The End of G+

Most people probably couldn't care less about the end of Google Plus. Some will laugh. It's been the butt of many jokes. But I really like the potential it had. It was like Facebook and Twitter merged together, but without a lot of the BS of either of those platforms. Plus I liked it's integration into the larger Google suite of tools.

I also liked its integration into the larger Google suite. I get it was struggling, and there was a security breach. But if it was just because of the breach, which didn't reveal nearly as much serious data as other sites that are still running, that makes little sense. The feeling many people have that this was an excuse to announce a pending plan to close the platform makes more sense.

Who knows where it might have gone if it had caught on with a larger number of people. I hope they at least leave what's already there as an archive rather than totally wiping all of the photos, art, discussions, etc. people have posted over the last several years.

Here's to whatever fun alternative social media platform comes next...