In my experience with Google+ so far, compared with Facebook, Google+ is
much more respectful of those things one wishes to have as private, or
limited distribution. Nothing is shared without permission, and then only
to those with whom one has allowed an item to be shared. This includes
those things that are in Picasa, when Picasa is linked to your + account.
I quit using Facebook some time ago, when, in working on a friend's machine
on which I have an account, I found much of my Facebook information shared
with "cooperating sites". Something that Facebook did at the time without
permission or notice if one used any of Facebook's apps. The only solution
was to disable their app engine (which took a lot of searching to find how
to do). Once that engine was disabled, Facebook became effectively useless.
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Scott Gomez
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 22:40, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have nearly started up G+ a couple of times, Bob, each time forgetting
> why I stopped short.
>
> But I remember now: they want access to my Picasa to share with G+. I
> suppose the Private albums would be excluded from the sharing deal, but I
> would have to check, adding to the extra work.
>
> Not too old, Bob; thoughtful, perhaps.
>
> Chris
>
> On 13 Jan 2012, at 22:01, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
> > 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>
>
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