Google+ vs. Facebook

So … I have this blog, which I use for longer posts. And I have a Twitter account, which I use for shorter posts. And I use Facebook, but I only add people that I know in real life. How does Google+ fit into all this?

Well, Google+ is most like Facebook, although it can be more public. But there’s a problem. Here’s what my activity looks like on Facebook:

  • Facebook auto-posts one of my witty Twitter posts
  • my friends tell me how funny I am
  • I’m all, “Oh, you guys…”
  • Facebook auto-posts one of my fascinating blog posts
  • my friends tell me how clever I am
  • I’m all, “Oh, you guys…”

Here’s what my activity looks like on Google+:

See the problem? Google+ doesn’t do auto-posting of from Twitter or blogs. So I don’t do much on it yet. But hopefully, it will, right? I mean, there wouldn’t be any reason not to implement something that basic in a social networking site, right? I suppose I could actually write new stuff specifically for my Google+ account, but then what the heck are my Twitter account and blog for?

2 Responses to “Google+ vs. Facebook”

  1. Online Services Says:

    Google Plus is terrific. I don’t think it will ever be more than the Pepsi to Facebook’s Coke, alas, but it’s much slicker and better designed. It’s too bad that the service has sacrificed a pile of goodwill over the last week by repeatedly publicly shooting themselves in the foot.

  2. Mach Says:

    It’s funny. Recently, it feels like both Facebook (with their horrendous new chat interface) and Google (with the Thomas Monopoly controversy) are just seeing who can shoot themselves in the foot faster.