tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post5132333068445200353..comments2024-03-26T04:38:44.333-03:00Comments on Ecological Sociology: Google+ goes Social: Why Should You Care?Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594415948430315779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-26189200719094994362011-07-06T15:50:09.780-03:002011-07-06T15:50:09.780-03:00I agree that the obvious marketing advantage of Go...I agree that the obvious marketing advantage of Google+ relative to other products currently available is the Circle. That's the one reason I can see that would lead people to switch in sufficient numbers to make the whole product suite successful. But, it does seem to be part of a grander strategy aimed at moving from a pull model to a push model of information delivery (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-pull_strategy ). Stay tuned as I'm in the middle of providing an example illustrating the consequences.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594415948430315779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-91224933495042063512011-07-06T04:06:22.109-03:002011-07-06T04:06:22.109-03:00As someone who actually uses Google+, I consider S...As someone who actually uses Google+, I consider Sparks to be rather secondary and not really even that compelling. It's quite easy to use Google+ and not really even engage it. If I had to pick one feature that doesn't make it out of beta, Sparks would be it. The big story about Google+ is Circles, not Sparks or even the Stream.Jonathanhttp://jonathanl.amnoreply@blogger.com