• Ars Technica, Monday, August 8, 2011 11:59 AM

After a month with Google+, Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng is completely sold on the service's unique ability to compartmentalize social media interactions. "I was one of the first people to loudly declare that you can do the same thing on Facebook, but so few people know this that it's basically a nonexistent feature," Cheng writes.

"That's the problem with Facebook. With Google+, sending out certain updates to some people and other updates to other people is right at the forefront of the experience. You are always asked to make a conscious decision about your social circles."

Before her all-immersive month with Google+, Chen might have agreed that Google's service was Yet Another Social Network (YASN), and one led by the company behind the spectacular privacy failure that was Google Buzz. As such, while her ultimate embrace of the network should encourage Google, Chen's initial reluctance should serve as a sign that users won't likely give up their Facebook addictions lightly.

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