I can see this doing better than Wave and some of Google's previous failed projects. However, while it may provide some decent competition for Facebook in the long term, I don't see it becoming the number one choice of internet users unless, as Avana said, it provides some sort of "awesome" service that doesn't already exist. The one area that I can see Google do a great job of selling itself is the issue of privacy, but I don't think even that would have much of an impact, given that most of the people who have been upset at Facebook's privacy issues have been those of us nerdier folk.

Basically: meh.

Looks like Google is definitely putting more chips out there for Plus: the services Blogger and Picasa will now be integrated into Google+, rather than remaining separate entities:

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The transition from Picasa and Blogger to Google Photos and Google Blogs will occur “in a month to a month and a half,” we’ve been told. The date aligns with the likely public launch of Google+. Mashable has been told to expect the public debut of Google+ on or before July 31. The date is important because it’s the day all private Google Profiles will be deleted.

http://mashable.com/2011/07/05/goog...asa-rebranding/

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Originally posted by ziptnf LinkedIn is most certainly used for Academic and Professional social networking, why do you think they are centered around a "resume" type layout?

That's what I said in the post you quoted...

Basically Google+ is a glorified chat room. Or at best, social networking for cliques.

I think it's only practical to use it for special interests, like projects of any sort, fan clubs, groups, etc.

I think part of the fun of facebook is being able to share something to everyone (except those you don't want), and have friends from lots of different circles see what's going on in your life or interact with the same link you post, etc.

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Originally posted by nefardec probably because it sucks and is really flawed yet and they don't want millions of people to laugh at it and discount it and then switch back to their facebook tab. The thing with facebook is that when it came out it did things no one did. The really useful thing about it was that it connected people at school socially. I was a freshman at cornell when it came out to the ivy league schools and at that point it was a way to meet people at school that had the same interests as you, and also every weekend it had a list of parties (before the cops started checking it). Anyone who wanted a social life at school (especially freshmen who were just getting to know each other) generally had a facebook. Eventually people got hooked on stalking each other, and kept using it, and facebook expanded to many schools. At first the networks were separate but then you were able to friend people from other schools, and people started to connect with kids they went to high school with. So facebook had established a very devoted userbase who had a good functional reason to use the website. Then they opened it up to everyone, and since there was a devoted userbase, it faciliated rapid growth and social interaction.

Yes, we all watched The Social Network.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi Yes, we all watched The Social Network too.

never seen it

Decent movie, even if it did play fast and loose with the facts.

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Originally posted by Tasty Onions Decent movie...

Ok.

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Nothing. I thought it sucked for a multitude of reasons and just felt like being a dick.

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Originally posted by bananas lol, "getting" that's like Stu "getting" bald

Nope...

Age is just a number so I'll be old when I feel old...

But I am on my way... Getting...

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by nefardec are we talking about firsts or are we talking about the golden age of chat rooms?

That was my first, although I didn't join any afterwards...

I found it to be quite lame...

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by idoru Nothing. I thought it sucked for a multitude of reasons and just felt like being a dick.

You dick.

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