Google officially ends forced Google+ integration

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Forced integration was one of the most annoying things about using google... shame it's too late for me now!

This is really awesome. Now, I feel great about creating all new profiles for all my google stuff. Now they have my business. If other people think the way I do, then Google made a really good decision with this.

After the recent troubles for some of our members, this:


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seems particularly relevant...

I was under the impression that the real name policy on Google+ had been dropped a while ago.....unless it means historically..

Edit: Good news for German Facebook users.. http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9072257/facebook-real-name-policy-germany

Edan wrote: I was under the impression that the real name policy on Google+ had been dropped a while ago.....unless it means historically..

Edit: Good news for German Facebook users.. http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9072257/facebook-real-name-policy-germany

It might mean historically, I think it does...

But, Id never seen it in print anywhere... You (Edan) said something about it the other day and I was unaware of it when you said that, cause I use me real name, lol, and when I saw it confirmed, I thought Id repost/recomment on it...

Jestor wrote:

Edan wrote: I was under the impression that the real name policy on Google+ had been dropped a while ago.....unless it means historically..

Edit: Good news for German Facebook users.. http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9072257/facebook-real-name-policy-germany

It might mean historically, I think it does...

But, Id never seen it in print anywhere... You (Edan) said something about it the other day and I was unaware of it when you said that, cause I use me real name, lol, and when I saw it confirmed, I thought Id repost/recomment on it...

I knew I wasn't going crazy , this is from last year... http://marketingland.com/google-drops-real-name-requirement-apologizes-delay-91303

Now we need to help Facebook do a similar thing.

baru wrote: Now we need to help Facebook do a similar thing.

No. Facebook shouldn't. Facebook is intended as a space for people to be themselves online and started as a site restricted to college students. When they opened it up to the general public, their reasonings for the use of real names were the same as they were before, among them transparency and safety. Facebook has the right to do whatever it wants with its service, not least of which because by using that service, you agree to allow them to exercise that right.

Google should also, internally, maintain however it wants. The issue with YouTube (and the reason G+ integration sucks for it) isn't about privacy at all; it's about branding. There are many YouTubers who were forced to divulge their names who didn't want to, but there were just as many (if not more) who didn't mind giving out that information on their own as long as they could maintain their channel branding, which they were not allowed to do. It was forced, it was unnecessary, and it hurt views. That's why it was a bad idea for Google. It's still a very good idea for Facebook.

I never stopped using my pre-google youtube account. This is great.