Hello members of Google+ Mass Migration. I wanted to let you know that Google+ will remain for G-Suite accounts. If you want to retain Google+ for your communities there's the option of going this route however there will be a cost associated to it. This is an option that we're exploring for the RPG and Tabletop Gaming communities currently.
Originally shared by Jacques van der Merwe
Greetings everyone!
I've been following the recent G+ announcement closely over the last few days, more so what our community is planning to do. As a owner of a few communities I don't want to jump ship in haste and would prefer the dust to settle and see what everyone else is doing. One of my biggest concerns is that we fragment our communities by moving over to inferior platforms, not too mention potentially loosing the content that we have built up over the years.
Something that occurred to me last night is that we in fact do have an option of remaining with G+.
"Google plans to continue to offer an enterprise-only version of Google+. The company says there’s value as a private network within organizations."
Why don't we go private? Now there are costs involved obviously, and a fair amount of logistics however we get to keep using G+, and hopefully retain our communities as they are and keep our content.
Going private would mean establishing a G-Suite account, which for those that are not aware means registering a domain, creating user accounts etc. The G-Suite provides email, office apps, etc. a lot of services which our communities already use. For accurate pricing we would need to contact Google and discuss this with them.
Alternatively, I'm the owner of a G-Suite account which does not cost me anything as I was an early adopter. It has full access to all G-Suite services including G+. If this could be reappropriated for our use and not cost anything I would be happy to donate it.
I think this option deserves discussion. What say you?
Originally shared by Jacques van der Merwe
Greetings everyone!
I've been following the recent G+ announcement closely over the last few days, more so what our community is planning to do. As a owner of a few communities I don't want to jump ship in haste and would prefer the dust to settle and see what everyone else is doing. One of my biggest concerns is that we fragment our communities by moving over to inferior platforms, not too mention potentially loosing the content that we have built up over the years.
Something that occurred to me last night is that we in fact do have an option of remaining with G+.
"Google plans to continue to offer an enterprise-only version of Google+. The company says there’s value as a private network within organizations."
Why don't we go private? Now there are costs involved obviously, and a fair amount of logistics however we get to keep using G+, and hopefully retain our communities as they are and keep our content.
Going private would mean establishing a G-Suite account, which for those that are not aware means registering a domain, creating user accounts etc. The G-Suite provides email, office apps, etc. a lot of services which our communities already use. For accurate pricing we would need to contact Google and discuss this with them.
Alternatively, I'm the owner of a G-Suite account which does not cost me anything as I was an early adopter. It has full access to all G-Suite services including G+. If this could be reappropriated for our use and not cost anything I would be happy to donate it.
I think this option deserves discussion. What say you?
I was an early adopter of so much .. how do I check, if I have an G-Suite account?
ReplyDelete$8 per user?
ReplyDeletegsuite.google.com - G Suite Pricing Plans
ReplyDeleteThankyou for the invitation. As an owner of a small but friendly community of members I have been concerned about what will happen to communties if?- or when G+ shuts down.
ReplyDeleteOther than to close the Community this would seem an alternative option. I am not familiar with G-suite and like yourself I don't want to be too hasty, preferring instead to wait awhile to see what develops.
To a degree I have lost faith in G+ with these recent revelations and it's poor performance as indeed have other users and have mixed feelings of whether to continue or not. At present I am in a quandary over this. It will be interesting to see how Communities will respond to your post and thankyou for your helpful advice.
I wouldn't have a problem paying for this, but I suspect a lot of people I want to connect with, would.
ReplyDeleteG-Suite is just another cloud. en.wikipedia.org - G Suite - Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteThomas Bindewald Yes, this is the case, although Google's wording didn't initially make it clear. GSuite is intended as an enterprise (or business) communication system, much like Skype, and the charge is per user, which could be substantial for large groups. The per-user fee for each "enterprise" is $50, not $8, and for a lot of people, that's going to be a deal-breaker.
ReplyDeleteChristian Harms Good to know. I also note that their list of features available under each plan specifically does not mention Google Photos, which would make GSuite useless for the large group photo projects I participate in.
ReplyDeleteThat would limit potential membership. Also, it would be rewarding Google for shutting down G+, which troubles me - particularly since they're no longer a "Don't be evil" company.
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