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Welcome to the Widget Watch...


Welcome to the Widget Watch...

Originally shared by Michael Fenichel

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If you're reading this and don't know.... "Welcome to Google+, enjoy your stay."

For anyone still here, who has lived in this wonderful community over the past 8 years, trusting that "don't be evil" Google would never callously or malevolently disrupt the way of life and vitality of its own community - much less destroy it altogether, with ever-decreasing notice and ever-increasing collateral damage, such as wiping out years of lives & data.

The widget is going-going-gone, maybe by the time this is read, if it is read. The site is still up and - for the fist time in 8 years "they" are right - it's a ghost town!

#thisisevil #googleplusRIP #googlepluswidget #gplusrefugees #socialmedia

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  1. Feel like saying...”Testing! Testing. 123”

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  2. Still working here and believe it or not.... showing on the crashing app as well

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  3. Walter Roberson beautiful plumage squire

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  4. At least I got an email about the updates to this thread :)

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  5. It’s been quiet for a while now (peeks around door)

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  6. Nope! It just grassed someone up for +1ing my post

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  7. Ooh! Some others still here in the ghost town! (Site still up, eh). Seems the rules are: YMMV, and "location, location". In NY I have the red bell (chrome, PC/Mac) and still get emails. New notices (these) are coming in to both notifications widget on 'puter and to iPhone G+ app. Watching & waiting... (feels morbid, a bit, but...)

    It's still daylight in the Americas, morning in Hawaii, 23:58 on the G+ functionality sunset clock. Sunset already in the East. tick-tick-tick

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  8. It all goes to prove the future is not what it used to be

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  9. Widget's gone, but you can still use the Notifications button on the left-hand side of the screen to check on any updates.

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  10. Gerhard Torges Mr Jingles still jingles from the sidebar. Not dead yet.

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  11. Gone from my laptop/Chrome-mounted app as of yesterday!

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  12. pc desk top this morning no more commenting box :(

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  13. Jb Addams we’ll just clunk our way our unless Michael Fenichel cuts the wrong wire

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  14. Jingles just disappeared a minute or two back for me.

    I managed to post a screenshot for John before that happened, though.

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  15. Edward Morbius Just now for me as well (I’m in the Mid-Atlantic)!

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  16. Was just notified (bell + email) of this post, so... still up in NYC. tick-tick-tick

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  17. On my PC, the upper Notifications icon is gone as of this morning, but the one at the bottom of the sidebar menu works just fine. Same on my mobile devices. Entirely expected. And nothing has happened to the comment box on posts.

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  18. 19:50 Hours (ET), 7 March 2019
    Mr. Jingles - The Bell - Red thingy - AKA Notifications Widget
    Disappeared from Chrome/desktop, New York, NY USA
    :(( R.I.P.

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  19. The bell icon on the left bar is still working here in WA, Mar 7 5.42 Pacific Time.

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  20. Pat Kight Don’t believe i have this capability on my iPhone G+ app—at least i cant find it now. only have it via my pc with Chrome

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  21. It finished here in Canada.. no notifications bell..

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  22. lol I wont get any answers unless I go back and read these...cus there are no notifications..

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  23. That's the story! Widget is gone but the notifications panel still displays new notifications - AND I've gotten email notices too.
    This may be the status quo "until the end" when the infrastructure and data get torched and disconnected, not necessarily in that order.

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  24. Michael Fenichel Not gone! I still have it 22:00 central time

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  25. British Bob Well, enjoy!

    I'm now trying to stop instinctively looking upper right (browser) to see if there are notifications. No bell now, only a waffle - which BTW, has some new destinations, like "My Business" !! (sneaky)

    Meanwhile, I notice that the left-side notifications panel lights up red with new notifications. So it's still.... "working". Widgetless.

    (Reminds me of Monty Python's Fight scene - "it's just a scratch")

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  26. Checking mobile Web, still present.

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  27. Edward Morbius Me Too. Via Chrome with User-Agent switcher. IOS-iPhone is still showing the widget. Same with Android-Nexus7

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  28. it disappeared here overnight.
    Sneaky

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  29. I'm still getting notifications through the Android app.

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  30. Ooh, today I opened laptop and there was Mr. Jingles, back in place (upper right/browser/Chrome) and lit with notices! Eh? Was it really just an April Fool's joke, as I'd hoped? But no, hit re-load, and gone again. :(

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  31. Still present on mobile Web, here, though not desktop.

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  32. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z62OXiyHAQuDfoTLq8dORaf1YXS02Bj10v3AV5HkUStnQueJTlChs393TpvY3XDvmdQft6B8Td_BLpwmTpun8DvGhhj2Vyu94jcC=s0

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  33. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/x5OgPmiYK51Lwn_Q5RBfRw1l0z2EzEvoPWKlM6c4jzIIohySz6LFL3IgUsWDR6O91mkHTg3WQRB5du3V3UBGF8X4sFBrZJ7Olw5d=s0

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  34. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pXJOZSntHXrCi824L0kAPyFMIeI14k4NhOlVFJkLVerKRYy76Jw2Opp1OkNcZceKb6SdaH70siL6TF-SVyFciBfWXnT6vWf9mqja=s0

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  35. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MEQZOqSikgLT_ifOyfms-FH5OPpKlmG9U_9HO64_zfhZ2RD_OKR2ktYokAvcmNXGHy-iv4n685DaU98AQX_erFZsin9nL_9kWhJ1=s0

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  36. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dJTxCoy88-kBaf5s5im9-V7SjFP7PavvdmQ39LuQkH82hemTNWygNJw_Gv34m9CNSgF6ByQr7pCbWJggS25N67m0PMblVMFCTaCJ=s0

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  37. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wspsPBaNjFuMMUwiY2ALcO2LslJ8W4PP7JXpOOObdIH_JxRQ9HLXAFlI3NEOYu9otVTz5-QbRGrZVGuInK2UZ2Qh78ayVp0iACb6=s0

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  38. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jVWSeSlmCZbDr_bNW-pfyOMYxbhIeg-Jy7S9AzxgVgn5Dnrj2GqAKZt8Lkf_s5JNXEdhmGl3OvDBeKxpUbOGdK6LVdI8vApmgtay=s0

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  39. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GShj5cc0-RX3NC-bStNTHRnnVp4fxQBLUArlXKZHIObTUBDh0gRf9iCmc0snrzGgKV6lWSkRLE-64p7scYojuxeyLExBCl4DIvQE=s0

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  40. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RI9NdivkYcs1UQcMfH88floLOKF2b1yyMjMIv4In6ag5sN9gG5Uyr-UpeltSkkoZEWwuvLwYrn_y1mU1XzxsiYA2FYze5ufrr_wJ=s0

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  41. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zEuRN6YdOWtD9djQXS-FXOjzc4IQ4CWuZCwFR4aJBQmhgABj2IS817lTYXKfcbXV8FPXFK61GwCQZQgwNOL29f7rbFKsnNIlpqE1=s0

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  42. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ueP6URiESNk8piD6hP6yNNGxWXxKUS_--PLbIjDJDjkNYSY7hKD4MMNVYlAT2yofwvHFqn3o7tijtZ_Npf2lb3L6g8ZCosY9Oof1=s0

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  43. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LzesQ1aHzsKkD1fxtEp5Qb-es5QtpXlynwZq66GqrMBUgXyiL7StXHHPzhWlfpI5c6bxMAFDmB9IIaJSKobSZDwX7k89l1RIDCKY=s0

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  44. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aSp5kvfKdTGtnfrCmfI7G3u8CdcbW2SWgvCbnMloJXwhaLkoGBr8W2QNHQ-elriPlGh3DNcLU2M7ooDBLR4iE5uRx6ms6zZkqkgP=s0

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  45. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jvwr8vTjRrBXyfgWdJI2XoK8PZHicfF7IQCFYwqd1_7rv3pYCbmp68yt2pkTVe0kNEYxdfTlsoGGDe0IZGP1Xd6gja7x8fqiOHGr=s0

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  46. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/prUCTxA3zLUETJQbxEDzpb8Yq_UiMFGUNZHb0UwwgAmYJlkPIi7kV-q66_mxah6N9Qlc4Z1FGOKNaKExaCQqzlI0hyeSbT5dx57J=s0

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  47. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VX-XpOCX4M7CCvwZ3TsM9hOm6PQaPBmVUKksF9TF_a-PPzAqPcsq_yohC0zc0J9c7D-iPK6GrQ9vFN9o9bXFWg0ZxkIi98Fx68Eu=s0

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  48. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Qp9yPaGLxoEqXwkSXAyN01jnVe05uAgm65tRJnZr-_FekLhRsiJ_LEVyOptojp9kaVyNwXkhxhUhRG6tqU5SCvNAUSA1BjmpELKU=s0

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  49. Something up with G+ and/or Gerhard Torges 'puter (unless you/he deleted it.) Because I have a notification in the sidebar of a post about a new PC (snipped below), and yet I do not see it in this thread.
    "Wuzzup"?
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AsP6YERQU37_h_LSQLUEMiUU5bW3vnAeH7h2fyuuOpgH3Mi74ErognFdVLcZpA2s45DekeGimw-PuMM6xeHR1XSTmb6G6Ml7V4vP=s0

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  50. Michael Fenichel I see it!

    Right above this comment

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  51. British Bob OK, me too... now! Either a monumental delay or detour! I wonder if reloading the browser "fixed" that quickly on Gerhard's end, as it did for me. Or... the notification (to me) arrived before the post (lag to me). Well, we're past the stage of widget-watching for the most part, into "bug" and quirk watching, then the death watch I guess. Will try not to shake the wires. ;)

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  52. The widget is gone. Of course, FWIW, you can still get Notifications here on what's left of G+, in the left-hand column under "Notifications." But I always enjoyed checking them out when I'd be on Google Search doing something else!

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  53. It's now gone.
    For good, I suppose.

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