Why Google+ is anathema to college journalism

Full disclosure: I am predisposed towards creeping. My house has exceptionally thin walls, which I credit for developing my eavesdropping skills at an early age. The rise of social media has only made creeping easier, and I do it unabashedly. I probably know more about your Internet persona than you do.

Anyway, here is reason #72 that I dislike Google+:

Even people who are in my circles can hide things from me. (Granted, you can do this on Facebook too if you know how, even to your friends, but not many people do.) In all reality, this is probably a good thing, as my creeper tendencies should not be indulged. However, it makes it very hard to track down tips and get a sense of the general community mood towards various topics.

Reason #68:

As of now, my "news feed," if you can call it that, is essentially an RSS feed of links to content that have no coherent theme. There are no personal touches or true "status updates," if you will, aside from the occasional "OMG Google+ <3." As a result, Google+ is an awkward mashup of Twitter and Facebook. Not loving it.

Reason #107:

There are no events. Facebook users, given their addiction to Facebook, tend to make Facebook events before announcements show up in campus-wide emails or on the events calendar. Facebook events, as strange as it sounds, break news. On Google+, I don't get any such tips.

Bottom line: news travels slower.

If you know me, you know I cannot stand slow.

UGH.