Ask HN: Is Google+ nailing it for Google?

2 points·NicoJuicy··4 comments

I personally think that Google+ is actually succeeding, if it's perceived as a platform (in progress) and not as a pure social product.

Eg. I login everywhere using Google auth, use GMail, circles (but not for G+), Youtube, Comments (= disquss, but login with G), Android (backups my pictures, organize my contacts, ...), Google Drive, ...

What do you think?

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In short, I agree. Youtube coments, arguably, have become more saner though they have long way to go. My documents and pictures all are on Google drive linked to google plus accounts. Sharing them is a breeze, which works amazingly well for office-work. Hangout is our staple for cross-team communication.

From a business perspective, i also use it a lot, eg. Google Drive as my CMS for clients (there's a builtin editor for html) and the client doesn't have to pay much. I use the sharing principle for letting them decide who can edit what.

I have tried Google Hangouts, but don't use it in my business. Do you use it with clients to demonstrate some things? It would be my only use case for it now.

Yeah, For demo of products.

I agree. For most of the apps out there, I use Google+ to login, even if there are other services available.

Why : * Using Android, Google+ seems safer, faster, and easier to remember ( that I logged in using Google ) * I don't have to worry about Permissions that much ( Facebook - post to news feed, send notifications ) * I can use Multiple Google accounts for logging in ( and switch anytime ) * Again, it's Google.

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