Now, live on Google+

We've had our Facebook page for a while, but you'll notice by the new badge to the right of the page we also get to be one of the first Google+ pages. Read on for a bit of a long story about where Opine is headed, why, and what you can do about it.

There's always been a niche of the internet that I haven't quite been able to fulfill. I tried early on with a companion website (now incorporated fully into our main website) called Watch where I'd take the news of the day and present it directly. I felt that the continuous stream of news would all too quickly run our more thoughtful pieces off the front page.

I thought that some permanent feeds would solve that on the left hand side. But analytics show us that not many people followed those. And besides, even if you did you wouldn't get our unique and always interesting perspective on them.

Then came Facebook, which we dabble in. Its more of the type of thing that works best for immediate news releases. However, Facebook itself was a deluge of rowdy commentary that we would rather not be a part of. You know us, we like a good debate and have always encouraged them, but sometimes that can give people the wrong idea. We are here to debate and learn, I'm more than willing to have my thoughts scrutinized if you are too. But complaining isn't scrutiny, and defamatory comments are not critical thinking.

While our presence in Facebook will remain active as a sort of repeater for our main articles, I believe Google+ will be our spot for news feed. We aren't here to make fun of what we link to, or find the softest pitches to swing after. Our feed is interesting news and commentary with just a refreshing thought to chase it down with.

Our Blogger page will remain our place for essays, our thoughts born from more fleeting conversations as we continue to discuss these issues across the internet. We can even start hangouts on Google+, just like the good old days when I was asked to help host a radio show or two.

So we have the fleeting, the more stable ... what to do about those posts we've made long ago that are still relevant today? In any activism you can get tired of saying the same thing over again, but repetition is needed. Every new audience is fresh and they need you on the top of your game. Our longstanding readership might get bored of hearing it over and over again. What to do ... what to do ... ;)