We’ve already written a review about Google+, but we were curious about what early Google+ users thought about it. So we decided to ask a circle on Google+ about what they believe is good and bad about Google+. And they delivered: we got more than 100 responses about the pros and cons of Google’s new social layer.
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Let’s be clear: Google+ is in its infancy, and many of the things they mentioned are part of future releases or bugs that Google intends to fix. Still, the conversation we’ll provide a l ook into where Google’s social networking is succeeding and where it comes up short against its competitors.
Here are some of the pros and cons of Google+, according to its users:
Pro: Gorgeous UI
Many Google+ users commented on the sleekness of its user interface. It’s clean, it’s easy-to-use and its not cluttered. A big reason for this is Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original designers of the Apple Macintosh GUI. Google gave him free reign in designing the Google+ UI.
Here is what some Google+ said about the UI:
“The UI is definitely top notch. It seems Google has finally gotten it right. The selective sharing seems to work much more intuitively.” ~ Cheryl Allin
“This is a shiny awesome toy with a kickass UI and amazing bonus features like Sparks and Huddle.” ~ Cassius Wright
“Excellent UI that is simply but powerful.” ~ Will Hucks
“I love i t for its clean UI and...
