Google launches 18 new Google+ features

http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping

by HugoDias • 14 years ago

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erickhill• 14 years ago

"Hangouts have been tweaked to operate smoothly on very low bandwidth connections"

I wish they would make them easier for average people to join and participate. Hangout Apps are a whole other story (most aren't even aware of, which is sad when you consider their potential).

soupboy• 14 years ago

Most things in Google+ make me think "I wish more people would join and participate. This feature has so much potential!"

MatthewPhillips• 14 years ago

If a tree falls in a forest...

degenerate• 14 years ago

The actual (readable) list of new features, from the official google blog post: http://gplusproject.appspot.com/tis-the-season-for-shipping

This is a perfect time for me to complain about the left-navbar on TheNextWeb. It's horribly placed right where I like to hold my mouse when reading articles (to the left of the content) -- and "eats" my scrollwheel. I hate it.

cmoscoso• 14 years ago

...and nobody cares

timothya2• 14 years ago

The condensed list of new features:

Both mobile apps:

1. profile editing

2. easier way to author content

3. subtle notice when there's new stuff to read

4. subscribe to notifications from circles

5. support for communities

Android:

6. full-size backups of your photos

7. photo spheres in the stream

8. share your mood with others

9. animated GIF support

10. birthday reminders in Google Now

11. lock screen widget

iOS:

12. swipe through photo albums inline

13. tap once to view photos in all their glory

14. subtle pan-zoom-scale effect applied to stream photos

15. longer post snippets

16. bigger post photos

17. comments that slide in underneath each post

Events:

18. send messages to specific guests

19. event creators can see who's opened their invite

20. invite people by just pasting event URL in email/IM

21. RSVP with number of guests you're bringing

22. duplicate an event

Hangouts:

23. ultra low bandwidth mode

24. improved single-person broadcasts

(source: https://plus.google.com/103541694080221120019/posts/Xt7YWmuf...)

mtgx• 14 years ago

When will Hangouts support 720p in both live-mode and recorded mode? Even being able to only record in 720p would be good enough for now. But showing the recorded video in 480p, as it is right now, doesn't make sense to me.

alexgaribay• 14 years ago

I really like the animations that Google has been making for 'pull down to refresh' for iOS in the Gmail app and now Google+ app. It's something so minor yet awesome.

DoubleCluster• 14 years ago

For a second I was hoping for 18+ features. That might actually get some people on Google+.

neves• 14 years ago

hope someday they will allow automatic RSS publishing. Just this way I'll post anything there.

tathastu• 14 years ago

Sadly, none of them is starring / saving a post for later.

timothya2• 14 years ago

Check out this extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for...

metaprinter2• 14 years ago

besides "Google Juice" what's the point of Google+? neither my wife nor I can figure it out.

blinks• 14 years ago

What's the point of Facebook? Twitter?

metaprinter2• 14 years ago

About a billion people have found a use for those. Users from all walks of life use Facebook. Granmas, dads, kids. They find utility in it right away. Same could be said for MySpace when it first came out too.

Google+?

summerdown2• 14 years ago

I'd use it if they a) removed the real name policy, and b) unlinked it from gmail, so a ban in g+ keeps gmail working.

abraham• 14 years ago

If your G+ profile gets suspended it does not affect you Gmail account.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20096313-264/what-happens-...

lancewiggs• 14 years ago

Just 15 comments after 15 hours (before this one), and 60 points for the topic. Most of the comments are neutral to negative. So where is the market forming for Google+? It must be strong in some niches - but what are they?

stock_toaster• 14 years ago

  > It must be strong in some niches - but what are they?

Social network speculators?

Google launches 18 new Google+ features

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