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Google+ Backchannel announcement This is a project that's been in development over the past few days, and we can finally announce it. It represents a very positive and tangible step forward in working with Google. I'm part of the group, though I don't have direct contact with the Google and other individuals working on issues. Please note that comments should go to the original thread so that Gideon can compile them readily. Comments closed. Thank you. Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt Request for Clarifications from Google on the Google+ Shutdown I have developed a backchannel for getting feedback to the Google+ development team and am working with an informal team of volunteers to improve the flow of communications on Google+ shutdown priorities. This is the first public post regarding that process. Our first priority -- and the focus of this post -- is getting clarification on a number of open issues having to do with the shutdown. Next up will be a focus on spec...

An excellent writeup and detailing of what's affected by the API shutdown For those not clear on what this is: An API (application programming interface) is how software talks to Web services. This announcement is not directly related to the availability or shutdown of the Google+ website itself, and Google's own Google+ Apps for iOS and Android are likely not affected, though its probably other Google services (say, Blogger integration, as a possiblity ) may be. The key impact is on third-party applications, and some website integration. If you don't use or make these, you're mostly not affected. The exception is that some G+ archival tools make use of the APIs. These may begin facing challenges by 28 January 2019. Notably, the Friends+Me Google+ Exporter does NOT use APIs and should be unaffected . Originally shared by Peggy K Update on the Google+ API for developers and webmasters: shut down March 7, "intermittent failures" as early as J...

Administrivia: Google Announcements classification/filter added This is a posting category for official Google statements only. Blog posts, news releases, developer updates, and official G+ and Google channels on Google+ itself. Please post to and look here for such items. https://plus.google.com/communities/112164273001338979772/stream/56e974ff-7c56-41f9-b7d5-e7a669c03385 Thanks.

Google+ API Shutdown On March 7, 2019, all Google+ APIs will be shut down. This will be a progressive shutdown beginning in late January, with calls to these APIs starting to intermittently fail as early as January 28, 2019. On or around December 20, 2018, developers should receive an email listing recently used Google+ API methods in their projects. Whether or not an email was received, we strongly encourage developers to search for and remove any dependencies on Google+ APIs from their applications... https://developers.google.com/+/api-shutdown https://developers.google.com/+/api-shutdown

Google statement on G+ API Shutdown Google+ APIs will be shut down on March 7, 2019. This includes Google+ Sign-in. Learn more. https://developers.google.com/+/api-shutdown Google+ integrations for web and mobile apps will also cease to function March 7, 2019. Learn more. https://developers.google.com/+/integrations-shutdown This will be a progressive shutdown, with intermittent failures starting as early as January 28, 2019. h/t Gideon Rosenblatt https://developers.google.com/+/ https://developers.google.com/+/

Not that I am a big fan of Diaspora* so far - it certainly feels like a few steps backwards in terms of user-experience and polish, in particular for photo presentation and convenient photo upload directly from a mobile device. But then I always had a soft spot for the underdog and I am looking forward to moving from the ghost-town to a ghost-village and hopefully some more interesting people will end up moving there too. Originally shared by Bernhard Suter My new primary social-media account is now kugelfish@diasporing.ch https://diasporing.ch/people/f1b0fdf0b1710136466f7a163e59d8f4 BTW, if you ever wanted an off-shore social media account in Switzerland, here is your chance: https://diasporing.ch #signalflare #diaspora #plexodus

For those who are migrating to Slack for private groups keep in mind that they're using automation that may cause problems for you. https://www.businessinsider.com/slack-bans-users-because-of-sanctions-even-if-they-dont-live-in-iran-2018-12?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral

A Teleconference on Teleconferencing (1974) (PDF) A largely historical document, though with some interesting observations especially on taxonomies of "conferencing systems" (think: anything that lets 3+ people not in the same location communicate interactively). I'm unable to track down who posted this, though I believe it was one of the contributors to the original paper itself. Thank you very much, you who have been forgotten but not forgotten. ... actually I'm pretty sure now it was Larry press http://som.csudh.edu/fac/lpress/presentations/teleconference.pdf

Administrivia: My Very Extensive Blocklist & re-share reach An issue as I'm attempting outreach on G+MM stuff: I have blocked a lot of G+ profiles. (And been blocked by quite a few.) I'm willing to reconsider any of those on a case-by-case basis in light of the present shutdown situation, though I'm also still highly aggressive in blocking spammers and other nuisances. I've unblocked a few people on request or reconsideration over the past two months on this basis. This also means that my own posts on G+ may not be visible to a fair share of active profiles. For some materials, such as the G+MM Short FAQ, this means that reach is limited. You're strongly encouraged to link to off-G+ content or re-post items rather than share my posts. Even those I've found hard to stomach may need new online homes. One of G+'s more attractive properties was that it wasn't a particularly good mass-audience platform. That's becoming a bit of a headache n...

I have come to the point that I am seriously looking at alternatives to all my Google services. This link may have already been posted here, I am not sure. It contains several options worth looking into. One thing it does not mention is that the most complete alternative is likely to be a self-hosted NextCloud. It is going to cover Calendar, Contacts, Drive, Apps (with LibreOffice integration) and I understand they are adding a social component too. https://restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives/

Where are folks planning to migrate their Google+ Collections? I'm currently planning to self-host a blog, since Collections were mostly about social blogging on a topic. (some of my reasons are in my reshared post) Originally shared by Jeff Schiller Well it's no secret that Google+ is shutting down, which means this Collection only has a few months of life left. :( Because I had fun posting random moments of comic book history here, I've decided to use this sad opportunity to start something again, but with a few changes: * I'd like to have more control over the delivery mechanism and the data * I'd like to be more comprehensive (start at the beginning of comic books) * I'd like to post more regularly Feel free to check it out at https://codedread.com/comicbooks/ or add the feed to your local feed reader: https://www.codedread.com/comicbooks/feed/ . I'm well into the thirties but naturally it will take awhile to get back to the Silver Age. Obvious...

Just something to think about: If you're the kind of person who bookmarks things in your browser (like me), you might want to do a search in your bookmark manager for ' plus.google.com ', since all those links will more than likely go dead in April. I've moved all mine to their own folder for review.

What should we keep? A reflection on eternity, ephemera, and on being 23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6v-uNFF7dw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6v-uNFF7dw

Has anybody tried to use something like Zip Extractor ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zip-extractor/mmfcakoljjhncfphlflcedhgogfhpbcd ) to expand a G+ posts takeout archive into drive and see whether the html content can be displayed from there? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zip-extractor/mmfcakoljjhncfphlflcedhgogfhpbcd

Blogger (Google product ) users first priority is to migrate to Parent platform Then after that to other platforms like Facebook, twitter or openbook or all - OK we are getting info here full to select, many many Thanks But where are the Tools & instructions that really and safely work for Blogger? Regards

In Associated News: Walt Mossberg, Veteran Technology Journalist, Quits Facebook Walt Mossberg is far from alone in giving up on Facebook. But as a leading technology journalist who has spent decades chronicling the impact of Silicon Valley’s policies, his exit from the social network speaks louder than most.... It's not just here that's changing. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/walt-mossberg-quit-facebook.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/walt-mossberg-quit-facebook.html

Cruiser Motorcycles community is heading to MeWe https://plus.google.com/+BryanParks/posts/5jfdvFeWnmX

Google+ Mass Migration short FAQ Q: When is Google+ shutting down? A: April of 2019. Four months earlier than originally announced. https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/expediting-changes-google-plus/ Q: Where should I go? A: There is no single answer! This community can help you chose where to go, but you decide what fits best. Where your personal contacts go matters most. Major alternatives are listed here: https://social.antefriguserat.de/index.php/Established_G%2B_Exodus_Communities Q How do I know where people are going? A: Some have used this form: https://goo.gl/forms/EnkYfrY9HYKkr7iy2 The results are posted here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GYSUTGpmz-2trxhvNyEv_rnNF1GvEf4OW0Lct7KxEiY Others are using #SignalFlare posts, and #googleplus and #gplusrefugee hashtags on their new sites. Also check a user's About page or pinned posts on their streams for forwarding information. Create these yourself for others to find. Q: Can I save my G+ content?...

You know concerning G+ I was just wondering about the Takeout tool, like it wasn’t really made for such a complete usage shut down I’m not clear on the ins and outs of it... mentally they moved on with their new shiny baby Even if the functionality of G+ environment is cut-dismantled They should be held accountable for better tools for removing and re-establishing content or at the very least allow for interested users/community moderators the option of accessible storage library especially to those active during this last year certainly there are inactive ghost groups there may even even contain interesting good content, if the curator isn’t active I would agree that G+ need not bother to warehouse or make accessible Lol we all have gmail in common we are easily contacted and yet G+ hasn’t used their own product to contact their members.... Funny the biggest costs in business.... building interest through marketing.... acquire and retention of consumers We are here on the front row an...

Here's an example of a hubzilla photo album -- I'm pleasantly surprised at the results: https://nymclub.net/photos/mosqueeto/album/50d4bb8cdc76f81c887b296fdbabc64d6a203552bc8122e7805e6326fb5e7ae0 https://nymclub.net/photos/mosqueeto/album/50d4bb8cdc76f81c887b296fdbabc64d6a203552bc8122e7805e6326fb5e7ae0

Here are the poll results regarding where people are planning to go. The poll is closed. I'll make some observations in the comments.

Points to Keep in Mind Before Migrating Your Online Community ...The checklist sums up the most important consideration for online community migration that we have gathered over the years. During those years we consulted businesses, customized and optimized communities, implemented new platforms, and carried out hundreds of successful migrations. Now you can benefit from our experience... https://www.grazitti.com/blog/key-points-to-keep-in-mind-before-migrating-online-community/ https://www.grazitti.com/blog/key-points-to-keep-in-mind-before-migrating-online-community/

The WELL Host Manual Collected and received wisdom from one of the oldest online communities. https://www.well.com/articles/well-hosts-manual/ https://www.well.com/articles/well-hosts-manual/

I had this site recently advertise in The Google Plus Meetup on Facebook. I'm told they are out of the Beta Phase and are now accepting membership. Although I'm encouraged by another alternative, I'm hesitant to supply credit card info during signup...especially for a site that claims the fist 6 months are free and will only charge after this expires. Anyway, not sure if this site has been discussed here or not...or if any are actually members. If you have more personal information to add about the site, please do for the benefit of the rest of us. Also note...for those with a Facebook account, you can read a thread with the owner (Victoria Swanson) answering questions. Google Plus Meetup ( I didn't know how to share a post from fb, so Victoria Swanson's post about Emenator is the latest post in the group). https://www.facebook.com/groups/1189060457917856/?multi_permalinks=1231827960307772&notif_id=1544977694543388&notif_t=group_activity https://www.emenator...

A reminder. The Google Plus API will close down on or before 10-Mar-2019. That's 90 days from this announcement. https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/expediting-changes-google-plus/ While it's still available, the API is here. https://developers.google.com/+/ It has 2 halves. - Web. This is all the visible buttons, badges, referred signin, embedded posts, comments in blogger, etc, etc. - REST. This is the programmers API. The People section of the REST G+API is already deprecated. It is replaced by the Google People API. This also replaces the Contacts API. It is expected that this will continue. https://developers.google.com/people/

Friends+Me / Loysoft Limited -- about the firm, data and credential use, technology, etc. Answering a question I'd asked about the firm, its Google+ Exporter application, and credential and data use: 1. The Google+ Exporter application is owned and created by Loysoft Limited a UK based company. 2. We do not store or use or gather any personal info or password. Everything is stored locally on a user computer. The application is using Electron framework, meaning Chromium web browser is a core of the application and provides visualization engine for user and node.js for the app execution. A user of the app is signing in to Google account just so the app can get access to Google+ feed to export. Nothing more, nothing less. 3. No information is sent from the application. We just use sentry.io error reporting, so in case the application crashes an anonymized error report is sent. 4. No, there's no 3rd-party audit of the application. We have a good reputation around here and we do not...

Google User Experience Research If you're inclined to assist Google in its product design and enhancement, you might care to sign up for this. My personal focus is improving Google's tools for liberating its present users from its products, and little else. http://userresearch.google.com/ http://userresearch.google.com/

Migrating G+ Communities: Community Portability G+MM have been expanding the Community Migration guide at #PlexodusWiki to provide direct, useful, and actionable information. It focuses on: Organising and Timing. Note that timing has been accelerated tremendously. We have 135 days remaining. Preserving content and data. There is now an available Community export tool. The Friends+Me Google+ Exporter can handle both public and private communities. You'll have to pay ($20) for more than 3,000 posts capacity,. There are multiple examples of ported profiles. The developer is active and responsive on G+. Preserving the Group. Section still under development, though Google Forms and/or a mailing list are probably your simplest and most effective tools. Keeping tools simple and effective should be a priority. G+ Community Stats. We've been reviewing old and researching current statistics on G+ communities. We've a good sense of the number and membership distr...

I used Google+ with closed communities to collaborate with teams around the world. I have a few paid Google Suite accounts for one domain that I and a few others share, but mostly people communicate via their own Gmail account. If I recreate my communities under my Google Suite Account and share the communities to users outside my local domain accounts, will users with their private accounts still be able to access my company's communities after the shutdown?

Predictions for social media in 2019 Let’s look at some of your best suggestions, with a few of my own sprinkled in: SOCIAL NETWORKS: Monte Thigpen predicts more paid social networks. The conventional wisdom holds that social networks only function if as many people as possible are on them. But it seems just as likely that the conventional wisdom is wrong.... Nik Sharma is among those who think 2019 will see a return to the group chat as our social network of choice. I said this myself on a recent episode of Recode Decode.... Dave Smith says “Apple or Google will try some sort of social network again.” We know former Facebook wunderkind Michael Sayman is cooking up some sort of social app at Google, so consider this prediction endorsed.... POLICY: Will Oremus says “Heads of state with autocratic leanings will use this year’s valid concerns about Facebook as an excuse to block access, nationalize it, or ban it from their country altogether.”... Bret Carmichael predicts we’ll see steps t...

Final stage in the G+ takeout archive to Diaspora* migration process: a librarian-bot which can blend archive posts into our stream on their respective anniversary. https://blog.kugelfish.com/2018/12/google-migration-part-viii-export-to.html

Wow people are still shifting chairs around on the deck of the Titanic?

Anyone who has been looking at using the G+API.People.get functions, have you also looked at https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/people ? This is the non-Google-Plus API for accessing Google accounts. It retrieves all the same data from the aboutme page. It references the same account IDs. It refers to Google profiles as:- Google profile. You can view the profile at https://profiles.google.com/id where id is the source id. Google contact. You can view the contact at https://contact.google.com/id where id is the source id. Where id is the same old account id number. So hang on a minute, what's going on here? I haven't dug into this fully but it appears that authentication and access is via a more restrictive process than the G+API version. But the data is exactly the same. Failures in the G+API privacy controls were given as the reason for killing G+ but here we have what appears to be a more or less identical API to the same data. It's not definitive but it ...

Seems promising, is it free ? What about : https://www.openbook.social/en/home https://www.openbook.social/en/home

Where are you going? A quick poll to gauge what's most popular at the moment.

My new social media: https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/holger_jakobs_germany https://norden.social/web/accounts/24581 https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/holger_jakobs_germany

(In German) An explanation of Hubzilla and why someone started using it instead of moving to another centralised system. https://blog.nowiasz.de/2018/10/13/rip-google-willkommen-hubzilla-teil-2/

Per Edward Morbius request, this thread is a discussion on what users would like to see for event calendars. Discussions of how they work, issues, and desired features are welcome! Comments from the original thread: Edward Morbius Moderator +Shelenn Ayres: If you could expand on the types of calendar integration you have in mind? Say: Event scheduling. Alarms. Adding to/checking others' calendars. Launching actions (chats, videos, etc.) Anything else you're thinking of. Shelenn Ayres +Edward Morbius example: Friendica has an event calendar available in the default UI. Any event any of my contacts create will show up on my calendar. It is also optionally exportable so that others can download my calendar. Reminders are available and time zones adjustable. There are only two things lacking so far: image button for event posters and recurring event capability. The former is handled via theme so that is not an issue. We have to see if the latter is in the next release or still...

Outreach Work For G+ Migration: Time Is Of The Essence Summary: I have now reached somewhere up to seven million members of G+ specifically concerning G+ migration. This is in formal terms. In actual terms the number is of course a small fraction of that. However - and this is important - the signal propagates broadly and sometimes very actively so much is actually accomplished in real terms. By me. And also by myself. There is a partial connection and very small win for a very major group G+ Beautiful Pictures . I give that communication below. It is an example for outreach where the communication is extremely constrained by formal group rules. This major group has no migration strategy. So I have contacted the owner on their group pinned thread. Of course I will always direct people here where possible. However sometimes communication is severely restricted and therefore incomplete. Discussion: I spend much of my waking hours working on communication and social issues. Like ...

First successful automated reposts of converted G+ takeout archive content to my diaspora account (kugelfish@diasporing.ch): - link sharing example: https://diasporing.ch/posts/fd3c0cb0e2c50136ed0b7a163e59d8f4 - photo sharing: https://diasporing.ch/posts/2603692 - cats: https://diasporing.ch/posts/201826e0e2c30136ed0d7a163e59d8f4 https://diasporing.ch/posts/fd3c0cb0e2c50136ed0b7a163e59d8f4

Just to know we are not the only victims. Originally shared by Jean Carle (Gelth) https://gcemetery.co/

Perhaps we could convince Google to change it's mind and keep Google+ going.

The Mind's social platform has open and closed group functionality as well a conversation feature: What is the group 'conversation'? The group's Conversation is where you can have a live chat with all members of the group. You can navigate to this by clicking on "Conversation" under the avatar. #minds #GooglePlusAlternative #Group https://www.minds.com/faq https://www.minds.com/faq

I hate how much these "ghost town" journalists are enjoying this. They've been hating on it for years and now these smug dicks are getting to claim victory. https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/venturebeat.com/2018/12/14/probeat-google-plus-better-off-shut-down/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2018%2F12%2F14%2Fprobeat-google-plus-better-off-shut-down%2F

Discussion thread for Data Takeout Uses survey This is a free-for-all-brawl thread, have at it. The actual survey is the linked post. See: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/aGiWsnYgrhw

Discussion thread for decision-factors survey See: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/F3Vy9oh7QrB This is a free-for-all-brawl thread, have at it.

Survey: What plans if any do you have for using Google+ Data Takeout? We're looking to get a sense of what uses people have in mind for their Google Data Takout from G+. This is a free-form response survey. Describe your intended use. If you don't intend to save any data, you can state that, and why , but please no digressions as to why others should/shouldn't. We're interested in your views, not what you think other people should do. Please limit comments to survey responses. I've set up a separate discussion thread for any other responses here: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/QoTowcVZh1w Examples of uses might be: "I want to have a searchable local archive." "I want to re-post photos to a new site X." "I want to select content to be posted to my new/existing blog site." "We are moving our community to site X and want to include old metatada / content / user lists." ... or any other intents you ha...

Survey: What factors are influencing your selection for or against G+ alternative platforms and/or sites? We're trying to get a sense of what people are looking at in finding Google+ alternative platforms and sites. Rather than try to structure the format, this is going to be free-form. The survey is about factors not platforms . I'm not looking for what site or tool you're looking to use, but what you considered in choosing it. No advocacy. No unnecessary political discussion. You might mention some specific tolerance or intolerance, but avoid partisan or ideological references. E.g., "supports free speech" or "bans hate speech" would be acceptable. "Chosen platform of the Glorious Party of the Frezzbrats" is not. Please limit comments to responding to the survey only. I've set up a separate discussion post if for any discussion here: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/DCoG37WiFGQ Thanks. As examples of consi...

I thought what is the best for G+ users. But I couldn't find it. MeWe has to open user profiles. But they will not open it. Minds has to make filters for communities. But they will not make it. It's simple but they will not do it cause it's their DNA. Tumblr also has to support automatic submit for communities. This is a good chance to social media companies. But I think they are missing it. So, I can't suggest the answer to G+ users. G+ point is community. But I can't know where will they go to. If someone has got the answer, he has to suggest the best place for G+ communities. And has to ask to social media companies. I guess MeWe and Facebook is the best for G+ community owners. And people will follow it. But they are not enough. So, I guess G+ users have to be a multiple social media user. I guess some private profiles will go to Minds and tumblr. But communities will go to Facebook and MeWe. Anyway, community is the problem.

TIL: Google Sites https://sites.google.com is a website builder (compare to Wix or Squarespace), originally JotSpot, operated by Google since 2008. Came up in a Diaspora discussion: https://joindiaspora.com/posts/490b3740dfc20136c22b0218b79d8c8d I'd been completely unaware of it until yesterday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sites

We are obviously NOT all going to the same place. Maybe we should be thinking in terms of a universal label or hashtag(s) by which to find and recognize expat plussers after April.

Protocols and Networks Mr. McNoname compiled and formatted an excellent rundown of open & federated social networking protocols. This is the kind of contribution I hugely appreciate, thank you. The rest of you: benefit by this. https://social.antefriguserat.de/index.php/Protocols_and_Networks https://social.antefriguserat.de/index.php/Protocols_and_Networks

Google Plus is shutting down earlier than expected. This means that there is less time to look for a good alternative than we thought there is. https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/google-plus-shutting-down-april-1203085769/

Took me long enough to get 2way communication to work with hubzilla, but it is now working. I can still be found on diaspora, but if hubzilla works like I think it will, I will be migrating to it. Join my server if you like, or follow me there: Please join my community on Hubzilla. 1. Register at any Hubzilla location (they are all inter-connected) https://hub.tftsr.com/register 2. Enter my Hubzilla network address into the site searchbar. sarman@hub.tftsr.com (or visit https://hub.tftsr.com/channel/sarman ) 3. Click [Connect] https://hub.tftsr.com/register

Ok... Established a (very, very empty) presence on MeWe. Will probably be on G+ until the last nail falls off. mewe.com/i/jamescoleman8 http://mewe.com/i/jamescoleman8

I just created a MeWe account and haven't done anything with it just yet but already have a problem with the privacy options. I don't mind allowing contacts to share posts and chats but it'd be nice if the site understood the difference between sharing text and sharing/downloading photographs. Not everyone will agree but I'd prefer to keep as tight a lock on my photos as possible.

G+for business users? Didn't I read in one of the press analysis that much of G+ would be left if a person were signed up as a business user?

A thought and question G+ was a cost free 'app'. Google made nothing from advertising. Could a new app , G+ like with subcommunities, be developed if we were to move away from the free model?

I paid a visit to the Google+ Exporter Dropbox download site ( https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jkaut9054xzwd1e/AAAkXT7j7I8qi7ryMJqBx0oxa?dl=0&lst= ) but didn't recognize a Linux installer. I'd have expected an rpm, deb or tar. What format? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jkaut9054xzwd1e/AAAkXT7j7I8qi7ryMJqBx0oxa?dl=0&lst=but

Look, please, Update ? For Blogger ? Originally shared by Friends+Me There's a new Google+ Exporter release 1.4.1 Fixed app crashing for users with an empty database. Download from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jkaut9054xzwd1e/AAAkXT7j7I8qi7ryMJqBx0oxa?dl=0&lst= What's New: * FIXED the app crashed when the database was empty * FIXED G+ network communication timeout increased to 15 minutes #GooglePlusRefugees #GooglePlus #Google+ #DataLiberation #DataExport

You had me at #BLOGGER thanks Friends+Me Originally shared by Friends+Me There's a new Google+ Exporter release 1.4.0 Embed.ly support for Blogger exports. Link preview that looks really nice. Download from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jkaut9054xzwd1e/AAAkXT7j7I8qi7ryMJqBx0oxa?dl=0&lst= What's New: * NEW links attached to Google+ posts are exported for Blogger with embed.ly widget since Blogger does not support link preview natively. Looks really nice. #GooglePlusRefugees #GooglePlus #Google+ #DataLiberation #DataExport

a) This is irrelevant to the sunset, has nothing to do with it, not connected B) how could they not be connected? same corporation, same time, same issue! c) Don't be evil. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/11/google-tvc-full-time-employees-training-document

Why are people here screeching at the services that aren't "perfect" as a replacement for Google+? Nothing can replace the features and community G+ had and I accept that. And this is a good opportunity for change, so, cough cough joiN REDDDIIIIIITTTTT

Data Migration: If you have problems -- Bug Reports The #PlexodusWiki Data Migration page has been updated with instructions on what to do if you have problems in creating a data archive. That's mostly bug-reporting, not troubleshooting. Do report issues via feedback, and do report them to the Google+ Mass Migration or the Google+ Help communities. Feedback information is being processed and acted on, and we've seen changes made to the process as a direct result. There are also G+ member-volunteers compiling and feeding reports to Google engineers working on data takeout issues. Please try to formulate your issues in the form of Expected Behaviour and Actual Behaviour, and include a concise but detailed description of your issue. Make clear the issue is with the Google+ Data Takeout archive. A suggested feedback template is: Short title-like description of issue Longer description of issue Expected behaviour: Concise result you expected. Actual ...

Latest release from Friends+Me Google Collections can be best set at Blogger (by Labels) - With unlimited opportunity for creativity Test, Consider and Guide. Originally shared by Friends+Me There's a new Google+ Exporter release 1.4.0 Embed.ly support for Blogger exports. Link preview that looks really nice. Download from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jkaut9054xzwd1e/AAAkXT7j7I8qi7ryMJqBx0oxa?dl=0&lst= What's New: * NEW links attached to Google+ posts are exported for Blogger with embed.ly widget since Blogger does not support link preview natively. Looks really nice. #GooglePlusRefugees #GooglePlus #Google+ #DataLiberation #DataExport

Recommended Practices: What you should be doing NOW, mid-December 2018 edition In light of both the elapsed two months of the G+ sunset and Google's "expedited* April 2019 shutdown, we've updated our recommended practices. The outline's the same, urgency is greater , and we've added a few contact resources. These are recommended practices you should be doing NOW. As of December, 2018, given the announced shutdown of Google+ effective April 2019, time is rapidly running out. If you have not already begun the steps below, start them now. You, your Circles, and your Communities should: Exchange permanent contact information with contacts and groups. Make a pinned Profile post, it is easiest to find. Update your profile "About" page with forwarding addresses. Any addresses you don't want public can be shared in private Circles or Communities, or directly. Help other refugees find you on other platforms by referencing your Google+ profile/n...

Let me start this by saying that I'm not a programmer. I have done the Google Takeout as html and find that it just offered links to posts - not what I had actually written. To access that, I would have to log in and go to the community. Once Google + shuts down, I won't have access to those communities or those posts. What are my options? I'm sure this has been covered, and I apologize of I've overlooked it, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Good news for Federation fans. Matrix (or more specifically, Synapse) servers are now visible on the The Federation info website at https://the-federation.info/matrix%7Csynapse . The website collects lists of servers for various federation protocols (like Matrix, ActivityPub, Diaspora, etc). If a server outputs usage information, it also shows some historical information for servers and projects. Currently the information available from Synapse on the site is just version, availability of registrations and (obviously) domain name. If you want to register your server, check https://the-federation.info/info for more details. Tips also welcome on how to register other Matrix server projects and how to get more data out of servers. https://the-federation.info/info

I have been worrying about servers melting the polar ice caps and global weirding since I landed on social media fluff. Infinitely more so when, in a time of minimalism and decluttering, people are determined to move every last little scrap of dead G+ to a new home. Time for a digital detox. For me certainly. Cape Town's electricity is mostly from polluting coal-fired power stations up north. We have been tipped back into loadshedding, and hugely grateful that pumped storage hydroelectricity can usually scrape us thru. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/technology/data-centers-waste-vast-amounts-of-energy-belying-industry-image.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/technology/data-centers-waste-vast-amounts-of-energy-belying-industry-image.html

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Using mobile devices with Friendica For the mobile device users, here is a list from the devs (there may be more in work by different people.): https://friendi.ca/resources/use-it/mobile-clients/

Who's to say another issue won't happen leading to further acceleration of G+ sunset? https://socialmatrix.us/display/78816935585c122d2fdd709671502276?f&redir=1

Pitfalls and Opportunities in Google Data Takeout I've just linked my "Streamlining Google Data Takeout for Google+" guide. This still leaves much of the process manual. My recommendation to Google is that any manual processing be reduced to the bare minimum possible. This means that either Sane Defaults or URL-based parameters for specification (or both) would help tremendously. I've made three Google data takeouts so far. * The first failed entirely. * The second failed to complete and I didn't download it. * The third I'm still downloading (it's taken >24h, given failures), and it turns out I'd not specified all relevant components. * I'm going to have to make a fourth. Streamlining the process will reduce total load on Google's provisioning systems. Google could also improve documentation though this is secondary to improving the process itself . Where at all possible, make processes that don't require documentation . (But don...

Streamlining Google Data Takeout for Google+ Just posted at #PlexodusReddit , based on the discovery (and some further experimentation) that it's possible to specify Google products on the Data Takeout request URL itself. Generating and using Google Data Takeout is complicated. We've simplified one part of the process by specifying the products you need to take out to create a complete Google+ archive on the URL. And that would be: https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout/custom/circles,plus_communities,plus_one,plus_pages,profile,stream As always, when following third-party links to Google account services, verify that the link is what it appears and does what it says. We're providing the bare, rather than a formatted link, to make this clearer. What this link does is go to the standard https://takeout.google.com site, and then specifies a custom request, with the following sources ("products") selected: * circles: Your Google+ Circles. Essentially contact in...

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres For those who want an all-in-one document about Friendica features, follow the posted link. New member (user) instructions are here: https://social.isurf.ca/newmember You can also find a list of mobile clients for it at https://friendi.ca/resources/use-it/mobile-clients/ The overall support forum can be found here: https://forum.friendi.ca/profile/helpers For those wanting to host a node, the requirements are at https://friendi.ca/resources/requirements/ Self-host node installation instructions are here: https://friendi.ca/resources/installation/ Finally, ways to contribute is at https://friendi.ca/resources/contribute/ https://friendi.ca/about/features/

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Following Tags in Friendica Tonight I made a new contact who shares a love of mine: modeling in 3D. I saw they tagged a post with the hashtag #Blender so I want to follow that hashtag. In the image, you will see what I entered in the global search box and the result. There are actually many other posts underneath their post with the #Blender hashtag in them. I like this result so I click the plus icon under my profile pic to follow that hashtag! #Friendica #tips #tutorials

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Categories vs Hashtags in Friendica I mentioned using hashtags in another post using the tag cloud. Friendica also has categories you can use as well. This is quite useful in community forum posts to categorize types of posts. How do you find them and what do they look like? The image on the left shows them just above the tag cloud in my status page or wall (found when I click the home icon). Notice the ones without the # in front of the words? Those were created when I gave at least one post a category when it was created. The image on the right shows the different colors for a hashtag versus a category. I will illustrate the usage with a community forum on another post. :) #Friendica #tips #tutorials

One week into MeWe and all I can say is it has its pros and cons. The pros seem to outweigh the cons so far, so that is good. But the cons are nasty. Literally, nasty people and racists that seem to have congregated there because they were banned from Facebook. So beware. I have already used the block feature a lot. I do like MeWe's ability to blend groups and chat, which does not exist here. Also the app is fast and performant on Android.

Google's Datacenters on Punch Cards There are several discussions going on about Google Data Takeout, and of the total demand this puts on Google. Data are not readily available, though we've got a few broad outlines. xkcd's Randall Munroe tried to pin down Google's total data archive about six years ago, in 2013, and came up with about 10 exabytes of disk-equivalent storage, and likely another 5 EB of tape. The doubling rate is roughly every 2 years, so that's probably somewhere in the ballpark of 80 EB and 40 EB now, using very rough numbers. In ballparking total Google+ data storage, I'm relying again on Stone Temple Consulting's March 2015 public user activity estimates (based on my own earlier estimates, and methodology), which suggest a core of about 50,000 highly active users, and another 1-30 million or so who are occasionally active. If the average of 50 million users has 100 MB of G+ data, that's about 5 petabytes of data, and I suspect t...

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Uploading Photos and Videos into Friendica By clicking the triangle beside my profile photo in the upper right, I am able to see what photos or videos I have uploaded. When I mouseover the + I see the tooltip that tells me that is how I upload a photo. Friendica has tooltips for everything to make it intuitive! In this case, the photos you see were automatically imported from my G+ mirror post. I will likely want to create a folder for them. Oh that is a hint! You can optionally also create folders of posts you want to save too ;)

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Sorting Friendica Network Posts Your network page is your default page that loads. What is it? Your network page is a list of posts made by your list of contacts like your home stream in G+. In this image you can see the links at the top give you options on how to sort the posts by commented last, posted last, and so on. This selection will also be remembered next time you load your network page. Quite handy!

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Adding You Blogs and other Social Networks to Friendica You can integrate your Friendica account with G+, Blogger, Twitter, and more! This image shows settings for social networks where I've added my G+ account. Every public G+ post I make shows up in Friendica after a short time. Our admin has been tweaking the time (last I remember it was 10 minutes).

Administrivia: Updated Google Data Takeout link to pre-select for Google+ products The Google+ Mass Migration Sidebar has numerous links, one is to "Google Data Takeout". I've just edited this to pre-select all products potentially associated with a G+ account, to the best of present knowledge: https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout/custom/plus_pages,circles,stream,plus_one,profile,plus_communities,plus_photos That is, the link includes: * plus_pages: Any "Pages" associated with your G+ profile. * circles: Your G+ Circles. * stream: All G+ Stream activity: posts, comments, polls, etc. * plus_one: Your "+1"s on external Web pages. * profile: Your G+ Profile * plus_communities: A listing of G+ communities. * plus_photos: Your G+ photos, organised by album. There may be more information in this selection than you need or want to keep But there should not be any G+ content that can be archived that is excluded . In other words: this...

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Who's out there on Friendica? This is a new project by one of the Friendica developers and I think it's great! Check it out :) https://dir.friendica.social/directory

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Moving a Friendica Account to Another Server One feature I love is you can sign up on any public server now to learn to use Friendica then move to your preferred server anytime! You control your existence. :) I look forward to trying it! Here's how: This is an experimental feature Go to "Settings" -> "Export personal data" Click on "Export account" to save your account data. Save the file in a secure place! It contains your details, your contacts, groups, and personal settings. It also contains your secret keys to authenticate yourself to your contacts. Go to your new server, and open http://newserver.com/uimport (there is not a direct link to this page at the moment). Please consider that this is only possible on servers with open registration. On other systems only the administrator can add accounts with an uploaded file. Do NOT create a new account prior to importing your old settings - uimport should be used i...

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres Finding Contacts on Friendica Your profile information helps people find you. Other people's profile information helps you find them. When you pull up your contacts page, you may find suggested friends! You can also search by topic, specific users, or the public user directories including support and other community forums.