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Do you use Google+?
Yes 30%  30%  [ 3 ]
No 50%  50%  [ 5 ]
Sometimes 20%  20%  [ 2 ]
Never heard of it 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I use something different 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 10

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14 Mar 2015, 10:15 am

I was wondering if anyone on here used Google+ and what they think of it. I have been using it recently to advertise the items I have for sale on eBid and Bonanza. Aside from that I really haven't explored Google+ in depth. I've heard that it is quite popular, but I wasn't familiar with it until I started selling on eBid and Bonanza.

So, do you have a Google+ page? Do you use it? What do you think of it?


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14 Mar 2015, 10:24 am

I tend to avoid Google like the plague. They are intrusive, store and pass on your information to other organisations, and generally try to take control of everything you do online on the basis that it's 'convenient' for you - but actually more for them. Obviously they're not the only ones, but they do it cynically and on an industrial scale.



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16 Mar 2015, 5:07 am

Hyperborean wrote:
I tend to avoid Google like the plague. They are intrusive, store and pass on your information to other organisations, and generally try to take control of everything you do online on the basis that it's 'convenient' for you - but actually more for them. Obviously they're not the only ones, but they do it cynically and on an industrial scale.


at least they admit it.

i do have a G+, but only to store my appstore settings and android game saves; signing in with G+ means i don't have to spam my facebook wall with them (yes, i can hide them to others, i still see it myself).
i do not use G+ for its 'intended' purpose though.



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22 Mar 2015, 4:15 pm

I've started using Google+ a bit to follow my hobbies. It gives me a nice change of pace from pix of people's cats and meals on Facebook.

I'm not crazy about the Google corporation either, but they have the best search engine, they run YouTube, and GoogleMaps is great. I've set my account so they don't remember my searches (you have to opt-out of that).

I never use Google Chrome and rarely use my gmail account. I find gmail hard to use, and not worth the trouble when so many better alternatives exist. I'm happy with Firefox and using Chrome would enable Google to spy on me and profit from the data.


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30 Mar 2015, 2:32 pm

I prefer the interface, but not enough people use it for it to be a social network. It is more of a semi-social/semi-business forum to me. With a hint of interest following thrown in.



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03 Apr 2015, 3:02 pm

Yes, now I automatically use G+ now because I comment on YouTube alot. The Google+ system sucks harder than a black hole. I wish the old comment system had stayed.



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19 Apr 2015, 12:10 am

I delete my google+ profile.
I don't like social media.


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