>If anyone wants a google+ invite let me know :)

There is clearly a lot of interest here in Google+.

Here is a mostly glowing review by the estimable David Pogue of the New York Times. He has been called, fairly enough, an Apple Boy, but this shows he will praise other products as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/technology/personaltech/google-gets-a-leg-up-on-facebook.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=david%20pogue&st=cse

I can't mention his name without citing his classic comparison of Windows Vista and Mac OS X.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaIUkwPybtM

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