+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted March 2, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted March 2, 2015 Google+ officially splits into Photos and Streams Future of Hangouts still uncertain Google is splitting Google+ apart, breaking the social network's photo element away from what it's now calling "Streams." Bradley Horowitz, a longtime Google VP of product, announced that he had become the new lead for both new products, Google Photos and Streams, in a post on Google+ today. Horowitz steps into the role vacated by David Besbris, who took over the top job at Google+ less than a year ago. Horowitz says that he's now running Google's Photos and Streams products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradient456 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 whats up with neowin that says Google+ is dead but infact photos and hangouts are split from the service. and there are all these stupid people who never look at the article and go straight to comments section wraith808 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 What are streams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradient456 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 What are streams? Thats google +. It 's called stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thats google +. It 's called stream ah so google plus as a social network is no longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 ah so google plus as a social network is no longer? They changed from Google+ to Steams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradient456 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 ah so google plus as a social network is no longer? Nope. It was always called stream. but it had additional features like Hangouts and Photos but now the Hangouts and photos are split from Google + wraith808 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Ok I am now officially lost... Nope. It was always called stream. but it had additional features like Hangouts and Photos but now the Hangouts and photos are split from Google + link6155 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradient456 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Ok I am now officially lost... The Google+ had 3 features 1.Social networking 2.Photos 3.Hangouts now Photos and hangouts is going away from G+ and it will be INDEPENDENT service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 In other words, Google+ is being broken up into it's three components. They will each fail or succeed on their own. As a single social network like Facebook it's dead. It's now more like Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Agreed, but Google + will remain as "google plus!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'm all for this break up. I like all the three parts of the current G+, but when using any of them I never felt that the other two were actually necessary (or even actually related) to my interaction with that app. I use G+ for the communities, but I don't use hangouts to interact nor share my galleries with them. Hangouts has a lot of potential, and I think it's development has been lagging because of the constrains of it's association with G+ as a whole. IM apps are either almost ubiquitous or nearly irrelevant, and there's no way you can get all your contacts aboard if the service has strings attached (it's hard enough already to be relevant without those, just ask Telegram). It's now more like Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp... G+ (the social network part of it) has always been a bit more like Twitter than Facebook, maybe more as a natural development than by design: you won't usually get a steady (if existent at all) stream of posts from contacts, it's more likely that you'll associate with like minded people through communities or follow people who's post you find interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 As long as I can disable Streams and keep Photos, that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 why an't they just leave something alone... plox it's hard on us webmasters and PR people!! we gotta change stuff everytime google decides to change clothes more then a woman and more than taylor swift changes boyfriends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 In other words, Google+ is being broken up into it's three components. They will each fail or succeed on their own. As a single social network like Facebook it's dead. It's now more like Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp... I don't see Hangouts failing, it's basically Androids version of iMessage and it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 what about the G+ dependancy on youtube??? that is gonna eff stuff up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 what about the G+ dependancy on youtube??? that is gonna eff stuff up!!! Maybe that will get dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 but it will jack with accounts... AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! also tons of services I use rely on G+ logins besides YT!!! the site owners now got TONS of work on thier hands and all this for.... NOTHING! just becuase google wants to change thier damn minds again! Bored hipsters shouldn't run this kinda stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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