Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today

Post by nkassis » Sun, Mar 13, 2011, 10:23 PM UTC

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Don't know if Google really gets social. You really need an addictive core product that people are dying to spend hours and hours on. Can Google really make a social networking product that goes viral with teens and college students (and then others)? I wouldn't bet on Google developing a social hit internally. I think their best bet might be acquisition of something that's already taking off, like FourSquare of Inst…

Why is it necessary that the product demand "hours and hours"? I don't have a Facebook account because I simply see no need to be bombarded with invitations, connections, "friends", etc. I specifically WANT something people just use to stay connected in a way they find palatable. Almost by definition anything that people obsess over will never have me as a member. I can't be the only one.

Post by rkudeshi » Sun, Mar 13, 2011, 11:50 PM UTC

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No one uses Google Reader? Is that in general, or among people who understand and use RSS?

Among my friends who work at Google and are avid consumers of RSS feeds, all hate Google Reader. In fact, I heard murmurs about how incompetent the Reader team is/was and how it's not up to snuff compared to other products. I use it, but I hate it. I'm just too lazy to find something better and port my feeds over.

Post by localhost3000 » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 1:12 AM UTC

mhb wrote: post #122

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I have a Facebook account but I barely check it, I just can't get addicted to it. I find the experience annoying, the site is a total mess, looking for your friends list takes major efforts for example. Why does it ask me to login to a bunch of site to import friends instead of showing me my list of friends? The messaging system is terrible. Why can't they work at turning that into a more gmail type of experience. My…

I find the experience annoying, the site is a total mess, looking for your friends list takes major efforts for example. Yeah. It's ridiculous that there isn't an obvious link for your friends list when you log in. My daughter enlightened me to the unintuitive sequence of clicking Profile and then Friends.

Post by true_religion » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 5:30 AM UTC

georgieporgie wrote: post #114

Legion wrote: post #112

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No one uses Google Reader? Is that in general, or among people who understand and use RSS?

Among my friends who work at Google and are avid consumers of RSS feeds, all hate Google Reader. In fact, I heard murmurs about how incompetent the Reader team is/was and how it's not up to snuff compared to other products. I use it, but I hate it. I'm just too lazy to find something better and port my feeds over.

Post by GiraffeNecktie » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 10:22 PM UTC

true_religion wrote: post #127

georgieporgie wrote: post #114

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Among my friends who work at Google and are avid consumers of RSS feeds, all hate Google Reader. In fact, I heard murmurs about how incompetent the Reader team is/was and how it's not up to snuff compared to other products. I use it, but I hate it. I'm just too lazy to find something better and port my feeds over.

Out of curiosity, what's wrong with Google Reader?