I don't find Google+ any significant improvement over Twitter or Facebook. That is, in the larger sense it's a mildly amusing diversion and not at all something I'd miss if it disappeared.
Losing access to my GMail account, on the other hand, would be painful. The thing that's worrisome about this is that you really have no recourse if Google's automated systems mess up. For example, I've completely lost access to a Google Apps account I set up for another domain I own, and many other people have complained of similar problems on their support forum to no avail.
It's a good idea to own the domain that you run your email on. Whether you run your own server, use Google's services, or whatever other service you want doesn't matter anymore -- if something goes wrong, you can transition the implementation without losing your identity.
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I don't find Google+ any significant improvement over Twitter or Facebook. That is, in the larger sense it's a mildly amusing diversion and not at all something I'd miss if it disappeared.
Losing access to my GMail account, on the other hand, would be painful. The thing that's worrisome about this is that you really have no recourse if Google's automated systems mess up. For example, I've completely lost access to a Google Apps account I set up for another domain I own, and many other people have complained of similar problems on their support forum to no avail.
It's a good idea to own the domain that you run your email on. Whether you run your own server, use Google's services, or whatever other service you want doesn't matter anymore -- if something goes wrong, you can transition the implementation without losing your identity.