So I posted on 3 of my social networks the question that if you could only chose ONE social network to have and to hold and give up the rest which would you chose? I posted it twice. The first time G+ took 61% of the vote. The 2nd time I asked I added, “what if all your Facebook family and friends where on G+. The 2nd results were 85%, bringing the average up.
All in all the feedback was overwhelmingly Google+ which when you think about it is pretty amazing since its still in beta and not everyones friends are on it. On the first question, one thing most Facebookers cited was they said FB because their family and friends where on it. This may of course change as more people get on G+. Even more interesting where the numbers of responses. See below:
Posted on G+: G+ 46 Facebook 7 Linkedin 4 Twitter BIG ZERO
Posted on FB: G+ 8 Facebook 14 Linkedin 1 Twitter 4
Posted on Twitter: G+ 1 No responses for any others. Google really showing strength here as better feedback engagement than Twitter.
Total G+ 55 FB 21 Linkedin 5 and Twitter 4
Pretty surprising given how new G+ is, it took 65% of the vote in the end. Notice how Linkedin beat out Twitter. I think there would have been less Facebook if I’d asked on first question, the assumption that peoples friends and family would be on G+ eventually.
If all your family and friends will eventually be on G+ too which one would YOU chose – tell me in the comments below.
Might be Google+ because as a social web developer I’m getting tired of building businesses tied to Twitter accounts and waking up to suspensions for sometimes aggressive marketing. I wonder how Google’s policies will evolve on the subject of policing its clients, and bouncing them from this new network?
That’s very interesting. I would be curious as to the demographics and more so the “tech” knowledge of the people who responded, but at the end of the day, Go Google+!!!.
It’s really tough to review a social media platform in which I haven’t been ‘invited’ to participate… I’m keen to try it, but I can’t even say I’d prefer it over the others b/c I haven’t even used it yet, and very few people I know have used it. So old FB/Twitter remains the choice of we unwashed masses.
Patricia if you want an invite to G+ click this link: https://plus.google.com/i/xoI3RFZhifo:mHUdsHWpeyQ
I use different social networks for different things. If I had to choose one, I’d go with Twitter.
Interesting results Chris… we ran a similar Poll on the ThePollTaker.com website, FB won as well, followed by Twitter… here are the results:
http://www.thepolltaker.com/poll/43/If-you-could-use-only-one-social-network-which-one-would-it-be
If you would be interested in doing a poll through our site, let me know on Twitter @SetSocialDotCom or email us contact@thepolltaker.com. We support deploying a poll to FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr… and hopefully G+ eventually.
Interesting
I like Google but I love Twitter.
Definately I feel calmer and more organized on Google|+ FB stresses me out.
I feel more calm and focused on Google+ then on FB. Easy to post on Google from anywhere.
I guess it depends upon your following, but I don’t see masses moving to G+ unless FB does something stupid.
The survey is obviously unscientific. Here are my observations:
1. You have roughly 9800 people circling you on G+; and only 3444 fans on your FB Business Page (I know, you have nearly 5000 friends but I can’t find the survey posted on your own wall). So, twice as many people would see it on G+ if EVERYONE looked.
2. WHEN did you post? “We,” as in Social Media & Tech Geeks spend lots of our ‘business hours’ on G+; Facebook, which has a much more diverse base, is used more frequently early morning and at night.
I LOVE G+ – love the images, the circles and everything that YOU love. But it seems that ‘we’ are too willing to bury Facebook when we have no idea if it’s G+ is going to grow.
My 2 cents in case you’re going broke.
I haven’t spent as much time on G+ as I’d like. My G+ account is calmer, but I’m building it with expertise I didn’t have when I started out on FB. Twitter still is great for a quick news read.
Yep it’s unscientific. Just a poll.
It could speak more to the quality of your network and followers given that response back from Twitter. I have 2 Twitter accounts, one I grew entirely organically, meeting people, networking and engaging. The other I built through the use of following tools. Both have about 1,100 followers, but they couldn’t be more different with regards to engagement. The first is built on a solid foundation, the second is built using hot air.
I posed this same question to my first account and I got Twitter 5, FB 3, G+ 1, all responses within 5 minutes. Obviously this is very unscientific as you mentioned, but I do believe it does speak a lot to the quality of your followers on Twitter. The people I engage with are passionate about Twitter and not afraid to talk about it. I personally wouldn’t give up Twitter for anything, it is easily the most handy and useful of all the social networks, in my opinion.
I’m shocked at the results. Truly shocked. I jumped on G+ and loved it right away. People, strangers, were flocking to me like a moth to a flame. Plus I found as many Twitter friends as I could (can’t provide a specific number for you, though) on G+ and my circles seemed tp grow exponentially. Of my 300 FB friends, I only got 4 to accept an invite, better than the 2 that I could previously convince to try Twitter. To this day I’ve never seen one of the six of them on G+ ot Twitter since the initial log-in. I’d say I stuck with it and pretty much abandoned Twitter for about 3 weeks. Even with a little over 600 people in my circles, specifically designed for my career and interests, it went exactly nowhere. And it was boring. I’m back on Twitter and I picked up right where I left off. I’m honestly not sure if I believe you did a poll or you’re a G+ plant. I check my account daily and all I get are Spam or X rated accounts or some guy that doesn’t speak English. And I have over 600 people (most of whom I do know) in my circles!
Interesting SMM survey. Maybe not enough submits to be statistically significant, but noteworthy all the same. I suspect, once G+ Business Pages become available, these numbers will weigh more heavily to G+ again.
I have Facebook account and deleted over 800 people who were not family and went blithely went on to Google+. It didn’t take me long to regret deleting all those people. Now I am on G+ with a lot of strangers. They seem to pop up all the time. Every time I post something, some idiot responds that I should go back to Facebook if I am going to send out drivel. It is like I cannot write anything without being wrong. Of course, I took them out of my circles.
Now I seem to be being bombarded with things like sex pictures and obscene language. Not my favorite. I guess it didn’t take long for the pervs to get on G+. Probably end up being another MySpace.
I do like some of the beautiful photography I have seen.
Personally, my all time favorite is Twitter and I cannot see that changing in the near future.
Definitely prefer twitter. 140 characters is less stressful and easier to keep up with. Hilarious, educational, great finds on twitter.
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@Gary Brant — Why would you want to, as you say, engage in “sometimes agressive marketing.” Potential customers are more likely to become customers if you don’t approach them to aggressively, but first have a relationship w them. Then if they want to buy something from you, they’ll become a customer. Trust me, a potential customer will know if you’re trying to strong arm them. It’s a big turn off, so that’s why it just doesn’t work. Just speaking from personal experience — I don’t like marketers who are forceful with me. If I am not talking about you or your tactics, then I ask you to please forgive me for making this reply comment after your comment. If it’s not you, then I’m making it to marketers in general.
I would chose the best social network for my means
Not surprising, since Google has been watching the social media landscape and learned from everyone’s mistakes which allowed it to develop really easy to use and feature-loaded social network. It’s just a little late in the game. I love G+ but don’t spend too much time there, since most conversations center around how great Google + and Google is compared to everything else. Or, maybe I should start circling non-techys!