Sorry for the other post, but here's a much more positive one. What if we all banded together to convince Google Plus to spin off Communities into its own service, thus keeping the groups we love?
Maybe they would have to transfer the data and members over somehow, but I think it's a lot better than shutting the project down and walking away.
Anyway to give them feedback on this?
Maybe they would have to transfer the data and members over somehow, but I think it's a lot better than shutting the project down and walking away.
Anyway to give them feedback on this?
That's almost certainly not going to happen. Google's actions make abundantly clear that they don't want to be in the social media business, and that they're trying to get rid of the associated data as quickly as possible.
ReplyDeleteMy suspicion is that terms and timelines are being externally driven, possibly by regulatory, legal, or similar actions (pure speculation). I'm interested in seeing what if any news breaks after April 2.
There are initiatives and organisations looking to preserve some of this content, and possibly groups. That's worth pursuing.
But I'd count on nothing from Google itself.
Re: "regulatory, legal ... "
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Unfortunately G+, which was never really an Alphabet asset, has now become a serious liability.