Comment 1DJ Re: Maybe this says more about journalists?

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Maybe this says more about journalists? (Score: 2, Interesting)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-05 09:08 (#1CH)

Who's to say? I concur that G+ isn't all that it was cracked up to be, and some of their decisions - like making any potential Youtube commenter a G+ member and then lauding the 'huge growth in users' - have been circumspect. As the Forbes article points out, the G+ thing was run by an ex-Microsofter who probably came pre-installed with that kind of crappy business tactic in his genetic code.

That said, all the pissing on current platforms might just reflect falling page-views in major media and the need to post/publish inflammatory articles that drive page views.

Anyway, given there doesn't seem to be - in my opinion - any alternative platforms out there, I don't see anyplace for people to 'go to.' Unless we've just grown tired of talking with strangers over the Internet. Not impossible.

Re: Maybe this says more about journalists? (Score: 1, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-05-05 22:44 (#1DJ)

This is why every device I own has its own gmail and g+ account. Way I figure it is that if I am forced to have a google account just for the ability to download an apk from google then it does not need to be linked to my ages old gmail. I hope they like meeting my phone, tablet, media box...

The requirement for a g+ account to vote in google play has killed the rating system. Looks like they now cull negative comments so people post 5 ratings dripping with sarcasm. See Samsung Push. A system broken and twisted.

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2014-05-06 03:21 Normal 0 reziac@pipedot.org
2014-05-06 00:03 Interesting +1 songofthepogo@pipedot.org

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