Something new from Google: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/google-communities-and-photos.html
As you probably know we already have a Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/+openoffice A Google+ Page is primarily a one-to-many broadcast tool, like a Blog or a Twitter account or a Facebook page. There is also opportunity for users to respond back and comment on our posts, or share or forward our posts, but it is centered on what we post. These accounts are our voice as project. In addition to these accounts, there are more community-oriented accounts. For example, Facebook has a concept of a "Facebook Group". This is more of a discussion forum, with members having an equal voice on topics of discussion. We have a Facebook Group for OpenOffice that Raphael has been moderating: https://www.facebook.com/groups/338330086179568/. With the announcement of Google Communities, Google has created an analog of Facebook Groups. We now have the opportunity to have that kind of discussion forum experience on Google+. I've reserved a Google+ Community with the name "Apache OpenOffice. We should decide what we want to do with it. 1) One view is that we should concentrate on a small number of social networking platforms and require users to come to us if they want to engage with us. 2) Another view is that we should fully engage with every new platform that comes along and be liberal in the platforms we engage with. 3) Another view is that we should preserve the option of participating in all platforms, experiment with new ones, see what works, and concentrate on the platforms that are most effective. Personally, I'm an advocate of approach #3. We cannot predict what "the next big thing" will be, so it is worth experimenting with new approaches. So if there are no objections, I'll continue preparing the Google+ Community for Apache OpenOffice and create an announcement. I could use help, of course. So if anyone wants to be a co-moderator, send me your Google ID. It helps if you already have some experience with Google+. Regards, -Rob
