I'd given up social media for lent - SM being defined in my mind as places you could have a conversation that was interactive and rapid: Facebook, The Libertree Project and various forums in other words.
Then I realised that I had continued using G+. There's marginally more activity there than on my blog, but only just. I wonder how much money Google have pumped into what is effectively an electronic backstreet? I prefer that it's NOT like facebook - full of dumb stuff and motivational posters - but it is SO very quiet. Even when there are videos of tear gas and rioting. ;-)
Yes - G+ is very quiet. Some people seem to have made themselves at home there but it is a minority. Given Google's record on "sunsetting" projects (RIP Google Reader), that doesn't make me inclined to do any more than take a peek from time to time.
ReplyDeleteG+ certainly feels like a ghost town. I keep using it, partly because Twitter feels like it could decline & partly because author rank makes it attractive for bloggers to be there. But, my guess is Google's game is more about the way G+ connects the apps into one account for users (inc YouTube, Maps) than just the social media side apof things,
ReplyDeleteI have a lively stream, mostly due to communities on G+ and following lots of people.
ReplyDeleteThe following thing (and repeating other people's comments) has never really worked for me - probably one of the reasons I avoid twitter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for input everyone.