0. Google is continuing down this slippery slope of making me never want to use them again… I have 20 Google Apps accounts, some of them paid for with over 50 users each… I try to sign up for Google+(I got an invite) and none of my Google Apps accounts work with it because Google has disabled profiles for Google Apps users. This is extremely annoying, but is what everyone else is complaining about.

1. So I go to youtube to see what gmail address I was using, and magically Youtube has suggested my profile name be Johnuxtv? I may have signed up for an account called that, but I assure you I haven’t used it in YEARS. In the past(yesterday even..), I would sign in with johnux@johnux.com and it would automatically switch to my @gmail account. Now it says, my email address is permanently linked to Johnuxtv, which apparently is a profile I’ve never used before! Now my actual Youtube account filled with favorites, subscriptions, videos, comments etc… is completely detached from my domain.

COULD YOU GET ANY MORE ANNOYING!!!

Here is how I see it…
Youtube was better before Google acquired it. No sign in restrictions…
Youtube wasn’t the best video hosting service, but it had a catchy name. To this day many other video services are cleaner, easier to manage, and all around better. They just lack the BILLIONS of videos Youtube now has.

2. Google+ may be awesome, but forcing Gmail accounts down everyone’s throats is lame. I was able to sign in to Google+ using my business Google Apps account and it worked right away. Google+ is truly great, but there are some issues…

3. I can’t sign in using the Android app. It ALWAYS says I need to be invited but I’ve been invited hence how I’m able to use Google +. If I figure out why, I’ll share it.

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