There has been much brouhaha over the issue of what constitutes a legitimate Google+account. Many that may have not passed muster have been taken down and Google is apparently ironing out the details. In the process, I hope they allow accounts that bring with them much flavor, levity, add to the conversation, can help shape opinion and dare I say, entertain.2) @FakeAPStylebook A Hilarious parody of the APstylebook, with a following of 236,3000.
3) @shitmydadsays With 2.5 million followers this ingenious feed not only landed the author a book deal, But a TV show aswell (don’t know the status).
I’m not trying to turn Google+ into Twitter, but I will say this. I live in Miami, Florida where nightclubs grant access to only those they find to be “beautiful people.” I hope that’s not what + turns out to be and that the final shakeout can be inclusive of alternate accounts that provide value in the eyes of readers.
Homogeneity bores me. I hope the nature of information sharing rounds out nicely so as to steer Google+ away from being a Google+ forum. Yes, there is varied content, but many of the more prominent people are posting quite a bit about Google+ and the “rules of the road.” Or maybe I’m a victim of over share.
Based on the current evaluations, the following feeds would be taken down.
Alan Alda – Alphonso D’Abruzzo
Albert Brooks – Albert Lawrence Einstein
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Alicia Keys – Alicia Augello Cook
André 3000 – André Benjamin
Anne Bancroft – Anna Maria Italiano
Ashok Kumar – KumudlalKanjilal Ganguly
Babyface – Kenneth Edmonds
Barry Manilow – Barry Alan Pincus
Bela Lugosi – Be’la Ferenc Dezso Blasko
Big Boi – Antwan André Patton
Billie Holiday – Eleanora Fagan
Billy Idol – William Michael Albert Broad
Billy Ocean – Leslie Charles
Bo Diddley – Elias Bates
Bob Dylan – Robert Zimmerman
Bob Hope – Leslie Townes Hope
Bobby Darin – Walden Robert Cassotto
Bonnie Tyler – GaynorHopkins
Bono – Paul Hewson
Boris Karloff – William Henry Pratt
Boy George – George Alan O’Dowd
Buddy Holly – Charles Hardin Holley
Cary Grant – Archibald Alexander Leach
Cat Stevens – Stephen Demetre Georgiou. He later changed his name to Yusuf Islam
Chaka Khan – Yvette Stevens
Charlie Sheen – Carlos Irwin Estevez
There are plenty more, but you get the point.
I hope the final shakeout doesn’t turn out to be a yawn.
Or as Grouch Marz says, “I DON’T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER”.
His real name was Julius Henry Marx.
~Mike
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Still trying to figure Goole + out, I keep hoping the “fad” will die out before I get to it, but then again, who wants Facebook to have a monopoly.
Tom, you can figure it out just by following a few of the “thought leaders” on G+. Since it’s a few weeks old, there is a ton (literally) of “How to Google+” stuff if you Google it. Right now I find it tech skewed, but that will level out.
Facebook isn’t going anywhere and will be popular for as far as anyone can see. Give it a try. I added you to my circles. It’s really not hard and you might find it real useful and dare I say enjoyable.
~Mike
Hey Mike.
When you find out, let me know. Using an alias was a no-no over on Facebook. The thought police over there kicked me out for using a fake name. Seriously, if Beer Drinker Rob wasn’t an acceptable name, they should have told me the first day and not after 6 months of building relationships. Certainly I wasn’t misleading anyone into thinking that was my real name.
That’s one of the reasons I like Twitter. Pretty much anything goes. You can even say Twitter sucks and they don’t let their feelings get hurt.
Rob, that must have sucked after you spent all that time and effort. I can’t swear by Google+ yet, but it definitely is interesting. I am not a big fan of rules of the road police. I hope they work it out. You keep Tweeting. Your feed is great!
~Mike