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In response to "something i'm unclear on: lets say I like Facebook. why do i need this? -- nm" by TFox

Because it's easier to post things to select groups. In Google Plus I can post things to STers that don't get posted to family or to colleagues. I can

Posted by mara Jun 30 '11, 11:17

post things to colleagues that don't get posted to STers or family. Etc.

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FB does allow that already in the status box. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:21 10
- They do? I'm not seeing it... -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:24 9
  - It's new-ish (within the last 12 months?). When posting, look to the left of the share button - ty97 Jun 30, 11:25 8
    - goes back further than that. There is an icon there (mabye a lock symbol) that lets you pick which groups will see your status. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:28
    - My groups are not listed there, but I know I am in a couple of FB groups. -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:27 6
      - Facebook doesn't include groups in the security drop down (hence their failure here). You go to the group page to post a status just to the group -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 11:27 5
        
        really? they used to. I can't see it from here. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:28 4
        
        Facebook considers the group to be an entity, not a filter and as such only things posted directly to the group show up there -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 11:30 3
        
        except, I have several groupings where I put a default setting that filters my status updates. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:35 2
        
        That would be pretty neat. I never knew you could do this on FB... -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:37 1
        
        I've been using that setting for several years. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:42
I wonder if Google is positioning themselves with regards to FB's privacy policies, as well? Like, having better more private settings? -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:19 3
- remembering the launch of Google Buzz, I'm thinking probably not. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:20 1
  - But the limited release of Google+ would seem to indicate that they might have learned from Buzz -- nm - JD Jun 30, 11:24
- *default* settings -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:19
You technically can do that with Facebook Groups but I see how Google has made it easier/simpler -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 11:18 1
- I'm hopeful this will push FB to get its shit together on the circle concept -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 11:24
Yeah, this feature may be exciting for other people but I'm totally unexcited by it. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:18 8
- (Like, if I want to post something to STers, I have ST. If something is just for family, it's my family; we talk. Then there's everyone else.) - TFox Jun 30, 11:23 6
  - I think it's also going to be a good way to have threaded conversations, share links, share photos, etc. with my dude -- a circle of one. -- nm - mara Jun 30, 11:34
  - Here's my example...I have a Circle that's just my Scout Pack. So if I have something for just them, the rest of my people don't have to see it. - Jim Jun 30, 11:31 1
    - Yeah, I still like e-mail for that, I guess. But maybe we're trying to kill e-mail? I dunno. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:32
  - Well, it's true -- I don't see it being all that useful among STers, since we have ST. But most people don't have ST and will find this an easy way to - mara Jun 30, 11:27
  - I created a Facebook group for my neighborhood the other day. I find it useful as I can post news articles just to them about our street being paved - oblique Jun 30, 11:27
  - Don't be takin' ST for granted, now. If G+ or whatever other platform turns out to be all that and a bag o' chips, off ST will go. - con_carne Jun 30, 11:26
- Free video chat if you have friends overseas. -- nm - Amy Jun 30, 11:19

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