Circle-Creator: Steve Jaszczak

2011-12-28 12:33:33

29 Profiles, 0 Reshares, 2 +1's, 0 Comments

A Resolution For 2012Warning: Long post!Earlier today, I was having an interesting conversation with ...A Resolution For 2012

Warning: Long post!

Earlier today, I was having an interesting conversation with +Coenraad Loubser about Google and the the potential of Google+. The conversation was sparked by a "devil's advocate" type post that - considering how much of a Google fanboy I am - certainly managed to get my attention!

It got me to thinking about the role of the user in all of this; the question of how much influence we can have in shaping the product that Google+ becomes. Coenraad made some excellent points about the potential of Google+ to be an extremely powerful knowledge-sharing tool. And I absolutely agree!

For me; that is where the true magnificence lies in the future-state of the Google+ platform. The knowledge we can acquire by interacting with people from around the world; from different backgrounds and different social circumstances, is truly awe inspiring.

I believe in the vision of a social and intellectual web of connections that could arguably do more good than anything on the internet that has come before it. It's not just about the dissemination of information; it's about the acquisition of knowledge. Anyone can read a book; but I believe we learn more through practical experience and interaction with others.

All that said, it's the responsibility of everyone who shares that vision to make it a reality. The clever coders at Google can provide us with the platform; but we can help provide the inspiration for those lines of code by being vocal and demanding of the service WE want.

How can you help?

For starters; you can add a few of the Googlers who make things happen to your circles (shared circle included below). Engage them in conversation (whether that conversation is specifically about Google+ or not). If you consistently use your voice; you might actually get heard!

Know who is in charge

Everyone who cares about the Google+ platform should have +Vic Gundotra in their circles. He's the head honcho who can make things happen. What's more; he reads all the comments on his posts (and often the +mentions of him). You may not often get a response but it pays to be vocal with Vic around. Then of course there is +Bradley Horowitz who reports to Vic. Always worthwhile commenting on his posts.

Maybe you have ideas about the mobile app and the games section? +Punit Soni is the guy for that!

Think you have an idea to improve Hangouts? +Chee Chew is the boss of that.

But there are plenty of people working on the Google+ project that I'm not going to mention right now. Check them out via the shared circle below. Community managers like +Natalie Villalobos are always worth mentioning because they somehow manage to read all their +mentions!

Open Circle on Google+

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  1. Larry PageVerified in Google
    United States

    5,780,769 followers
    0 following


    Average
    313 comments per posting
    497 reshares per posting
    2770 +1's per posting

  2. Followers on 12/27/2011: 1,022,598
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 1,044,352
    Follower difference: 21,754 (2.13 %)
  3. Vic GundotraVerified in Google
    United States

    4,371,316 followers
    0 following


    Average
    69 comments per posting
    130 reshares per posting
    693 +1's per posting

  4. Followers on 12/27/2011: 722,256
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 743,834
    Follower difference: 21,578 (2.99 %)
  5. Sergey BrinVerified in Google
    United States

    3,818,525 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  6. Followers on 12/27/2011: 663,917
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 682,286
    Follower difference: 18,369 (2.77 %)
  7. Bradley HorowitzVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    2,870,025 followers
    1,629 following


    Average
    24 comments per posting
    31 reshares per posting
    172 +1's per posting

  8. Followers on 12/27/2011: 382,528
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 398,412
    Follower difference: 15,884 (4.15 %)
  9. Matt CuttsVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    250,889 followers
    200 following


    Average
    32 comments per posting
    26 reshares per posting
    151 +1's per posting

  10. Followers on 12/27/2011: 150,432
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 150,634
    Follower difference: 202 (0.13 %)
  11. Natalie VillalobosVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    195,878 followers
    0 following


    Average
    53 comments per posting
    20 reshares per posting
    115 +1's per posting

  12. Followers on 12/27/2011: 108,029
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 108,500
    Follower difference: 471 (0.44 %)
  13. Louis GrayVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    182,326 followers
    1,354 following


    Average
    10 comments per posting
    19 reshares per posting
    85 +1's per posting

  14. Followers on 12/27/2011: 81,704
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 82,191
    Follower difference: 487 (0.60 %)
  15. Brian RoseVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    144,968 followers
    125 following


    Average
    8 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    36 +1's per posting

  16. Followers on 12/27/2011: 67,778
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 68,137
    Follower difference: 359 (0.53 %)
  17. Kelly EllisVerified in Google
    United States

    99,353 followers
    0 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    22 +1's per posting

  18. Followers on 12/27/2011: 81,026
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 81,245
    Follower difference: 219 (0.27 %)
  19. Andy HertzfeldVerified in Google
    United StatesFacebook

    75,690 followers
    518 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  20. Followers on 12/27/2011: 60,391
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 60,492
    Follower difference: 101 (0.17 %)
  21. Punit SoniVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    69,668 followers
    556 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  22. Followers on 12/27/2011: 50,092
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 50,279
    Follower difference: 187 (0.37 %)
  23. Eric SchmidtVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    64,613 followers
    0 following


    Average
    29 comments per posting
    19 reshares per posting
    107 +1's per posting

  24. Followers on 12/27/2011: 30,623
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 30,792
    Follower difference: 169 (0.55 %)
  25. Yonatan ZungerVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    62,747 followers
    2,103 following


    Average
    41 comments per posting
    30 reshares per posting
    92 +1's per posting

  26. Followers on 12/27/2011: 36,301
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 36,358
    Follower difference: 57 (0.16 %)
  27. Vincent MoVerified in Google

    60,648 followers
    1,309 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    42 +1's per posting

  28. Followers on 12/27/2011: 48,250
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 48,633
    Follower difference: 383 (0.79 %)
  29. chee chewVerified in Google
    United States

    59,185 followers
    0 following


    Average
    10 comments per posting
    9 reshares per posting
    32 +1's per posting

  30. Followers on 12/27/2011: 39,959
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 40,112
    Follower difference: 153 (0.38 %)
  31. Shimrit Ben-YairVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    53,636 followers
    1,159 following


    Average
    62 comments per posting
    125 reshares per posting
    247 +1's per posting

  32. Followers on 12/27/2011: 42,191
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 42,322
    Follower difference: 131 (0.31 %)
  33. Dave CohenVerified in Google
    United States

    53,306 followers
    1,291 following


    Average
    12 comments per posting
    13 reshares per posting
    47 +1's per posting

  34. Followers on 12/27/2011: 43,048
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 43,207
    Follower difference: 159 (0.37 %)
  35. Dave BesbrisVerified in Google

    52,564 followers
    744 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    6 reshares per posting
    45 +1's per posting

  36. Followers on 12/27/2011: 42,736
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 42,793
    Follower difference: 57 (0.13 %)
  37. Melissa DanielsVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    50,790 followers
    0 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    11 reshares per posting
    59 +1's per posting

  38. Followers on 12/27/2011: 33,484
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 33,542
    Follower difference: 58 (0.17 %)
  39. Andy RubinVerified in Google
    United States

    49,140 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  40. Followers on 12/27/2011: 32,332
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 33,341
    Follower difference: 1,009 (3.12 %)
  41. Jeff HuberVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    46,176 followers
    0 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    9 reshares per posting
    53 +1's per posting

  42. Followers on 12/27/2011: 40,702
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 40,736
    Follower difference: 34 (0.08 %)
  43. Matias Duarte

    35,518 followers
    241 following


    Average
    47 comments per posting
    51 reshares per posting
    372 +1's per posting

  44. Followers on 12/27/2011: 15,866
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 15,914
    Follower difference: 48 (0.30 %)
  45. Kimberly JohnsonVerified in Google
    United States

    35,192 followers
    571 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    28 +1's per posting

  46. Followers on 12/27/2011: 25,461
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 25,536
    Follower difference: 75 (0.29 %)
  47. Evan Steinberg
    United States

    14,978 followers
    641 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  48. Followers on 12/27/2011: 12,939
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 12,956
    Follower difference: 17 (0.13 %)
  49. Andy SzybalskiVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    1,932 followers
    206 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  50. Followers on 12/27/2011: 1,767
    Followers on 12/29/2011: 1,776
    Follower difference: 9 (0.51 %)

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