Duh. Click around Google after being in Google+. Your full account loads into the interface, it's very apparent that Google+ is the "next version of Google". I assume that eventually the "+" moniker will be dropped and it will simply be "Share with your Google Circle", etc. They say they're integrating it into their products... I think it's the other way around.
Look at how Gmail contacts are treated in Google+, they're relegated to a stopgap. Look at the privacy settings for various fields in your profile - they default to sharing with your Gmail Contacts and once you chose a circle, you never have any context of Gmail Contacts anymore.
I love unification and data aggregation, especially with Google's Data Liberation efforts and the export they already have for taking your social data (potentially elsewhere).
The context with Gmail is exactly what got them in trouble with Buzz. People think of e-mail as a very private tool, as opposed to a social network where things are not exactly private.
true, but with Buzz, everyone was added by default. it sort of sprung up out of nowhere, with everyone rushing to shut it down (myself included). with this, it seems that the privacy can be maintained (at least the feeling) with circles.
I'm pretty sure the opt-in for all Gmail users is what got them in trouble. I don't think anyone cares (despite it being awkward or weird) that the Buzz interface happens to live in Gmail. It's not like Buzz is at all related to your email. Besides, + is pretty darn privacy focused. Everything I type or enter in, even on the mobile apps, I have immediate control over its visibility.
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Duh. Click around Google after being in Google+. Your full account loads into the interface, it's very apparent that Google+ is the "next version of Google". I assume that eventually the "+" moniker will be dropped and it will simply be "Share with your Google Circle", etc. They say they're integrating it into their products... I think it's the other way around.
Look at how Gmail contacts are treated in Google+, they're relegated to a stopgap. Look at the privacy settings for various fields in your profile - they default to sharing with your Gmail Contacts and once you chose a circle, you never have any context of Gmail Contacts anymore.
I love unification and data aggregation, especially with Google's Data Liberation efforts and the export they already have for taking your social data (potentially elsewhere).
The context with Gmail is exactly what got them in trouble with Buzz. People think of e-mail as a very private tool, as opposed to a social network where things are not exactly private.
true, but with Buzz, everyone was added by default. it sort of sprung up out of nowhere, with everyone rushing to shut it down (myself included). with this, it seems that the privacy can be maintained (at least the feeling) with circles.
I'm pretty sure the opt-in for all Gmail users is what got them in trouble. I don't think anyone cares (despite it being awkward or weird) that the Buzz interface happens to live in Gmail. It's not like Buzz is at all related to your email. Besides, + is pretty darn privacy focused. Everything I type or enter in, even on the mobile apps, I have immediate control over its visibility.