Dear Google, Re Google Plus

Dear Google,

You're missing the boat on all the social chatter on Google + by not dedicating resources, whether they be human or computer, to getting more people in the beta.  I realize there's a fear of unwittingly violating some privacy law or something but generating pent up demand for a tool that requires social interaction won't work.  In other words, don't use the Nintendo Wii strategy for a tool that requires humans to interact because if there's no one to interact with, the early entrants will leave and never come back.  Don't "wave" goodbye to this excitement.

Adam

Updated 7/22/11: I finally got in. thanks google!

Facebook = The Party

With Facebook on its seemingly endless quest of world (aka Internet) domination, it's no surprise to see people wanting out of the machine that it has become. It seems as though Google searches show that this is true, people do want out. The number of times people search for "how do i delete my facebook account" is on the rise according to Google's Insights for Search.

Denied From AdSense

When I first launched this blog, I was clicking through the various options and found a link that said, "Monetize". *It's hard to miss because it's one of the main tabs at the top. I clicked through and applied, filling out all of the required information and was denied! The error I received was "Difficult Site Navigation."

I think this was reported because at the time, I didn't even have my first post up so Google's automated system must have thought there were no links and therefore no navigation. I realize that this blog will never have the traffic of a perezhilton or an engadget but I thought, "after I get some content up, I'll reapply or ask them to re-review my site."

Maybe I need a privacy policy? Maybe I need to "own" the site for 6 months or longer? Maybe I don't have a "content rich" site? Again, I know I won't get the traffic to even make any dollars but now it's more of a quest.

I tried the help, the forums and the online form but to no avail. It seems as though this is an issue that falls outside of the standard issues and therefore there is no automated help for it. I hate automated help systems. They assume that your problem will fall into some predetermined bucked and that the system can answer it all for you.

Well it's not working so I'm asking if any readers (if there are any out there) know where or how to find the answer.