THE INTERNET HAS BEEN ABUZZ with the recent entry to the social networking race: Google+. When I first heard about it, I wrestled a (teeny-tiny) bit with whether or not to try to get an invite for it. (Like most of its products, Google worked the roll-out of Google+ as invite-only. As one article I read put it, Facebook had a better strategy of rolling out campus by campus, thus ensuring that groups at a time and not just random strangers would sign up for the service.) The geek side of me wanted to be in on the latest new thing, which was just like how I felt when I got an invite for Google Wave. (Didn’t know what to do with it, but man, that thing was cool.) At the same time, I didn’t want to add another thing to learn and take up time. But when a friend offered me a Google+ invite, I threw caution to the wind and accepted.
I think I’ve posted an update three times since I got on.
The point is, I haven’t figured out where Google+ fits into my life. How do I use it? I have two—no, three friends on it right now. It’d be ridiculous to quit Facebook and use Google+ exclusively, because I don’t know anyone on it. And that brings me to today. Iain Broome, writer of the fantastic blog Write for Your Life, tweeted:
Here I am on Google+ if you want to head over and become my bestest friend in the whole world: http://goo.gl/W7tsL.
My first thought was, “Oh! Someone I can add on Google+!” My second thought was, “What will I say to him? Will I post my personal activities, like what I’m eating for lunch? Or will I restrict my posts to professional stuff, like videos I’m working on or things I’m writing?”
Fact: Twitter is taking over the world. I know this because last week my sister, my mother, and one of my little brothers began tweeting. My little brother I can see, because he’s pretty techy, and my sister’s stylish and trendy, so I can understand her joining as well. But you know something’s ubiquitous when your mom joins up. (Love you, Mom!)
Jesse Koepke 