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hoops23
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Jul 8, 2011 3:50pm
Automatik;824844 wrote:From first glance its not as good as FB, but it has potential. The Circle thing is pretty cool. I just block all third party apps from FB anyway....problem solved.

btw...all the PM'd me..invites sent.

I got it, thanks.
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ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Jul 8, 2011 4:26pm
can someone PM me an invite?
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Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jul 8, 2011 4:53pm
Got the invite from Justin finally. Joined and excited to see where this goes.
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like_that
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Jul 8, 2011 5:18pm
Pretty clean social media site. As laley stated, im definitely interested to see where this goes. At the very least, it will force facebook to add features.
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swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jul 8, 2011 7:01pm
got my google music invite today, will let you know what it is supposed to be about.
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Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jul 8, 2011 7:16pm
What can Google+ do that FB can't? Besides the Sparks feature and more detailed groups or "circles" I didn't notice anything. I'll keep it around to see how it develops, but I don't see much use for it.
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MontyBrunswick
Jul 8, 2011 10:38pm
Automatik;825014 wrote:What can Google+ do that FB can't?

For one, it can't send you stupid bullshit game/app invites.
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hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Jul 9, 2011 12:23am
I gotta admit, Google+ really has potential. I like, as others have stated, how clean and simple it is.

I need to add some people though lol.
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ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Jul 9, 2011 1:18am
anyone please pm me so I can get an invite. Id really like to try it
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Laley23
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Jul 11, 2011 12:58pm
Sparks is awesome. The "mute" feature is awesome (basically, you can mute anything you comment on, so you dont get 324872093567 notifications for wishing someone a fucking happy bday or something.). LOVE the circles and how you can post to only that group of people. Easily the best feature for me so far. The tagging of people is nice, but is that the ONLY way to post to only 1 person? I mean, you cant post on walls unless Im missing something?

The +1 is cool. Same as a "like" but way better ring to it lol. Plus I like being able to plus 1 anything on Google, not just on Google+. Some other really, really nice features. Considering this is still in a "trial" mode, Im really excited to see where it heads. Already has many features better than FB. Honestly, the biggest thing that they are missing is the amount of people. When that picks up and more of my real friends are on it also, I think Ill be on it more than FB.

They do need to make the photos more like FB though. I may be missing how to use it right now, but the ability to have albums and such on FB is one of the biggest draws to the site.
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Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jul 11, 2011 1:30pm
Also Justin, you should make an OC huddle so we can add the people from here without them having to post their names on this site.
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j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jul 11, 2011 1:53pm
I don't know how to add people thru the app.
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BCBulldog
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Jul 11, 2011 1:54pm
Can someone please PM me an invite? I'd like to check this out.
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Automatik
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Jul 11, 2011 2:00pm
BCBulldog;827112 wrote:Can someone please PM me an invite? I'd like to check this out.

PM me your email
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Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Jul 11, 2011 2:01pm
Laley23;827043 wrote:Sparks is awesome. The "mute" feature is awesome (basically, you can mute anything you comment on, so you dont get 324872093567 notifications for wishing someone a fucking happy bday or something.). LOVE the circles and how you can post to only that group of people. Easily the best feature for me so far. The tagging of people is nice, but is that the ONLY way to post to only 1 person? I mean, you cant post on walls unless Im missing something?

The +1 is cool. Same as a "like" but way better ring to it lol. Plus I like being able to plus 1 anything on Google, not just on Google+. Some other really, really nice features. Considering this is still in a "trial" mode, Im really excited to see where it heads. Already has many features better than FB. Honestly, the biggest thing that they are missing is the amount of people. When that picks up and more of my real friends are on it also, I think Ill be on it more than FB.

They do need to make the photos more like FB though. I may be missing how to use it right now, but the ability to have albums and such on FB is one of the biggest draws to the site.

This.
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ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Jul 11, 2011 2:02pm
can you post on peoples profiles? I cant figure that out
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justincredible
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Jul 11, 2011 2:13pm
Laley23;827092 wrote:Also Justin, you should make an OC huddle so we can add the people from here without them having to post their names on this site.

Just started one. Not sure how it works yet.
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thePITman
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Jul 11, 2011 2:16pm
ohiobucks1;827120 wrote:can you post on peoples profiles? I cant figure that out

I don't think so. You basically make a post on your own wall and "Share" it with that specific person, and I believe only that person can see that you posted it.
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Laley23
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Jul 11, 2011 3:11pm
thePITman;827138 wrote:I don't think so. You basically make a post on your own wall and "Share" it with that specific person, and I believe only that person can see that you posted it.

This, as far as I can tell is true. I think the wall is a nice feature though, and they should add it in some sort of way.
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Laley23
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Jul 11, 2011 3:12pm
justincredible;827132 wrote:Just started one. Not sure how it works yet.

Yeah, I got the invite. Are Huddles only for mobile? We cant make one on the actual web? Either way, I dont have a smartphone, so hopefully it works for the iPad. Ill check when I get home later tonight.
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justincredible
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Jul 11, 2011 3:42pm
The mobile app is the only way I could figure it out.
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Laley23
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Jul 11, 2011 4:20pm
justincredible;827247 wrote:The mobile app is the only way I could figure it out.

Yeah, seems weird. I mean, I guess making a circle is a way to essentially have the huddle not mobile. But that requires knowing the people names.
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Firad
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Jul 12, 2011 12:17am
Automatik;827115 wrote:PM me your email

Think you could email an invite?
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hasbeen
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Jul 12, 2011 4:57am
Laley23;827282 wrote:Yeah, seems weird. I mean, I guess making a circle is a way to essentially have the huddle not mobile. But that requires knowing the people names.

Yeah my search for laley23 failed.
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Automatik
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Jul 12, 2011 7:09am
Firad;827608 wrote:Think you could email an invite?

Sent.