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Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by keeeeeeeeen »

unreal37 wrote: post #19
nhebb wrote: post #14

Alternate title: "How long it took Google+ to reach 1.3% of the number of Facebook users"

I'd like to see the graph of how long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 100 million users. Oh wait, Twitter and Google+ aren't even close to that. Google+ is still a novelty. That doesn't mean it won't eventually become something useful, but right now I have 20 people in my circles, and not one person posts anything. It's more accurate to say there are 10 million accounts on Google+, not users. Users imp…

I'd really like to see this distinction made in the future (if possible). X thousand free app downloads or Y million signups says nothing about how many people are actually using a product or service. These numbers speak more about virality than suggest anything about long term use.

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by bengarvey »

unreal37 wrote: post #19
nhebb wrote: post #14

Alternate title: "How long it took Google+ to reach 1.3% of the number of Facebook users"

I'd like to see the graph of how long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 100 million users. Oh wait, Twitter and Google+ aren't even close to that. Google+ is still a novelty. That doesn't mean it won't eventually become something useful, but right now I have 20 people in my circles, and not one person posts anything. It's more accurate to say there are 10 million accounts on Google+, not users. Users imp…

Wikipedia says that Twitter has about 200 million users. The last figure I heard a while back was about 150. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by afterburner »

JadeRobbins wrote: post #7
leftnode wrote: post #2

It's a bit easier when you already have a user base of billions. Edit: So I disagree with the article entirely, it's not interesting at all.

Agreed. Also, if it's growing so fast why does it still feel like a graveyard?!

If it helps, I'm a data point who's seen lots of Google+ activity among close and remote friends, embraced by many who were avid Facebook users (I wasn't). I can't compare it with others from my point of view since I joined other social networks late, but it seems to be doing quite well with people I know. The much feared group inertia was given a quick and solid kick by Google+ in my case.

Just thought I'd balance the comments about it being empty and inactive.

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by programminggeek »

Stupid graph, that's comparing apples and oranges. Yes products are identical, but the distribution is totally different.

Facebook intentionally was only on college campuses. It let them scale slowly and work their way up the chain so to speak.

Twitter was crushed by growth and didn't have an existing user base to tap into.

Google+ growth is impressive, but it's built on top of how many Google Accounts, GMail accounts, Chat accounts and so on? It was designed from day 1 to get to the same 700+ million users that Facebook had.

I doubt either twitter or facebook ever considered the idea of getting a billion people to use them when they launched.

Also, even more than Buzz or Wave, Google+'s only value lies in inviting your friends. So, people invite their friends. It's like a social game, it only is fun if other people play it. It is in everybody's best interest to invite their friends, otherwise you are just sharing with Google's servers. If I wanted to work on a wave, it was with 1-5 people, if I want my social network on Google+, I'm going to invite 100+ people.

Apples. Oranges.

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by matwood »

unreal37 wrote: post #19
nhebb wrote: post #14

Alternate title: "How long it took Google+ to reach 1.3% of the number of Facebook users"

I'd like to see the graph of how long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 100 million users. Oh wait, Twitter and Google+ aren't even close to that. Google+ is still a novelty. That doesn't mean it won't eventually become something useful, but right now I have 20 people in my circles, and not one person posts anything. It's more accurate to say there are 10 million accounts on Google+, not users. Users imp…

The people I follow Twitter style post a lot (almost too much). I find myself rarely checking twitter now.

About 1/2 my friends that have moved stopped posting on FB and have let everyone know they have moved. They still check FB, but only post to G+.

I've definitely seen a swing towards G+.

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by FaceKicker »

Ronkdar wrote: post #18
aditiyaa1 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thats true,part of it maybe that we were a bit tired of FB . Also there was a sense of hype around the launch of Google + which we didnt have in Wave or Buzz. Even though I use FB more than any other social networking websites, I still think many of their features suck a lot (photo album, chat). It bothers me that they have been in business for so long , but they have failed to incorporate better features . For me th…

Google Wave and Buzz were published with minimal fanfare, and used a paradigm unfamiliar to Facebook users. Google+ is so familiar, and became so quickly wrapped up with everything else in your Google account, that transitioning and participating were easy.

In Google+'s case, would you say that a single blog post on the day it launched was anything beyond "minimal fanfare"?

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by rokhayakebe »

jhdavids8 wrote: post #3
leftnode wrote: post #2

It's a bit easier when you already have a user base of billions. Edit: So I disagree with the article entirely, it's not interesting at all.

Agreed. While I really want Google+ to succeed, this means absolutely nothing. Google could come out with something silly, say an Interactive Sandwich Maker (where did that come from??), and it would probably get 10 million users within a few weeks.

As Tibbon pointed, you are wrong. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2793654

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by bonch »

FaceKicker wrote: post #26
Ronkdar wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Wave and Buzz were published with minimal fanfare, and used a paradigm unfamiliar to Facebook users. Google+ is so familiar, and became so quickly wrapped up with everything else in your Google account, that transitioning and participating were easy.

In Google+'s case, would you say that a single blog post on the day it launched was anything beyond "minimal fanfare"?

The countless articles of hype on all the tech sites certainly qualify. HN was posting a constant stream of Google+ links every day.

Re: Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users

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Post by jsavimbi »

rokhayakebe wrote: post #28
jhdavids8 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. While I really want Google+ to succeed, this means absolutely nothing. Google could come out with something silly, say an Interactive Sandwich Maker (where did that come from??), and it would probably get 10 million users within a few weeks.

As Tibbon pointed, you are wrong. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2793654

A better base metric would be to measure how long it took to reach a specific number of items posted or shared per day. Those posts on Google+ about Google+ would be disqualified outright, which right now account for ~50% of my stream.

Also, in reference to the quickie TC chart, those of number of users who opted-in to a feature their provider activated. In other words, it's a voluntary rollout versus their previous social offerings.

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