After a long time waiting and hoping, Google has finally announced the arrival of Google Drive. This is something I have been hoping for, for a LONG time. Can’t wait to start using it and see how it is.
24th April 2012
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Well the grand experiment has ended. I have decided to move my personal website back to Tumblr from Google+. Don’t misunderstand, I will still have my Google+ profile and will post there regularly, but I have decided to move back.
Why? Well there are a few reasons:
- Google+ does not allow vanity URL’s, so it required a re-direct to get my domain to point to Google+, which was less than ideal.
- When trying to view a post from a mobile device, you must be logged into a Google account. Not cool.
- You can’t really embed multiple pictures into an article.
- Finding the link to a specific post is a pain, especially when trying to share.
- Not a lot of people on Google+, except for Googlers and the tech media. Don’t get me wrong, I like Google+, just not a lot of people…yet.
I have found that for the most part my Twitter and Google+ feeds are almost identical. I will miss the nice commenting features on Google+, but Disqus is not a bad alternative.
Maybe over some time I will go back to it, but I find that for a personal website / blog, Tumblr is just currently a better option.
If I had a dollar for every time I have told a client that a micro-site is a bad idea. I will definitely be forwarding this video to others. Just wish I had seen it earlier.
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We recently had a Google Regional Users Group event in Atlanta Georgia at the Google office. Here are a few pictures from the event.
