I have nearly started up G+ a couple of times, Bob, each time forgetting why I
stopped short.
But I remember now: they want access to my Picasa to share with G+. I suppose
the Private albums would be excluded from the sharing deal, but I would have to
check, adding to the extra work.
Not too old, Bob; thoughtful, perhaps.
Chris
On 13 Jan 2012, at 22:01, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Well, I heard from a couple of places (including here) about Google + and the
> next thing I knew an invitation to join came from a (non-list but still
> photo) friend. So I did.
>
> Populated a couple of circles, chose a couple of Big Name Photogs to "Follow"
> and let it rip.
>
> Last night, after a couple of weeks if not longer, I deleted by Google +
> account. Found out in doing so that unbeknownst to me, Google was putting
> images I had uploaded on Picasa. Had to go to Picasa and delete them one by
> one. Steamed? Not really. Just a tad annoyed.
>
> Why delete? Well, seems the photogs I followed are addicted to posting.
> Couldn't manage to find my way through all the posts from their blogs, etc.,
> to find any original content. Seemed like a bit of an annoyance, as I keep up
> with these guys anyway, so why populate my computer with more of the same?
> Out of the four, I believe only two posted original content to +. The others
> were throwing up stuff from their web sites.
>
> And then as it turns out, almost no one I know is on or wants to be on Google
> +. They're all perfectly happy with Facebook. I don't like Facebook either,
> but I suspect if and when I return to social media, it will be on Facebook. I
> don't believe social media sites are the place to be on the cutting edge,
> unless you run with a pack that goes with you and automatically populates
> your area with people and stuff.
>
> Maybe I'm just too old for this crap. <g>
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