2 Short comings of Google+

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I really like Google+. I like it much better than Facebook. There are though two features that I really miss and I’m sure I’m not the only one:

Short coming 1: Exclude streams

I have a bunch of circles: Friends, Family, Followers and there’s also the public one. So here’s the usecase. I post an interesting blog post about project management. I set visibility to public. This post will also appear in my Family circle. I’m 100% sure my dad and grandma don’t care about that (they actually get annoyed by it). So I would like a feature that allows to specifically exclude circles, but still have the post be public.

Short coming 2: Modify the default stream

When I open Google+ in the morning the stream is filled with crap. I could block all those people, but then again I’m not seeing anything from them. I would actually like to sift through the extended stream when I have more time. That said. It would be really helpful if the mainstream could be customized, so that it shows only the posts from the circles I want. That way I can ensure that I actually don’t miss important information.

  • ARMitice

    Comming 1: But if they read with a differnt account you did not exclude? I think you cannot exclude people from publicity.

    • Anonymous

      That’s partially right. It should though be possible to exclude circles. By excluding I they could still have access to it, if they go to my stream, but they don’t see it in their stream. I’m thinking for example of a family circle. I don’t believe my dad would want to see all technical stuff I’m posting.