Finally have a frigging Google+ account!

[randysmith]

(Yeah, I know, I work for them, shouldn't have been hard--put it down to a combination of stubbornness and slightly misdirected principles.)

If anyone feels like adding me, please feel free, or if my name causes problems, ping me and I'll add you. I'm probably going to be shifting over in that direction away from LJ (partially company loyalty, partially I do find it shiny). And Facebook may get drop-kicked--I've never liked it, and if I can do without it I probably will.

Comments

[yagagriswold.livejournal.com]

I'm there, but if I decide to post at all, it will only be trivia. I'm going to keep the more personal stuff here.

[randysmith]

Makes sense. What goes into making those kind of decisions for you? (Feel free not to answer if you don't feel the urge.)

[yagagriswold.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of stuff I'd rather have divorced from my the name I use at work. And, the relationship between my gmail account and Google+ is just too close for comfort. The first time Google+ suggested I add a board member to a circle I nearly fainted. Finally, I have concerns about the way the +[username] feature works.

In short, I'm not persuaded that Google+ is going to be any more secure than Facebook, so, I'd rather keep my presence on both of those platforms pretty light.

[randysmith]

D'oh! Sorry, I've definitely had the realname/online name issue at top of mind before now, but somehow hadn't thought of it when I asked. That makes sense; thanks for the summary.

I'm not sure about how the +[username] feature works--I'll have to look into that. I've seen it used to bring people into a conversation, but I have no idea how it interacts with circles and privacy, and there are some obvious important questions there. Hmmm.