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

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Post by nametoremember » Sun, Jul 03, 2011, 7:51 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #13

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".

It certainly is a feature. I often browse Facebook on a netbook which has a smaller screen. Before, photos didn't fit on my screen. Now they do.

You'll notice that Google+ has the same type of viewer.

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

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Post by nametoremember » Sun, Jul 03, 2011, 7:52 PM UTC

pessimist wrote: post #40

https://plus.google.com/104560124403688998123/buzz?tab=mX looks legit based on the people he's following. Mark doesnt look very happy :-).

Check Scobles updates. The account is legit and not surprising. Do you think nobody at Twitter has a Facebook account and nobody in Google has Twitter or Facebook?

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

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Post by nametoremember » Sun, Jul 03, 2011, 7:57 PM UTC

Caballera wrote: post #73

So far Google+ is rather boring. Probably cause I only have 9 people on there and no one is posting anything other then their new profile picture and a test post. Other then that it's been quiet. Meanwhile on Facebook where I have many more "Friends" it's business as usually, same number of post etc. I'm sure it'll take a long time for Google to catch up, I just don't see most people moving to Google+.

There's nothing wrong with your comment and yet it is downvoted. What's going on?

Anyway, I think Google+ will stay around and replace/fulfill communication needs for a lot of people but it won't beat Facebook. People LIKE seeing everything their friends post - even if they complain about it.

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

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Post by thetylerhayes » Thu, Jul 07, 2011, 5:40 AM UTC

mblarsen wrote: post #86

city41 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah but the key difference is G+ is pushing Circles upfront and hard from the get go. They are also implemented far better than anything Facebook has done along these lines. To truly get the benefit of Circles, not only do I need to be able to take advantage them but all my friends need to be using them too. If everyone is on board and using Circles effectively, the amount of noise overall goes down, and signal can…

.. oh yeah and of course. What about, intersection? Friends intersected with Work.

Tim Bray touched on this/math/permutations recently as well: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/07/04/Google-plu...

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

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Post by qaexl » Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 7:49 PM UTC

qaexl wrote: post #45

saulrh wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it certainly can be overcome with UI, it would require some massive changes to Facebook Agreed here. I've known for a long time that Facebook had near-identical groups functionality, but the interface is simply so painful to use that I barely even notice it. G+, on the other hand, has created a simple and intuitive privacy interface, and everything clearly shows who can see it. They haven't just made privacy an impor…

There's a persistent myth that Facebook Group is the same as Google+ Circles. They are nowhere near each other. In fact, Google+ does not have the equivalent of Facebook Groups, unless you count in the older Google Groups. Facebook Group is closer to Google Groups or Yahoo Groups or any one of the dozens of forum-type sites. You create a space in which people join. It creates a venue. Google+ Circles is much closer t…

I didn't think about this until I saw these slides: https://plus.google.com/photos/100238778462210489846/albums/...

Friends List sounds like the same as Google+ Circles. However, FB Friends List requires both parties to accept friendship, whereas Google+ Circles does not. That's a fundamental difference in the resulting social dynamic.

Besides, I agree with Vincent Wong. G+ really isn't about social.