On Jan 23, 2013 4:46 AM, "Daniel Schwen" <lists@schwen.de> wrote:

Unfortunately at this point the Google+ API is ''read-only''. So it is
not feasible to develop social media clients that automatically post
to Google+. I guess that is what Andrew et al meant.

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Nkansah Rexford
<nkansahrexford@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Andrew Lih wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:25 AM, Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan
>> <yuyu@wikimedia.hk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> besides, I think the biggest problem is the Google + still didn't open
>>> its API for sync post
>>> so usually, WMHK's messages are sync on Twitter and Facebook, but google
>>> +...
>>> anyway we try to find a smart way to deal with that
>>
>>
>> This is basically the reason -- G+ doesn't play nice with others like
>> Facebook and Twitter.
>>
>> So besides being third to the race, they're also limiting their exposure
>> by not providing an API.
>>
>> -Andrew
>>
>
> Not this kind of API you're looking for on a platform like google+? What
> else you're looking for?
> https://developers.google.com/+/
>
>  So besides being third to the race, they're also limiting their exposure by
> not providing an API.
>
> Are we the one not using the API , or they don't provide the API?
>
> Its just a point of correction though. ;)
>
> Putting all things said above aside, at least, just as WMF/Wikipedia/some
> wiki chapters have got a g+ page, it will be nice for wikimania to have one
> too. Whether g+ is lagging behind or is a loser, at least, they deserve a
> wikimania page, at least.
>
> For an individual, i think its a personal preference to join g+. but for
> wikimania, i think there's no excuse about that.
>
>
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>
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