Google + (project 3)

So i set out to make use of google +, the new social network set up by Google. Here's a link to my google + page - https://plus.google.com/?hl=en
 My intention was to see if I could use it to make healthy relationships with others and perhaps get the word out about some interesting things in my field.  The google +1 (ap?) system that google has was a very interesting system to me. I could find various things I found important, and +1 them to let others in my circles know.
Also I had hoped that the Hangout system would allow me an easier time with communicating to my friends. I had a few problems with all of these.

For starters googles +1 system worked half of the time. When I was eager to share things I would go out and +1, I noticed that my links didn't pop up from anywhere from 1 hour to 1 day after I +1'd them. That was kind of dissapointing considering it severely limited what I could do with the system by just adding this huge arbitrary timer to it. I understand Google + is in beta still so perhaps its just one of the many kinks they need to work out. I had +1'd about 4 different artists website I could find with a note on my status about putting out some cool sites that everyone should check out, I don't think a single person has looked at them yet =(

Also i was able to create and link a google Buzz account, which to me, is like a ghetto twitter. In fact they give the option to link your twitter account with your Buzz in order to have a steady output of information. No one is really going to use two systems like twitter after all, its just not something people would want to do. However, I couldn't, I guess no matter what computer i use i just get an error when trying to link the two. So my Buzz is basically dead since i'm only really using twitter.

The hangout system didn't work for me either, I tried with a friend of mine on google+ and we couldn't get the video chat up and running. After awhile they just sort of gave up and we came to an agreement that google + just needs some more work done, but they did want google+ to become the next big thing when it comes tosocial networking sites, and I think google has the funds to absorb others like facebook/myspace and twitter. The option to limit feeds was however very nice, so you weren't bombarded with information about people like you are on facebook. However this also has the negative effect of making your +1s and links in buzz kind of pointless if no one else wants to see them.