Shmups Google+ Page

[gatsu25]

So we have a twitter to keep up with news. I thought maybe it would be a good idea for Shmups to start a page on Google+. Does anyone else around here use the service? Anyway, it would be a good place to share new videos and things of that nature. Perhaps brings some new blood into it as well. What do you guys think? I don't know who handles the Shmups twitter account, but maybe they would be interested in creating the Google+ page?

[AntiFritz]

Don't really see the point considering theirs already a facebook group, and i dont know too many people that only use google+ (heck i dont know anyone myself that use it at all)

[gatsu25]

Well, it is just getting started, and considering it's a newcomer, it already has many users, and will most likely continue to grow. If there is a facebook and twitter group, why not google+? I don't use facebook, but I use google+ and twitter, although with twitter I only follow, not post.

For whoever doesn't use google+, it is very similar to facebook, although not as much clutter (although that could change). And it is a bit more privacy oriented, especially once they allow users to use nicknames instead of real ones, which should come soon. Another big difference is hangouts, where up to 10 people (I believe it is 10) who can come in at any time and participate in a discussion together real time. It might be cool for a pseudo meet, or strategy discussion, or real time discussion for projects done on the forums, etc.

Here is a good post regarding the difference in a company or groups pages, as opposed to an individual person.

Also, if this doesn't seem viable because of the time in up-keeping all of these services, there is a fantastic service called ifttt that could come in handy for posting to all of them at once. There isn't a specific google+ channel at the moment, but there are workarounds and there will be full support once the full read/right api is released.

I'm curious, are their any other google+ users here? What does everyone think? I personally would appreciate it, and see why it could be different enough from the other services to add to what we have here.

[gatsu25]

Also, in regard to using it as a news outlet. It was only a few days ago they opened up the service for anything other than individual people. Because of that, no real communities, or "news" sources were one their to any major extent. Get it while the goings good?

[MathU]

I hate social networking.

[Friendly]

theirs

Ours?

[Rex Cavalier]

I hate social networking.

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[gatsu25]

I hate social networking.

I can understand that feeling as well. I also understand that it can be a tool, and can be used in different ways. I think it would be a good way to automatically follow and discuss shmup news and information. What's the argument against making a page on there? If there is a facebook, why not a google+? If you don't want to use either one, it being there wouldn't force anyone to use it. Besides, it's good for the Shmup.system11 "brand" image anyway. At least let the world know, this community is where you go on the internet or shmup information.

[Elixir]

Well, I cooperatively own the @shmups twitter. I asked around, and the response was positive. Thing is, I don't really have the time to relay stuff to Twitter, then here, then to somewhere else.

Also, Google have failed in trying to take the spotlight out of many different mediums, such as Google Buzz in replacement of Twitter itself, which is closing down shortly. Google Desktop is another, no longer supported, even if I still use it. Google+ is basically their version of Facebook, and while I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea, I think it's simply too small to bother with.

Even with Twitter itself, there are many users here that simply don't want an account or, well, hate social networking as shown above.

[Bananamatic]

I have no friends so yeah

[DJ Incompetent]

ahhhh, so this is where that tweet came from.

I see the french got up on it already.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11639274024 ... 2325/posts
https://plus.google.com/#104349006864473094238/posts

Elixir, I'm not against the idea. There are ways out there to post to twitter/G+/FB all at once. If we figure out which browser-based one will actually work correctly, it's just a matter of setting up the account then we can resume posting in the ways we normally do.

I use LauncherPro and Brizzly to post what I do. I was hoping Google would hurry up with the damn API so I wouldn't have to change anything.

If we're feelin' lazy, we could just cherry-pick the G+ account for now then start crossposting when the G+ API improves. Or we can experiment with what's out there already and get started when we find somethin'.
Or somebody could just ask shmup.com and shmupemall what they're using.

Google+ is still a ghost town to me, so, there's that.

[Elixir]

ahhhh, so this is where that tweet came from.

I see the french got up on it already.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11639274024 ... 2325/posts
https://plus.google.com/#104349006864473094238/posts

Elixir, I'm not against the idea. There are ways out there to post to twitter/G+/FB all at once. If we figure out which browser-based one will actually work correctly, it's just a matter of setting up the account then we can resume posting in the ways we normally do.

I use LauncherPro and Brizzly to post what I do. I was hoping Google would hurry up with the damn API so I wouldn't have to change anything.

If we're feelin' lazy, we could just cherry-pick the G+ account for now then start crossposting when the G+ API improves. Or we can experiment with what's out there already and get started when we find somethin'.
Or somebody could just ask shmup.com and shmupemall what they're using.

Google+ is still a ghost town to me, so, there's that.

I can't see those without an account.

Well, you can create one if you'd like. I don't like social networking of this kind; I can't even register without entering my full name. When something on the internet starts asking for my full name, and it isn't a business transaction, I tell it to fuck off.

And yeah, as it stands, Google+ doesn't seem to have taken off.

[captpain]

why don't we just keep using this website

[JJXB]

i'm down for it if it's put up. no big loss if it isn't though.

[Thjodbjorn]

i'm down for it if it's put up. no big loss if it isn't though.

Same here.

[gatsu25]

I'm sure there are ways to post content on both at the same time, without having to do it all manually. Really you should check out ifttt. Basically it uses various online services APIs to go between each other. An easy example would be, if you star something on Google Reader, it will post it into a specified not on your Evernote, or if you post something on Facebook, it would send the post to Twitter. The full G+ API has yet to be released, but I have seen walkarounds through using an RSS Feed of a specific google+ account. The devs say it will be fully supported right away once it is out, and that shouldn't be too long.

From what I can see, right now, it does seem like a ghost town. A lot of that probably has to do with there only being personal profiles, and I imagine the vast majority of those people aren't posting public, only to a specific circle of friends. With the advent of companies and groups being able to make pages now, that amount of content should definitely go up as far as news sources, and things of that nature.

Why not just set up an account for here as a place holder if nothing else? If that happens, it might give a better idea how many people are interested. Google+ could stay the same size, or even die, but I doubt this, as Google is putting their full might behind it. Already they have integrated Google Reader, Youtube, and Chrome into the service, with all the rest of their services they have in their arsenal, I can see it becoming a force to reckon with.

I'm curious to see if people here use it? If you do, post in this thread and say if you use it. If you do, do you like it, or not like it? To people who don't use it, is it because you don't like social networking period, or is it because people are already on Facebook and that is enough?

Personally I was bothered with the real names policy myself, but Google says that that policy has changed, and they will be implementing it in the near future. Of course, real names is not really a problem for a Shmups account.

[Raytrace]

yeh I have ifft, but I haven't used it for anything yet - now it's got Soundcloud in it which is cool

[gatsu25]

yeh I have ifft, but I haven't used it for anything yet - now it's got Soundcloud in it which is cool

It's just getting started as well, but man, talk about an awesome idea. I don't use it for much at this point either, just some reminders, dropbox, and evernote tasks, but I'm sure it will grow. Now I'm getting off topic though!