Google is used to getting criticism. No question about that. There has so far been plenty about the company’s latest attempt at social media: Google+. Of course it’s not even fully launched yet.
There is also some good feedback about it. A lot of those fortunate enough to get invites actually do like it. You’ve probably seen some of the articles by now.
Google faces many challenges in making this thing a hit, so the company is no doubt glad to see some words of encouragement from users. Here are some of the other more positive reactions we’ve seen from people on Twitter:
@AndroidPolice
Android PoliceGoogle Plus so far = Google + Buzz + +1 + Facebook + Gmail + Google Contacts + Wave + Picasa + Orkut + Profiles + RSS + Skype. Mind blown.
15 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto
@gclaudiu
ClaudiuThe One Google Plus Feature Facebook Should Fear: http://t.co/16KFlWQ via @AddThis 47 minutes ago via Tweet Button · powered by @socialditto
@sbiernacki
Stephen BiernackiMost important Google+ observation/quote I’ve read: “The reality is users won’t have the option of not using Google+.” http://t.co/lVlO4i9 31 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac · powered by @socialditto
@Karthik_Kraj
Karthik KrishnarajRT @beastoftraal: I don’t know if Google+ is a Twitter-killer or Facebook-killer. But it sure is a productivity-killer. 48 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto
@Ryo
RyoPicasaWeb Just Got Unlimited Space For Free: If you’re signed up for Google+, you have kind of unlimited space. … http://bit.ly/jKX1FY 50 minutes ago via twitterfeed · powered by @socialditto
@NatalieRoos
Natalie RoosI’d love to use Google+ as a social network of people I actually WANT to read status updates about. Much like Twitter, actually. 50 minutes ago via UberSocial · powered by @socialditto
@Mingafranz
Jack (Martin) KyddLol Facebook-Founder Mark Zuckerberg joined google+ …. says it all 51 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@eltoraz
BillGoogle+ Hangouts: “It’s like a group Chatroulette without nudity and with about 100 extra I.Q. points.” http://goo.gl/3aurd (via @wired) 33 minutes ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto
@blairblends
Blair Blendsgoogle plus is at capacity but i’m still getting 50 invites per minute. excellent roll-out! 36 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@iA
Oliver ReichensteinGoogle+: In Short: Andy Hertzfeld just turned facebook into MySpace 15 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
There’s a lot to take in with the launch of Google+. You can go to the product’s landing page and read through that to gather that much. It’s going to be very interesting to see if people are up for using it. The classic invitation-only strategy worked pretty well for cultivating buzz around Gmail years ago. Can Google repeat that success with Google+?