Google has begun cleaning up its recently launched Google+ service, and in doing so, it’s deleted some legitimate users’ accounts. Those with dumped accounts include a user calling himself “Dylan M,” who has the Twitter handle @thomasmonopoly, as well as Limor Fried, A.K.A. “Ladyada.” Dylan M. was among several people who used various Google services and purportedly lost all their data as a result of being struck off Google+, for one reason or another. Google+ head honcho Vic Gundotra told blogger Robert Scoble that he’s trying to set a positive tone with the cleanup.
I am one of the millions (?) waiting for a Google + account. They seem to be attacking the major reason I avoid Facebook like the plague... awkward 'opt out' privacy settings.
With this article and a couple of others, I am getting the impression that they are emulating rather than fixing Facebook's random, unannounced rules and feature changes.
Without a clear appeal process or at the very least a way to 'recover' (download) files, photos, email, etc. in the event of being 'delisted', I cannot trust Google to hold the 'digital life' of my clients (or mine).
In fact, they have dropped to my 'Cannot Recommend' list for clients.
While losing the life of a grad student is egregeous, exposing a small (or larger) business to such arbitrary actions would be just irresponsible on my part.
Dang..... just when I was getting comfortable with Google services as a viable option for business, they pull a stunt like this.
Guess I can quit watching my email for my Google + invitation.
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Google+ Name Game: Who Are the Biggest Losers?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari July 25, 2011 11:56 AMGoogle has begun cleaning up its recently launched Google+ service, and in doing so, it’s deleted some legitimate users’ accounts. Those with dumped accounts include a user calling himself “Dylan M,” who has the Twitter handle @thomasmonopoly, as well as Limor Fried, A.K.A. “Ladyada.” Dylan M. was among several people who used various Google services and purportedly lost all their data as a result of being struck off Google+, for one reason or another. Google+ head honcho Vic Gundotra told blogger Robert Scoble that he’s trying to set a positive tone with the cleanup.
With this article and a couple of others, I am getting the impression that they are emulating rather than fixing Facebook's random, unannounced rules and feature changes.
Without a clear appeal process or at the very least a way to 'recover' (download) files, photos, email, etc. in the event of being 'delisted', I cannot trust Google to hold the 'digital life' of my clients (or mine).
In fact, they have dropped to my 'Cannot Recommend' list for clients.
While losing the life of a grad student is egregeous, exposing a small (or larger) business to such arbitrary actions would be just irresponsible on my part.
Dang..... just when I was getting comfortable with Google services as a viable option for business, they pull a stunt like this.
Guess I can quit watching my email for my Google + invitation.
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