100% was. I mean look at the modern usage of Instagram.
You have your Instagram, then your close friends list on Instagram. Then your finsta. And the close friends list on your finsta.
All of these are just g+ circles.
You have your Instagram, then your close friends list on Instagram. Then your finsta. And the close friends list on your finsta.
All of these are just g+ circles.
The advantage of FB was also that you saw content, whereas on Google+ everyone would have it locked up and you couldn't see it, great for the less popular types.
Circles feature was also marketed the wrong way. The G+ ad showed a lady bad-mouthing her boss in a circle that doesn't include him. Who's gonna put that much faith in the separation? The entire point of a finsta is that it's not a supported feature, so you can believe that it's totally separate and also has a different name. You'd use the finsta to bad-mouth your boss, if you're a weirdo who friends their boss in the first place.
Parts of it made sense, maybe a bit too early, not enough people using it.