMail Motion is still in beta, so there may be a couple of flaws, but it's looking good.  Fantastic company -- so innovative, and in such life-changing areas! | | | | |   
Am sooooooo with you on that!
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29.06.2011, 14:40
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@JRsPet  I am indeed! | Quote: | |  | | | You might be keen on this too from them:
A month back they had Google Music, possibly a competitor to iTunes.
Google Music isn't a App/Music/Video store. It's mainly a cloud based music storage system at this point in time. Similar to the Amazon cloud based music app. They announced that it would be free for the first year for 20,000 songs. http://mashable.com/2011/05/10/google-music/
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29.06.2011, 14:56
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor)
If at first you don't succeed.... | Quote: | |  | | | Remember Google Wave?
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Thought not... | | | | | | 
29.06.2011, 23:30
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They are up to something else ... http://www.wdyl.com/#
If Google tries to do a Twitter copy, they can call it giggles.
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29.06.2011, 23:57
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) | Quote: | |  | | | They are up to something else ... http://www.wdyl.com/#
If Google tries to do a Twitter copy, they can call it giggles. | | | | | That's really sweet and neat! Am liking it a lot. | Quote: | |  | | | They are up to something else ... http://www.wdyl.com/# If Google tries to do a Twitter copy, they can call it giggles. | | | | | Yeah. Doubt if calling it "gitter" would fly! | 
30.06.2011, 02:22
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30.06.2011, 03:23
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I really like how neat the entire interface is. No messy lists and security settings... just add people to a circle and share stuff with THEM ONLY! Sounds really cool....Let's see how it goes. | Quote: | |  | | | If at first you don't succeed.... | | | | | I should warn you they didn't succeed twice  remember Orkut? | 
30.06.2011, 03:33
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) | Quote: | |  | | | ...
I should warn you they didn't succeed twice remember Orkut?  | | | | | Yeah but nothing ventured, nothing gained...
You GO Goog!  | 
30.06.2011, 03:57
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You are aware that this was announced on April 1st? | Quote: | |  | | | I can only hope that Google+ does at least as well as GMail Motion, the brilliant new enhancement to GMail. GMail Motion is still in beta, so there may be a couple of flaws, but it's looking good.  Fantastic company -- so innovative, and in such life-changing areas! | | | | | | 
30.06.2011, 12:18
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) | Quote: | |  | | | You are aware that this was announced on April 1st?  | | | | | Really?! That probably explains why that GMail Motion page popped up when I googled 'Google April Fool jokes', then ...
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30.06.2011, 12:42
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| | Re: Google+ (Google's Facebook competitor) | Quote: | |  | | | Really?! That probably explains why that GMail Motion page popped up when I googled 'Google April Fool jokes', then ... | | | | | Hahaha! Please don't tell me you've - okay, I'll be nice - we've been had on that!?
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01.07.2011, 18:24
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If anyone wants invites then PM me you gmail address. There is a loophole that works sometimes.
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Looks interesting...will definitely have to try |
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