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I dont fully agree with what you're saying. Although you do raise very good points, we can just look over at Apple and see that most mass consumers are just gobbling up this type of approach. I feel Google can amend and adapt their approach to make it valid for many years. One would of thought that Google.com alone wouldn't of lasted as long or been as popular as it is... And to that point, Google already revolves around one central idea... it's search engine. And that has evolved and adapted with the need of the end user in a very good way.
I got Google+ today, and I do have to say, that at least from a design standpoint, it seems like they are keeping it a bit like its own service. Google+ might just be the social slice of the Google lineup. I do hope this is the way of things. I'd hate to see a creep that leads to the scenario I waxed about.
Like I imagined, it is very good. Better than I expected, in fact. I honestly will be closing my fb account shortly. I really dislike the 'friending' method. It doesn't reflect daily life, IMHO.
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I poked around on it a bit. It seemed nice. It was spartan, and elegantly addressed the main privacy conerns I have with fb via 'circles'. It is the complete non-alignment of virtual to real life relationships on fb that are the reason why I post almost nothing there.
We'll see if I use G+ more, though I already can effectively communicate with my friends and family. I think that the real useful feature for G+ would be custom circles, so I could turn G+ into a mini social network for say, my indoor soccer team or whatever. Maybe you can do custom circles, I haven't messed with it too much.
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You might be right. The fact that Google has gotten where it is when other search companies have not, suggests that Larry and Sergey are very strategic thinkers. It's reasonable to think that they have considered these issues, and have ideas about how Google can take on something so expansive and yet remain innovative and dynamic. Using Google+ might provide more insight. However, serving people's social needs can be so damned demanding.
It's an interesting company, and I hope it stays that way.
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alain250sxf · 4919 days ago · link ·
"It's an interesting company, and I hope it stays that way."
Definitely agree, and I also hope it does.