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Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by rryan »

theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

> at the end of the day, all your profile are belong to us.

Tell that to MySpace?

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by hook »

theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

This may just be my favourite HN comment of all time.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by blhack »

reso wrote: post #8

Facebook's response to Google+ actually took place last summer and last fall. I was an intern there at the time, so I got to see it. Google Me, as it was known at the time, was clearly Google's first serious attempt at moving into social, and everyone was a little bit nervous. So, Zuck declared "Lockdown" for sixty days. "Lockdown" was a term from Facebook's early days, which meant when they had a serious competitor…

Was the new photo viewer really looked at as a "feature" by facebook staff?

It seemed to me like it was facebook's way of saying "we're sick of being a free image host".

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by zdrtx »

theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

I really doubt that this guy works for Facebook.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by kelnos »

reso wrote: post #9
theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

You may want to rephrase that last sentence. I doubt it was your intention, but it sounds a little arrogant.

It may, but I think it's a refreshingly honest view. Facebook -- perhaps rightly so -- feels like they have people locked in to their service.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by gigawatt »

clarkbox wrote: post #10
theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

" and at the end of the day, all your profile are belong to us." i think this is the exact sentiment that makes FB vulnerable in many ways. as i user, i dont want a company controlling my personal bits that just shits on the user base with an arrogant attitude "we have your personal info already". What drives internal innovation if everyone goes around thinking "fuck these fish in this barrel"

Assuming you meant "vulnerable." If so, agree completely. If the company that Facebook overthrew, with hundreds of millions of users, can lose over 90% of its value in a few years, there's no reason Facebook is immune.

Facebook's new motto: It's like fucking fish in a barrel.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by jcfrei »

theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

it won't be for long until people realize what amount of information facebook collects - and that it shouldn't be allowed to do so. privacy might not be such an issue right now, but it will be in the future. the consequences will be simple - the government will intervene and limit the amount of information facebook (or any social network / service / etc.) can collect. don't get too excited about your employer...

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by reso »

clarkbox wrote: post #10
theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

" and at the end of the day, all your profile are belong to us." i think this is the exact sentiment that makes FB vulnerable in many ways. as i user, i dont want a company controlling my personal bits that just shits on the user base with an arrogant attitude "we have your personal info already". What drives internal innovation if everyone goes around thinking "fuck these fish in this barrel"

I doubt he actually works at Faecbook. I can assure you that is not the sentiment prevalent in the office.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by ctide »

theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

"Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but will Google be any better? Any legitimate complaints that I've heard are either something we're resolving or is an inherent problem that any social networking site will face."

I would argue that Google will be better because it's clear they've made privacy the most important part of their offering. By making circles one of the topmost items, they take something that most people don't even know Facebook can do (post statuses to specific groups of people) and make it the standard method of sharing. While it certainly can be overcome with UI, it would require some massive changes to Facebook to make it anywhere near as prominent as it is with G+.

Re: Anyone working at Facebook: what happening at Facebook on Google+?

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Post by andrewmunn »

zdrtx wrote: post #14
theblueadept111 wrote: post #6

My opinions are my own and I can't speak for Facebook as a whole (or in any capacity, really, which is why this will forever remain an anonymous post). I think Google will gain some traction initially, but what we're working on in my group is light years ahead of the Facebook you see and use today, and probably not the same direction that Google is (or can be) heading. Yes, we've had our stumbles with privacy, but wi…

I really doubt that this guy works for Facebook.

Actually he sounds like a fairly typical Facebook Brogrammer.
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