Did anyone catch this yesterday... again being kind of a tech nerd i find this interesting. I'm still trying to grab an invite
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-google-project-real-life.html
But I really like the idea. It's like Facebook but it feels more decentralized. There are some neat ideas that I think set it apart from FB, for example the Circles where you can group your contacts into more logical order. I.E. instead of 200 "friends" you have groups - like family, close friends, acquaintances, etc. - so you can share with specific groups. Facebook kind of has this (I have people grouped) but it's a PITA to organize them.
The web conference / hangout thing looks kinda neat too. I have a webcam on the computer but almost never use it. But it would be kinda cool to have it available so people can just chat with you whenever, and I think it supports 10 people.
Anyone get an invite yet to try it? Looks like it could be promising. I don't use FB all that often now. I guess I like some of the smaller chat and discussion features that are more ad-hoc - , I always find it annoying when you want to go do something with friends and there are 1000 emails flying back and forth.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-google-project-real-life.html
But I really like the idea. It's like Facebook but it feels more decentralized. There are some neat ideas that I think set it apart from FB, for example the Circles where you can group your contacts into more logical order. I.E. instead of 200 "friends" you have groups - like family, close friends, acquaintances, etc. - so you can share with specific groups. Facebook kind of has this (I have people grouped) but it's a PITA to organize them.
The web conference / hangout thing looks kinda neat too. I have a webcam on the computer but almost never use it. But it would be kinda cool to have it available so people can just chat with you whenever, and I think it supports 10 people.
Anyone get an invite yet to try it? Looks like it could be promising. I don't use FB all that often now. I guess I like some of the smaller chat and discussion features that are more ad-hoc - , I always find it annoying when you want to go do something with friends and there are 1000 emails flying back and forth.