Have any of you been hanging out on Google+ (pronounced “Google plus”) much lately? (If you aren’t familiar with what Google+ is, check out this post on social networking.) Google+ hasn’t risen in popularity as quickly as I had hoped. The features, layout, and user-friendliness of Google+ is so much better than Facebook (IMO). And yet, everyone seems to still be hanging out on Facebook.
Fortunately, Google+ just announced this week that anyone can create a Google+ page for their business/organization. Maybe this will help make Google+ a thriving place to be! I’ve created a page for Color In My Piano which I’d love to have you all join (click here). Wendy Stevens has also created a page for her ComposeCreate blog, which you can view by clicking here. If you haven’t added me to your circles yet, I’d love to connect with you. My profile page is here.
Google+ pages offer a variety of features, including “Hangouts” that allow individuals to group chat (like Skype). Someday, I’d love to organize LIVE round-table discussions about various piano teaching topics! Wouldn’t that be fun?!
So, head on over to Google+. We need more action over there!
It’s funny, I’ve been having a hard time adjusting to Google +. I think mostly because I’m so used to Facebook I expect the same things to be there such as the “like” button. But one thing that I absolutely LOVE about Google + is their google video chat which allows you to video chat with up to 10 people for free. And the quality is much better than Skype. I didn’t have any of the freezing issues I had with Skype.