So I have embraced Google+, and so far so good. The only problem I can find is in the circles feature.
I like the ability to control who sees what but setting up circles takes a bit of time and can be tricky. When I first started using Google+ it was easy. I only had about 5 or 10 other friends who had it, so sorting them into circles was easy: Close friends, HR friends (high response) and Everyone. Now that the stragglers are finally managing to get a Google+ account it is becoming more difficult. Everyday I add about 2 or more people to various circles on Plus, and keeping track of where they are placed and correctly categorizing them has become much harder. Not to mention I like creating entertaining categories like: I bet these people don't know I hate them, and UberNerds!
I have seen the number of circles that I have balloon from the original 3 to about 10 and growing. I would say for every ten friends I add, I have to create a new circle or two, to properly categorize our relationship. This is a far amount of work; moving people around, placing people in multiple circles and deleting them from their previous circles takes some serious time.
I know Facebook uses an algorithm that displays friends in your feed based on an affinity score, I wish Google would create something similar for circles. It would simple enough to add a circle suggestion tab and have it be based off of some Google+ affinity score.
I know Google+ is only a baby but this small change would make using it a lot easier.
...And has the Internet reached a consensus yet? Is it Google+ or Google Plus? Decide soon interwebs.
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