★ (starshine)'s status on Saturday, 06-Aug-11 19:00:28 UTC

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I think I just figured out why I like this place, and why Google+ doesn't make sense to me: it's the ability to lurk quietly and see what's going on. Everything goes onto the public timeline, and the pace is such that it's actually possible to keep up with the flow of conversation. On top of that, it's rather intuitive what you're basically supposed to do here: type in the box, hit the big "Send" button, and it shows up. After that, it's just a matter of getting used to the site layout and replying. On the other hand, there's Google+. When I signed up, I got a bunch of links to "Hangouts" and "Sparks" and "Circles", and other weirdly-named things that were far from self-explanatory, and a pretty much blank page. How am I supposed to find new people? Type random names? All in all, it feels just about as "social" as email, except less straightforward.