This feeling came to a head when I went to add more people to my Circles (“Groups,” and don’t try to convince me that any of the differences are meaningful) and saw nothing but pictures of people I’m already Friends with, LinkedIn to or Following, often with the same damn mug shot.

Ohh, look, I can add Alyssa Milano to one of my Circles! I wonder what I’ll get from her on Google+ that I can’t by following her on Twitter? Oh, right, nothing.

I will watch you, Google+, because I must, because you’re Google and it’s part of my job. But I don’t have to like it, or should I say, +1 it.

According to comScore, Google Android’s share in the smart phone market almost doubled between Q4 2009 and Q1 2010, indicating the proliferation of Android-powered phones in Christmas stockings last year. Indeed, traffic from Android devices to the mobile version of Apartments.com (where I work) saw a similar spike during the month of January alone. Here’s comScore’s breakdown:

1. RIM (Blackberry): 42.1 percent, up 1.3 percent

2. Apple: 25.4 percent, down 0.1 percent

3. Microsoft: 15.1 percent, down 4 percent

4. Google: 9 percent, up 5.2 percent

5. Palm (NSDQ: PALM) 5.4 percent, down 1.8 percent

The rant here, though, is directed at RIM. Blackberry continues to dominate in smart phones, yet their app and browsing experience are so shoddy. And, thus, they are missing out on the tremendous opportunity that mobile browsing and app development presents. In the end, that hurts all of those consumers who use Blackberries and content providers trying to reach them.

Please, RIM, put a little more effort into the browsing and app store and let your channel flourish as it should.

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