Infographic: Facebook vs Google+

I have spent a week on Google Plus (and quite a bit longer on Facebook) and haven’t really formed an opinion yet because most people I know still aren’t on Google Plus.  Until it’s open, and everyone can join, it’s hard to get a real feel for which you like better.  They both have their features, and many of those are very similar.

One indication may be that we have seen an inundation of tools that allow Facebook users to migrate their content over to Google Plus.  Is that an indicator that those on Google Plus prefer it?  Or, is it simply the newness of of Google Plus that is fascinating people?

Until the day that Google Plus opens to the world we will see endless comparisons.  I recently came across one that seems a lot more comprehensive than the others I have browsed through.  The folks over at The Tech Addicts put together an infographic that does a great job of illustrating the features of each service.  View it for yourself below and see what conclusions you can draw from it.

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Infographic: iPhone vs Android

While Android started off very slowly from it’s debut, it has become the leading smartphone OS.  Google recently claimed 500,000 activations per day.  Of course, their biggest rival in the market is Apple’s iPhone.  So, how do they stack up in a head-to-head comparison?

Tech Heavy recently published an infographic illustrating what a comparison of the two market giants looks like.  They hit the highlights, such as carriers, price, keyboard, screen size, battery, and durability.  Apple fans won’t be particularly happy by the findings, but most of the information in not really open to debate.  Keyboards, of course, are a personal choice, and durability is subjective, but thing like price and screen size don’t leave any room for argument.

You can view the infographic below and draw your own conclusions.  Put in the comments, because we would love to know what you think.

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Google+ Gets a Desktop Client – You Don’t Want It.

Twitter popularized the desktop client for social networking with third-party software such as TweetDeck.  With the introduction, recently, of Google+ and Google’s release of a mobile app, but lack of a desktop version, I had wondered if third-parties would jump in to fill the void.  I had planned to install, test, and write a review of a new Google+ desktop client called Gclient today.  It is the first one that I have seen.  However, along the way, I did some research before installing it.

The first clue was the convoluted installation instructions that I found.  There are none on maker Abelssoft’s website, but a third-party site gave a walk-through that involved such red-flags as “You want to fill out your e-mail address and full name, then click “Get free unlock code now.””

With that, I decided to check Cnet reviews and found that the app rated only 2 stars, with reviews such as “This is exactly what you don’t need!!”, “Don’t use this!!!”, and “Disaster”.  Not exactly what you want to hear about a software app that you thought would be useful.

Thankfully, I hadn’t installed it, and it sounds like nobody else should either.  It’s a lesson on why proper research is always in order before downloading and installing ANYTHING from the web.

Tags: Desktop client, google, Google Plus

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