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Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 01 July 2011, 07:17:42

Google+, for those who didn't hear about it before, is Google's answer to facebook.

I got in today and i have to say i really like it so far. Especially the cycles (basically usergroups) are very handy and the whole thing is well made and feels good to use.

more info here: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/ (http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/)

Anyway, whoever wants an invite, please let me know your gmail address and i will send you one.

greetings
peda

Title: Google+
Post by: calummm on Fri, 01 July 2011, 07:50:23

May I get a invite good sir?

ty op

Title: Google+
Post by: chongyixiong on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:01:40

Hey peda, I'll trade you 10 Wave invites for one Google+ invite.

Just interested in trying this out - chongyixiong(at)gmail(dot)com.
Thanks!

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:11:06

first round is sent out. please click on the link in the mail sent to you for joining.

if anybody else wants in, please let me know.


also interesting for those with invites: to invite others, follow the guide here (as google closed the normal way of invites atm): http://www.slashgear.com/google-invite-work-around-active-now-30162550/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29 (http://www.slashgear.com/google-invite-work-around-active-now-30162550/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29)

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:14:00

p.s.: now also sent to you, Julle! :)

Title: Google+
Post by: khanable on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:34:15

Are invitations open again?

I was able to get like 15 invites out before they closed them up and I still haven't seen the option show up on my page :(

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:37:50

Quote from: khanable;371159

Are invitations open again?

I was able to get like 15 invites out before they closed them up and I still haven't seen the option show up on my page :(

no, they aren't but with adding to a circle and sharing something, people can still join.

see the link i posted above:

Quote from: peda;371153

http://www.slashgear.com/google-invite-work-around-active-now-30162550/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29 (http://www.slashgear.com/google-invite-work-around-active-now-30162550/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29)

Title: Google+
Post by: chongyixiong on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:48:27

Nice peda, got it.

Thanks!

Title: Google+
Post by: TacticalCoder on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:53:14

Quote from: peda;371144

I got in today and i have to say i really like it so far. Especially the cycles (basically usergroups) are very handy and the whole thing is well made and feels good to use.

 
Got one too from someone working at Google today.  Feels great.  However I'm a bit surprised: it works on my personal email but my "Google Apps for domain" account(s) can't join.  I was under the impression that now every feature for "regular" GMail users was also available for "Google Apps for domain" users (i.e. your email is all taken care for by Google but it appears xyz@xypto.com instead of xyz@gmail.com).

So I really like it but as of now I can only use it on my xyz@gmail.com account :-/

Title: Google+
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Fri, 01 July 2011, 08:59:51

Thanks peda!

First thoughts: it's not Facebook.

EDIT: And I don't mean that in a snarky way, but in a "it is substantially different" way.

Title: Google+
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 01 July 2011, 09:16:22

Quote from: Daniel Beaver;371168

Thanks peda!

First thoughts: it's not Facebook. (http://xkcd.com/918/)

hehehe...

Title: Google+
Post by: candy on Fri, 01 July 2011, 09:38:44

(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/googleplus.png)
http://xkcd.com/918/ (http://xkcd.com/918/) (note the CLICKy keyboard in panel #3, is that the blue cherry 'CLICK'? Anyone know laptops with blue cherrys?)

Title: Google+
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 01 July 2011, 09:40:10

Probably the unavoidable 'mouse' click, although few laptops use clicky microswitches anymore for that sort of thing.

I suppose my unassuming link to xkcd wasn't enough.

Title: Google+
Post by: candy on Fri, 01 July 2011, 09:47:18

Actually I just wanted to point at the big CLiCK.. your post is witty and you get to be first too!

[edit] Honestly? I wasn't witty enough.. and didn't see the link you'd edited into the quote. oops! :embarassed:

Title: Google+
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 01 July 2011, 09:49:05

Ooops.. meant to say obvious enough, but it don't really matter. :)

Title: Google+
Post by: skyblue on Fri, 01 July 2011, 10:19:26

Anyone have any invites left and could hook me up? Would love to try this out :)

Title: Google+
Post by: TacticalCoder on Fri, 01 July 2011, 10:30:21

Quote from: skyblue;371206

Anyone have any invites left and could hook me up? Would love to try this out :)

I got a real invite from a person working at Google but I can't invite you myself yet (it says "Sending email invitations will be available soon") but however I did use the invite workaround to invite several people.

The workaround consist in adding the person(s) to be invited to a "circle" and to "share" something in that circle.  You'll then receive a mail from Google and you'll be able to click on "Learn more about Google+" and there you may be able to click on "Join" (it worked for several person I invited but then one person said it wasn't working).

Nobody knows for how long this workaround will work nor when the real invite will be available.

If you PM me your GMail address I'll add you to a "keyboard" circle and share one line of text so that you get the email.  Then you may be able to join.

I'm kinda using FaceBook on a regular basis and Google+ looks way better.

Title: Google+
Post by: TacticalCoder on Fri, 01 July 2011, 11:00:19

Quote from: TacticalCoder;371165

Got one too from someone working at Google today.  Feels great.  However I'm a bit surprised: it works on my personal email but my "Google Apps for domain" account(s) can't join.

 
Replying to myself: it's because Google Profiles aren't available yet to Google Apps users.  

That feature however is "coming soon" since march 2011: http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/03/coming-soon-to-google-apps-1-button-and.html (http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/03/coming-soon-to-google-apps-1-button-and.html) so there's hope : )

Meanwhile I'm happy with Google+ on my personal email.

Title: Google+
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Fri, 01 July 2011, 11:35:34

If peda becomes unresponsive about invite, just PM me and I can hook you up.

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 01 July 2011, 12:02:36

sent invites to skyblue and litster.

waiting for reply to get gmail address from lopan.

i hope i didn't forget anybody. if i did so, please let me know.

Also new request are no problem. my geekhack-circle starts to fill up :)

Title: Google+
Post by: TacticalCoder on Fri, 01 July 2011, 13:06:27

Quote from: peda;371266

Also new request are no problem. my geekhack-circle starts to fill up :)

 
Invited several people using the workaround and now apparently they can't get through anymore.  I start to think this thing seriously rock and this time it may not be the Buzz / Wave fiasco.

This article (Bloomberg):  "Google Halted Social Network Invites After ‘Insane Demand’ for New Service"

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-30/google-halted-new-google-invites-after-insane-demand-.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-30/google-halted-new-google-invites-after-insane-demand-.html)

Title: Google+
Post by: litster on Fri, 01 July 2011, 13:20:07

Quote from: peda;371266

sent invites to skyblue and litster.

waiting for reply to get gmail address from lopan.

i hope i didn't forget anybody. if i did so, please let me know.

Also new request are no problem. my geekhack-circle starts to fill up :)

Thanks for the invite, peda.  As TacticalCoder says, Google+ is down (or not letting new people in).  Will try again later.  Someone at Google may not have a long 4th of July weekend ... ;)

Title: Google+
Post by: keyb_gr on Fri, 01 July 2011, 16:43:10

The UI on this can pretty much only be better than Facebook's, which (as far as I used it) never struck me as particularly well-designed. (Actually, I thought it sucked.)

Title: Google+
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Fri, 01 July 2011, 18:08:28

Quote from: TacticalCoder;371355

This article (Bloomberg):  "Google Halted Social Network Invites After ‘Insane Demand’ for New Service"

Probably due to 'insane hatred' of Facebook by early-adopter geeks. They're a passionate bunch.

Title: Google+
Post by: AndrewZorn on Sun, 03 July 2011, 11:49:20

I may be willing to try the social networking thing again, if someone has an extra invitation...

Title: Google+
Post by: zmurf on Mon, 04 July 2011, 07:39:06

I dont get it... Is there some why for you to get people in though the inviting is stopped? Or is the invites open again? Either way... I'm interested if it's possible to get me an account. :)
...
pretty please with sugar on the top... :)

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Tue, 05 July 2011, 04:24:44

@zmurf: i got invited and used a backdoor to invite more people. unfortunately i think they closed that backdoor.

but if you send me your gmail address i can still try to get you in.

Title: Google+
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Tue, 05 July 2011, 07:30:48

Damn, IT already blocked it at work. I had the whole damn office playing around on it Friday instead of working, so it's probably for the best.

Title: Google+
Post by: Chojo31 on Tue, 05 July 2011, 12:41:29

Can I get a invite plz?

Title: Google+
Post by: peda on Fri, 08 July 2011, 10:38:50

it seems that the normal way of invites is open again.

send me your mail-address to get an invite.

Title: Google+
Post by: bach0 on Sat, 09 July 2011, 21:40:29

I could help out with the invites as well. If you need it, either pm me your email or use scr.im ( for masking your email address) to post your email in this thread

Title: Google+
Post by: iMav on Sat, 09 July 2011, 22:12:07

Google Buzz 2.0, eh?  Gotta hand it to them...they aren't giving up.

Title: Google+
Post by: bach0 on Sat, 09 July 2011, 22:22:41

Quote from: iMav;377170

Google Buzz 2.0, eh?  Gotta hand it to them...they aren't giving up.

Yep, its way better than Buzz though.