I was talking with a friend on Google Hangout last night, and we spoke briefly about the Google+ and Facebook divide.
He’s a casual user, but the reason he hasn’t given it a go is the same reason I hear over and over again:
No one’s on it.
Considering how many eggs Google has thrown into the Google+ basket, it seems as though their strategy is to dig their heels in deep and lean into Facebook as long and hard as possible.
Even with the twenty reasons to switch to Google+ from Facebook listed in the infographic below, there is that one thing Google+ still can’t get past …
… not enough regular users.
Will Google win in the end?
Will Google+ remain a shell and social media ghost town and never emerge?
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Chris Rouse says
Nope. I deleted my G+ account a couple weeks ago. The only people I connected with on G+ are people I’m more connected with via Twitter, IM, or real life so there was no added benefit for me. Since I use Google Apps for my email, I’m never directly using any Google services beyond search. I don’t even use Google Chat or Google Voice. Since I’m only connected with about 30 people on Facebook my circle is pretty well managed already. Maybe if I used more of Google’s tools, or was more popular, I’d be interested in G+, but as an average guy with a small group of friends and an active Twitter account, there’s not a lot of use for G+ in my life.
Eric Dye says
I don’t think you would use it even if you used the Google tools. I use plenty of tools, and find it very — meh.
How Church Media Works says
As Chris pointed out, for the average user -no benefits. But for a professional it is a great way to connect with google handouts and other tools. As our organization grows, we find google internet apps indispensable. Running our entire organization internally and externally on Google applications.
Real time collaboration on documents
Calendar
Mail
Spam filter
Unified contacts
Sync with smart sheets
We run everything on it
Eric Dye says
This is true. But as for general personal social networking, it’s currently a fail. The only saving gracies is the punch list of WINs you listed. I don’t foresee Google+ going away.