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roundsquare  ·  4641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Google+ got right what Facebook got wrong.
You know, I thought the same thing to at first. But my friend showed me that you can actually do this with facebook. I.e. you can limit your messages to only going out to certain groups. The real difference between facebook and google+ on this issue is that google+ puts this in the center of your field of vision. What I mean is that (to use facebook terminology): friending someone happens when you put them in a group whereas, in facebook, you friend people and the groups are an afterthought. You can see evidence of this in the interface: you drag people to a circle or click on a circle to put them in. You never click "accept."

One thing, however, is potentially problematic. Facebook requires bilateral agreement between the two parties before there is a live feed. I don't believe that's true with google+, if I put you in my circle you will see what I share with that circle unless you consciously opt-out. This, I think, has potential for abuse.