The Johnson Blog

Ramblings of a geek with a few hobbies…

Tag: Google

  • Google+, Circles, and Cognitive Dissonance

    I’ve been on Google+ for two weeks now, and overall I really like it.  The system feels like a good combination of Facebook and Twitter.  However, from the first circles I created to the first notifications I receive about being added to others’ circles, I’ve had cognitive dissonance about how to setup my circles.

    I have circles for friends, family, tech, photography, etc..  Everything seemed clean.  But then two things happened: 1) I started following some popular (read, geek famous) people and 2) complete strangers started to add me to their circles.

    So what’s the problem, you ask?

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  • And now Google has a browser

    Oh boy, here they come.

    I just downloaded the Google Chrome Beta to take a quick glance at things.  In typical Google fashion, the UI is refreshingly sparse. See below for my very quick walkthrough.

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