And people ask why I don't do social media?
Bill Pearce
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From: Bob Whitmire
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:01 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] (OT) Google +
Well, I heard from a couple of places (including here) about Google + and
the next thing I knew an invitation to join came from a (non-list but still
photo) friend. So I did.
Populated a couple of circles, chose a couple of Big Name Photogs to
"Follow" and let it rip.
Last night, after a couple of weeks if not longer, I deleted by Google +
account. Found out in doing so that unbeknownst to me, Google was putting
images I had uploaded on Picasa. Had to go to Picasa and delete them one by
one. Steamed? Not really. Just a tad annoyed.
Why delete? Well, seems the photogs I followed are addicted to posting.
Couldn't manage to find my way through all the posts from their blogs, etc.,
to find any original content. Seemed like a bit of an annoyance, as I keep
up with these guys anyway, so why populate my computer with more of the
same? Out of the four, I believe only two posted original content to +. The
others were throwing up stuff from their web sites.
And then as it turns out, almost no one I know is on or wants to be on
Google +. They're all perfectly happy with Facebook. I don't like Facebook
either, but I suspect if and when I return to social media, it will be on
Facebook. I don't believe social media sites are the place to be on the
cutting edge, unless you run with a pack that goes with you and
automatically populates your area with people and stuff.
Maybe I'm just too old for this crap. <g>
--Grumpy in Maine
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