August 10, 2011
Why is Google Plus So Successful?
Most pundits didn’t believe there was room in the digital society for yet another social network. People’s need to communicate, chat, gossip, mingle, was sated by Facebook and Twitter. They used MySpace as proof–the once-front runner being pushed to irrelevancy not so much for poor quality as other options.
So why has Google Plus landed like a cannon ball in a crowded summer pool? By all accounts, it has over 10 million users and these by invitation only. I’ve only read one negative review (a well-written thoughtful piece, btw) on it–everyone else seems to love it. Why is that?
There are two theories:
- Google Plus is really great
- People really hate/are sick of Facebook
Why do we like Google Plus so much? (Cartoon credit: Xkcd)
Will we all become G+ers?
If you’re one of the early fans, what’s your reason? Feel free to add an alternate. And, feel free to add me to your Writers Circle.
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Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-fifth grade and creator of two technology training books for middle school. She is the author of Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy midshipman. She is webmaster for five blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com, member Editorial Review Board SIGCT, IMS tech expert, and a weekly contributor to Write Anything and Technology in Education. Currently, she’s working on a techno-thriller that should be ready this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
