So last week in a fit of #nerdrage I deleted my Google+ account, it's a long story but there are many trolls and I decided I had had enough of reading about guys wanting to bend my fiancee over.
So I was left with squat, when I reinstated my account, my circles were gone as were my posts. A Google+ enema if you like, I was cleaned out. As a beginning, I recircled everyone I could think of that I interact with regularly, I'll let the rest grow organically.
So I decided to conduct a little experiment...
I had both my Facebook and Google+ up and running, why not engage where I choose. Amy tends to cross post between both Google+ and FaceBook so I engaged where I thought the interaction was better. I would look at her posts and comment/+1/Like as I saw fit.
Given this was a relatively small sample of posts, only a couple days worth. I found my self engaging with her more on FaceBook than I did on Google+. So I started to wonder why.
On FaceBook, I can be more open about our relationship, folks comments in general were more respectable, people seemed 'nicer'. Not to say she doesn't happen to have that on Google+, but interspersed with all the decent folks, there are a ton of assholes. Not just the crude and crass, but a wealth of folks who have an appalling superiority complex, "Don't post that crap here, it belongs on FaceBook" is a comment I see regularly. Why people even feel the need to comment is beyond me, are they the Google+ thought police or something?
FaceBook seems more social than Google+, it also has its faults. Reaching people I've never met is harder for me. Google+ provides me access to millions of people I haven't met yet :). There is a lot of good content on Google+, and I've met some great people I would never have met otherwise.
The conclusion I eventually arrived was that there is room in this world for both, and I'll tailor my engagement to both platforms. My posts and engagement will go to where I think they are best suited.
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