William Shatner
aka: Captain James T. Kirk
Commander of the Starship Enterprise Emmy Award winning "Boston Legal" actor, William Shatner, was apparently booted from Google + temporarily. There has been no actual reason for the fleeting lockout of Shatner from the site, but the only logical reason is administrators thought this Captain Kirk was an imposter.
Shatner took to his
Twitter to let fans know that his departure from the site wasn't voluntary or justified. Not too long after his page was restored, but not without a few snips from the actor.
Using several social media platforms is apparently all the rage, as Shatner continued to let his annoyance with Google + be known through his
Google + circles saying, "I am back plusers I still do not know what happened but I will refrain from saying hello again for a while just in case. My best, Bill."
But, Shatner's removal from the site should actually a reassurance to users: It shows how tight Google's security is. The new social media site doesn't allow pseudonyms and makes very certain that those on the site are who they say they are on the site, unlike other social networks.
Google + is making a meteoric rise with a reported 10 million registered users according to CEO Larry Page. However, making enemies with celebrities is not a good idea, no matter how well-intentioned the act was. And, the heavy reliance on algorithms -- possibly the same ones that locked Shatner off the site -- could lead to its demise.
Click here to read a warning by former MySpace CEO Tom Anderson on TechCrunch about relying too heavily on algorithms.
