Party Hacking: Grand St. Builds a Google+ Party Mode Photobooth
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Setup: http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/31539_10101310184... Setup 2: http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/184455_1010131018...
As for G+ -- another reason that this is so great is that you can make the events private so only the people involved in the even can see the pictures later. And everyone with gmail can then access the photos if they are invited.
While I agree with you that people don't usually use G+, I would say most of the people who came to these parties asked to be invited to the G+ event so they could get @ the pictures or upload their own. They also allow for everyone to download the full size image (in our case ~4MB) while facebook compresses everything you upload.
As it has been stated a million times before, I dont know anyone of my non-techie friends who even considered signing up G+, I would bet most of them dont even know what this is.
There were a couple of articles a few months back (facebook IPO perhaps? I dont remember) that facebook 'doesn't get mobile'. Whether this is true or not, I sense there is is some missed opportunity by google here to promote their services. Sponsor big events and parties (SXSW, nightclubs, concerts) to establish themself as a better picture sharing service.
For me, the only use case currently for G+ is as a 'better skype' for videochat with multiple people. Perhaps its time to attack other seemingly niche use cases and grow from there.