Google+ Invite Thread

mach1982

This is Goggles new foray in to social networking. I saw it on Sky News. It's by invite only.
It looks pretty cool , and I think that it could knock Facebook off as the king of social sites . I love the idea of circles, with facebook everone see you post , not with circles . How many "friends" on facebook do you have ? Now how may of them would see on daily basis, or want to see?


http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/28/google-plus/

https://plus.google.com/up/start/?sw=1&type=st

jumbone

Cos google buzz was so successful? And btw, facebook has got those privacy features...

tolosenc

Want to give me an invite?

andrewshawire

I wouldn't mind an invite, if they are going around

Sparky

This is going to turn into an invite thread by the looks of it. So I'm going to get my foot in the door and request one also

bertie4evr

Ahem.

Invite, please?

Skerries

feck the invite, i want a cheezeburger!

mrmeindl

Invite pretty please folks of the interwebs!

DjFlin

Whats all this about invites? Going all gmail on us again are they?

jumbone wrote: »

Cos google buzz was so successful?

Good point. As the saying goes, "If at first you dont succeed, give up"....oh wait...

chin_grin

What about Wave. Anyone remember that? :pac:

But I'm intrigued by this. Seems to categorise contacts by similar activities and interests rather than having an increasing number of people that most of them you know only briefly. Erm, that's not to say that it's going to happen with Plus.

shannon_tek

I was gonna post this up but its done for me. Thank god for Robots doing all your work.:p

So my question was Google plus anyone?

But i dont need to now as i take it were all going together .
Now that we have Circles we should create a B.ie Circle. although i dont know how many will like that. ya'll seem like sketchy characters


(sorwy if i hurt you)

Kepti

Invite button got removed, no more for now.

Trevor451

LOL @ google trying to create a facebook clone :rolleyes:

Google should just stick to the things that they are good at (search and mail)

Look at youtube now, Its a mess

shannon_tek

Trevor451 wrote: »

Look at youtube now, Its a mess

Is it. What about Chrome and Android.

BlastedGlute

I messing around with it now. The image quality is f**king glourious. As a photog, I just despise facebook in so many ways! The have a monopoly on my social networking and easy outreach ability but they give me this rubbish platform to share my work on. I have some invites to but im going to post them on the photographers forum just to spread it around a bit more as I know not everyone will check the computers forum! I'm excited and I'm already using it really easily! 10 mins and now I'm comfy with it!

BlastedGlute

shannon_tek wrote: »

Is it. What about Chrome and Android.

Im sitting in front of chrome right now! Im short an android phone because I cant afford the one I want! Some innovation is part luck and part skill for it to settle and take off. I really hope google gives this a big shot!

shannon_tek

BlastedGlute wrote: »

Im sitting in front of chrome right now! Im short an android phone because I cant afford the one I want! Some innovation is part luck and part skill for it to settle and take off. I really hope google gives this a big shot!

Yup i love chrome. Your not the only one my Android will set me back €561 so i still need €540 but i will have it

Trevor451

shannon_tek wrote: »

Is it. What about Chrome and Android.

The old youtube user interface was far better. I also hate the way they always feature YT partners content above normal youtube users.

I also find Firefox to be better than chrome (the extensions on chrome suck)

Another reason I don't like using chrome is because all text you enter into the url box is sent straight to google.

Kepti

Trevor451 wrote: »

The old youtube user interface was far better. I also hate the way they always feature YT partners content above normal youtube users.

I also find Firefox to be better than chrome (the extensions on chrome suck)

Are you ever going to add any substance to your criticisms?

challengemaster

BlastedGlute wrote: »

I messing around with it now. The image quality is f**king glourious. As a photog, I just despise facebook in so many ways! The have a monopoly on my social networking and easy outreach ability but they give me this rubbish platform to share my work on. I have some invites to but im going to post them on the photographers forum just to spread it around a bit more as I know not everyone will check the computers forum! I'm excited and I'm already using it really easily! 10 mins and now I'm comfy with it!

You do realise that there's a copyright clause in facebook T&Cs that gives them copyright rights with any and all photos you upload, even after you remove them?

That's why no photographers actually upload their work onto facebook, or if they do, it's tiny size and watermarked to fcuk.

I'd be checking the T&C's of this too.

Overheal

Facebook is bad enough. Google having direct access to my social network data would be even worse.

Kepti

Overheal wrote: »

Facebook is bad enough. Google having direct access to my social network data would be even worse.

The ads you may or may not see, it doesn't bear to think about!

AlmightyCushion

Overheal wrote: »

Facebook is bad enough. Google having direct access to my social network data would be even worse.

I've never understood people freaking out over google/facebook/microsoft/apple/twitter etc. having all this data. What do you put up on your social networking that has you worried? Everything I put up is relatively mundane shíte. My last three status updates were about 1) a toothache 2) passing my exams and 3) a power cut. If google had this information they'd just show me an ad for painkillers, party hats and a torch. Apart from targeting ads what else does this data get used for?

challengemaster

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I've never understood people freaking out over google/facebook/microsoft/apple/twitter etc. having all this data. What do you put up on your social networking that has you worried? Everything I put up is relatively mundane shíte. My last three status updates were about 1) a toothache 2) passing my exams and 3) a power cut. If google had this information they'd just show me an ad for painkillers, party hats and a torch. Apart from targeting ads what else does this data get used for?

My god, you don't know?

Google would then know that at some stage in the future, you're going to need to see a dentist. They would then buy out all the dental companies in your locality, and as you were unaware of the new T&C's when you visit, you would have a GPS/video/voice/IR/NV/nanomachines/ETC device installed into your tooth. This would give Google all the information they'd ever need on you.

And by mentioning that you'd passed your exams, you've allowed google to keep up to date tabs on your education. This will be kept in a database and sold to the highest bidder.

And that info about a power cut, google will keep a record of how often power cuts occur in your locality, and if any of your friends had complained of the same thing. Then before you know it, google will be providing their own source of power for your locality! Once this power line is installed, it will also provide google a direct link to your home and will transmit, via nanomachines, all data on the happenings in your house.

And you thought they were harmless....:pac:

AlmightyCushion

challengemaster wrote: »

My god, you don't know?

Google would then know that at some stage in the future, you're going to need to see a dentist. They would then buy out all the dental companies in your locality, and as you were unaware of the new T&C's when you visit, you would have a GPS/video/voice/IR/NV/nanomachines/ETC device installed into your tooth. This would give Google all the information they'd ever need on you.

And by mentioning that you'd passed your exams, you've allowed google to keep up to date tabs on your education. This will be kept in a database and sold to the highest bidder.

And that info about a power cut, google will keep a record of how often power cuts occur in your locality, and if any of your friends had complained of the same thing. Then before you know it, google will be providing their own source of power for your locality! Once this power line is installed, it will also provide google a direct link to your home and will transmit, via nanomachines, all data on the happenings in your house.

And you thought they were harmless....:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NMGsRmZTFQ

Time to blow my brains out again.

AlmightyCushion

Does anyone have a link for the android apk. Can't get it on the android market.

BigCon

What does one have to do to get a f**k**g invite?
Is it really worth it?

AlmightyCushion

BigCon wrote: »

What does one have to do to get a f**k**g invite?
Is it really worth it?

PM me your email address and I'll fire you off an invite.

AlmightyCushion

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

PM me your email address and I'll fire you off an invite.

I can't send invites any more. Sorry guys.

mach1982

If anyone has any invites PM me.

As I do not have google+

Kepti

mach1982 wrote: »

If anyone has any invites PM me.

https://plus.google.com/107117483540235115863/posts/PhJFJqLyRnm

We've shut down invite mechanism for the night. Insane demand. We need to do this carefully, and in a controlled way. Thank you all for your interest!

For any who wish to leave, please remember you can always exit and take your data with you by using Google Takeout.

It's your data, your relationships, your identity.

BrookieD

wil take an invite if they are going, favor returned on here ;-)

iMax

Invite anyone ?

the_antagonist

Would love an invite too please.

Just want to dump facebook asap.

bluemachaveli

Invite here too if anyone has one spare PM me!

Thanks.

Macers

Would love an invite too and would gladly reciprocate!

Thanks...

hadoken13

Yep me too. If any more invites are passing around PM me one if you can (and I will pass on any subsequent invites I can).

JDxtra

FB needs a good kick up the rear end, it is starting to look stale and dated. Competition is no harm and should encourage them to innovate.

jester77

mach1982 wrote: »

This is Goggles new foray in to social networking. I saw it on Sky News. It's by invite only.
It looks pretty cool , and I think that it could knock Facebook off as the king of social sites . I love the idea of circles, with facebook everone see you post , not with circles . How many "friends" on facebook do you have ? Now how may of them would see on daily basis, or want to see?

You can set up Facebook to only let a particular group see a particular post, exactly like how circles work. I have groups for family, friends, colleagues, sports, etc and only those people will see relevant posts (just click on the padlock to select the group when posting). I've the same done for chatting and places. Only people I want to chat with can see when I am online and only people I would regularly hang out with can see when I am checked in somewhere.

Heathen

I signed up for the "let me know as soon as its ready" thing last week, but nothing yet.. anyone want to give me an invite? i'll PM you my email addy.. wouldnt mind having a gander at this...

cheers

thunderbolt

Guys, an invite would be great if it's going? Thanks.

jcrowbar

Hey folks, if anyone has a spare invite it'd be much appreciated?

Thanks

WolfForager

Invite button reappeared yet? Dying to get into this thing!

Raphael

Once inviting comes back online, I'd be extemely grateful to anyone who can hook me up. Really want to take a look at this.

Edit: Nevermind, a friend on twitter hooked me up.

WolfForager

I see the guys on GAF are saying they're back online, either that or there's a limit to how many people you can invite.

Would love an invite if anyone can invite

Dacelonid

Would love an invite too, if there are any available.

Reminds me so much of GMail beta in college with people literally begging invites off people they didn't even know.

quad_red

Gotta say, I'm mightily impressed.

A few minutes into Wave and I was asking myself why would I want to use this.

A few minutes into Plus and I can see why I already prefer it over facebook.

Raoul

Invite please:D

fjon

An invite would be great, thanks!

ppk

Would love an invite, if anyone has one to spare.
Thanks.

chin_grin

<Grandpa Simpson wheels elderly lady out to the car>

"Can I come too?"

<rolls up window>

"Aw."