What I'm doing, for what it's worth
I've been active on Google+ (Ok, the world's biggest G+ fanboi...) and so I thought I should chime in and let everyone know what my plan is:
* My main G+ replacement is a Squarespace blog: https://elgan.com/
* I'm also doubling down on Twitter, mainly because I'm a journalist and Twitter is crack cocaine for journalists
* I'm toying with an embrace of Linkedin, because I already have a ton of contacts there
* As I type this, I'm downloading all my posts with Google Takeout. I'm probably going to re-post a bunch of them for posterity
* I'm also quitting Facebook (because it sucks) and am replacing it with a shared folder on Google Photos. Here's an explanation: https://elgan.com/blog/how-i-replaced-facebook-with-google-photos
In other words, and to summarize, I'm scattered to the wind with the closure of Google+, just like everyone else
And finally, in case you missed it, I wrote a Eulogy for Google+ for Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/90252543/goodbye-google-a-eulogy-for-the-last-great-social-network
LinkedIn ist die Pest. Erstens eine Spamschleuder die einen ungefragt zumüllt, zweitens würde ich bei denen auch zu gern mal wissen, was die mit den Nutzerdaten tun. ich traue denen nicht weiter als Facebook, vielleicht sogar weniger.
ReplyDeleteEdit: Sorry, this comment should not have been in german. I apologize. Google showed me a german translation and I do not know why ...
Hey Mike Elgan we plan to add Squarespace support to Google+ Exporter, it may be a good idea to use the tool for exporting your G+ feeds ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery fine tool, the F+ME G+ exporter. Maybe you could build a small and very time sensitive business making conversions.
ReplyDeleteI wrote something nice about it in danish
oqipo.dk - Google+ Exodus
Steven Snedker awesome!
ReplyDeleteIf you download, make sure you download JSON.
ReplyDeleteAnd for posterity you might want to add links to your most important articles to http://web.archive.org too ;-)
ReplyDeleteweb.archive.org - Wayback Machine
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kwyxU6e2gUCeLCzb8zvLjTsh26HPYJQQlWtFeKTgdhmn3eCMeSN_WEJ6bq069gM4k08OAmKrEChuceClX2RBag0kXdCiP7zIF7Qz=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/e6uTYTm61RrnOqxtlDO-n5YTkneKljY7jdJWrcr2HQ3zPn3W1_Fl7Rdt4AqjQJPZJUollC_P_S2Uo9C7GOiaTlNCG38oMwT9n-GT=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4FHML4ojtlXOej2RJnzaqMFSl4GmiFU67MgRiaKf9dttaWXsPNnr0JgatVtnpWGz0osvqpb4qk_QubaOJmekXnvCy5zcCayg8Nhx=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/f0dG5rrmFGVFk_7v6fBQYKinAOLIEH2OKQvx_0_4uJUI7s3OlM2QhlG7MzwS4YJibVfbfn55pTTS6ra4LFvnLSrW1a1Y0RYvDztZ=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tGeQb-_GR3xZ9J2izAHLs01fLA7ZHhupJpffuXOeFGrwQTPzt5jZ-_-MLQ2We_uoxbY65hs5kuCDZK7cl8-keWleEqdjzbA4bm4W=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J2HUoc-p2aHAdPfu8x4k6mLPh_rfAk51_eYz0iNqd4AZ8h0NdK5vFxr2hh_xoVakWNQWnGjDoDUDYmtJZ1WdJyPZ8ib3-EWZ1IKa=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1OM_rTPYzyxBgszm7J6fCNubeBjzWzCDFZ_SWMqL3Yq9L-kuyu06O9yUe6Zw3AjuM5-pAzzJIyV5ZriX0SZcqwe8wUVQ75yCfXyI=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1j33_KIh-soFPDgPyONTvKL4odvGDyc2R1fGt7aPeT0h0R9CYoP6Rr9ihmvsvw5r8lCWXN0TPRL-yQhRQswAruUtWxrf9U87KATJ=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YO4v0dddjqJ73mu0NoSr-v_NuG5omE2mvER6vhJ0kFcmPgpMvNlmAknc6GMG-9sckFIO3qBxc3zWdMEUltJZLnSUawEpSUTGfIJb=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Afb1QcnfLZeLO5kWcYS1MEUNDQXGQEE9SyYLHVUPdsZq78Kfu2V7ehq1MWeiHk01dqxCDnOJmdd48DAFus2qZyc6WrREDHypZAcK=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/b0-SIAJwSpEFnyQXtYesmkt6UEwOi33yH-0yqxxjieOO6ekmQmBBMzJQ0THgJoOouxPMUfGH5xpuQ50WXNv4TLR5h3GuSz7_-h9I=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/g5S-QXafD-a3NXBccF4pnHhL-Z4JxLCA5MdyKoUfGuraWa6Yo9R8SBfmHfj1lzOtADNp3XVEK8JC440yvxBNo8XzRxkLHse2Zvfz=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aAH0ZItchbFO4TVk_wNeq3u5xuOfnvLPjab8FBMmmRMLC9GiRAUurE2t6IbyoblB8vjWR62MFOOJ94mfSb1JJEvAUpB2qparMeWH=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x0cHAgGTtzkdgOfuG3vT_YuWgZuQAqoc_vuXCNwfSAXbMjn39TnG_j_0At5DLMEw-J859SCVRYmCLBbGxMc7e8Sd4KK7dPCzXk5U=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MGqE-xl8E_a6Tt3vx7E18H2VmAEBo-MUZEU7r8Lg3NbBKgY2WLfg-q4kgcL9321iGIOb9FgGsfRXP7rKO49VuDNOMdNLZhwAZngQ=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mWYZhdc-evKf-DO6_-YvCE2wJ2gMvnmu_1Ypmcs9tlFBydtCkmyKysXWEHf8yl2e7iPekowO550au7jOSNYeX_12_rF5hX9hWuFg=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jkQCwgliH0AtkT9LYUzBAcA3KPNOsOnlX2vHNDz1l1OlJcwDLHtHc_XeDYy-pCD5h7Nw_YLNO3hZ52Y-5hxe9l4k0wW_2MzBg9bH=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/R8MkQEudBRiFW15x7c6tFXKNBUC7BvO-2qcAncAO1YmqlRvf_92vnefcerw9_yilOZCSGYlnMbLbBa4JZk7BsHUsF5tVXkkBTcOd=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xXMirwACUAzwZAOzFYmGKGJoiWu852qZPTnrJn5hzcXBWZ84COyCNX5z35LUbsWOcjZnhFJLtP_uU4lppFGbTDt4KiLn6dqaPAXG=s0
Mike Elgan A good and pragmatic plan. My thinking is: self-ownership of content, multiple syndication, open protocols where possible, and pragmatics.
ReplyDeleteF+MGE gets my strong vote of support. And it will submit your public post to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Oh, and request JSON formats!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6NL5nMOPM9VmOeot1zqGJjDw4W7OC_Pasmho6MpSuewqbkqGhd5P8FUFgd3kVTz0ZtZy3BxBpJF5jO4HE6avSviVkd-7XyS7pLmB=s0
Your Fast Company eulogy for Google+ rocked. It says it all.
ReplyDeleteI have gone blogging and signed up with Twitter.
ReplyDeleteKudos to you! Great idea. I love the simplicity.
ReplyDeleteNB, there's a largish OPML(RSS/Atom feed list) in the works via the #PlexodusWiki's G+NNDB. Thats' on my backburnered to-do list presently.
ReplyDeletesocial.antefriguserat.de - G+ Notable Names Database - PlexodusWiki
I think the Nicebook is an excellent idea Mike Elgan -- I dumped Facebook almost a year ago. I do have a technical question, my queries thus far lead me to believe the answer is No, but here it is. Can you upload directly to your Shared Folder (Nicebook) with Backup and Sync, or another app? In Lightroom I can export directly to a Google drive.
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhh.....😔😔😔😔😔Goodbye G+, and my followers...Remember u will always b in my Heart....Lv u all...
ReplyDeleteFriends+Me Wow, really?
ReplyDeleteMike Elgan yes 😈
ReplyDeleteAm also having problems uploading my collections....Any idea what l shld do....!? I tried Google drive...doesn't work...Files r empty...Now hv saved on Samsung Notes...But link opens directly into G+...So if G+ dies, so do my link...
ReplyDeletestefan holzhauer Just for the record, I've heard other people's complaints about spam messages and posts on LinkedIn -- but I've never seen or received any myself.
ReplyDeleteThe thing about LinkedIn, Mike Elgan, is that it's really designed for corporate types. I use it, and I know a lot of artists and would-be artists, like me, who are on it; but I'm not sure any of us (or, for that matter, anyone else) has actually gotten a job from it! Still, I enjoy the posts.
#SignalFlare
ReplyDeleteMike Elgan Even without direct export tools, F+MGE is an excellent choice for this. Michael K Johnson created this port of the HercuLien and Eustathios Community as a static archive via Jekyll, using an F+MGE export.
ReplyDeleteeclsnowman.gitlab.io - HercuLien and Eustathios community archive
The source is also posted to GitLab, and I've posted that here separately.