With Facebook having at best a casual attitude toward privacy, I like the thought of a network that puts user control front and center. Having said that, I haven’t seen Plus yet, so I’ll reserve judgment. From the outside looking in, the big difference between Plus and previous offerings (Wave and Buzz in particular) is that I’ve heard uniformly glowing reviews, and downright excitement, from some of the same people who panned Buzz and Wave.

Google better move fast on this, though, while the buzz is high. I think with Wave, some people lost interest after not getting in for a while.