Google+ and it's Golden Ticket.

I've made crucial mistakes on Facebook, Twitter, and even on my current love YouTube, simply by not being an early adopter. Early adopters usually have a leg up when it's time to capitalize on the web, because they have had more time to establish an audience. Think about the term Twitter celebrity, at one point in time, not so long ago, nobody would have thought that Twitter would be able to generate an income for it's most popular users. The same applies for Facebook, and YouTube, wherever you can create an audience there is money to be had.

So lets make three things painfully Clear

1. If you are an internet entity you should join Google plus, because as we the internet race into Google's open arms in record numbers, the odds of your visibility, and consumer engagement (as an entity/Business) increasing becomes much higher.
2. If you adopt on to a platform early, and it becomes insanely popular in the near future, you had precious time to establish an audience. Which makes you look like a prime candidate to engage in any type of profit sharing.
3. Once Google opens it's doors if the current demand is any indicator, there will be plenty of new people looking to interact with every and anyone on their platform. So even if Google+ ultimately flops for the moment it will be the new hot thing online (Remember Xanga, LiveJournal, AolChat, Myspace? They all had their time). As a Content generator, I must admit for me that would be heaven.

I see this as the Golden opportunity to be one of those highly coveted early adopters. I want to plant my roots in the new social network, and within the next 2 - 5yrs if it is as successful as it's projected to be, I will reap my benefits. If however Google+ flops (Because we all remember Google Wave and Google Buzz) I would have only lost an investment of time, a gamble I am willing to take.

Essentially what Google has managed to do is create an organized riot. The internet is literally being flood with requests, and blog posts on how one can get an invite into this social network, and Google is adding fuel to that fire by keeping everyone out. Google+ is such a tease. By keeping it's legs closed it essentially has made itself more attractive. Google+ has it's buzz, consumers follow the buzz, business follow consumers, and then money begins to change hands.

As for Google plus eclipsing Facebook, I'm not sure if that is going to happen. What I do know is that Facebook had plans to funnel the entire web through itself, Google+ is the response. If Google could speak I'm sure it would say "Silly Facebook the internet will be funneled through Google" because it almost literally already is.

Either way I will not fall behind, and I hope you don't either. The race is on to find the Golden Ticket!

Leave a comment if you currently have Google+ and let me know what you think. If you don't have it let me know if you do, or don't want in.

Cheers and Early Adopter Teddy Bears!