Google + again

[jliddil]

Now you can do invites via a link:

https://plus.google.com/_/notificati...%3AbYBHEFwTYU0

[StarshipPhoto]

How do you request OTHERS to add YOU to THEIR circle?

[jliddil]

Google + operates a bit differently from say twitter. I suggest you take a look at this:

Google+: The Survival Guide for a Photographer's Paradise | Colby Brown Photography

If a person has their profile set to show the "send e-mail" button you can then send them a request.

If you add someone to your circle they have the choice when they see the notification to add you or not to their circle(s). I don't add everyone. Or I had them to my Not Sure circle. I then watch what they post, don't share with that circle and then block them if they are not someone I want to have in a circle.

[MindyRaeL]

Thanks so much for this. I've been looking to get an invitation and see what all the hub-bub is about.

[jliddil]

There are certainly a great number of pro and semi-pro photographers sharing their work. I am amazed at what I see.For me the food photographers are a really great thing. There is a critique circle in the works to support amateurs.

I also use it extensively for science related materials since that is my day job.

I like it better than facebook since it does not have all the game stuff and other clutter. Circles make security and sharing easier in my view. If you have issues with the TOS I encourage you to view The Grid Live episode 18. I think they cover things pretty well. There have actually been quite a number of discussions around the set up and do folks worry about image sharing. Personally as an amateur I'd be flattered if someone wants to sue my image as a wallpaper.

I also think at this point Chrome is the better browser for g+ as it has extensions that allow different views and even sharing on twitter and facebook. That may change since I am more of a firefox user.

Read the guide I previously linked to.

Keep in mind that this is still beta and things are changing every few day as google adds features.

Feel free to add me to your circle

JD Liddil