Where Google+ Failed & What We Can Learn

The need has to be the catalyst for everything else we do. If we aren’t meeting needs, we’re just building monuments instead of impacting lives. Great post, JP!

That makes a lot of sense. I like Google+ but it really doesn’t meet a need I was lacking. I never thought about it this way.

I’m certainly not ready to say that G+ has failed to meet needs. I think it’s just going to take a little time for all of them to be met.

The majority of my friends aren’t on G+ yet, either. So it’s harder going in because you feel like you’re walking into a party of strangers.

But I’ve already started following — or make that “encircling” — people by niche. I’ve built, for example, a large circle of Christian members like pastors and worship leaders who I have never connected with elsewhere. Most of them are quick to connect with me, too, so I look at G+ as a chance to broaden opportunities to hear from fellow Christians and make new connections.

I haven’t had any bad experiences there, so I’m willing to be a little more patient with it while more people come to the party. :)

I tend to agree. I rarely use my G+, mostly because I have so many contacts on Facebook & Twitter. Nearly impossible to encourage them all to move to a new social media. I wonder, if G+ doesn’t take off, is there ever going to be a need for a social media other than Facebook or Twitter? They are going to rule the world, especially if they team with Apple. =)

You’ve put into words what I’ve been feeling about G+. A bit of a shame perhaps, but it is yet another thing to have to figure out, then to do things with, then to check… and I’ve got enough on my plate, as others have said, don’t need something new that doesn’t provide me with anything new.