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Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

dasil003 wrote: post #12

God I feel like I'm being trolled here, but I'll bite. Let's assume Google Buzz is undeniably better than Facebook. Let's also assume no one is really invested in the 90% of Facebook functionality that Google Buzz doesn't address. Hell, let's assume any user who tries Google Buzz will instantly declare eternal allegiance to Larry and Sergey and immediately delete their Facebook account. Even with all those dramatical…

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz.

http://bit.ly/daBl66

100+ people like it. ~200 comments from quality people.

This is game over for Facebook for everyone who doesn't play Farmville.

I've never seen pickup like that, and that is with just 2,000 followers.

I have 25k followers on my fanpage on Facebook and 5k on my normal facebook page.

in fact, i've never seen pickup like that on my blog with 250k uniques a month.

the only thing close to that i've seen is Twitter, but those responses are limited to the 90k followers i have and 140 characters each.

Also, it's not just this thread... scoble is having the same experience: more activity than ever.

it's a targeted network: people you've spoken to + 100% reach for your comments with that network since they HAVE TO go to their inbox.

this really is unprecedented: the reach of email with the power of social networking.

Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

jasonwilk wrote: post #5

i wish there was a way to send calacanis a virtual slap in the face for this one. So wrong. To answer his questions: 1. Have you used Google Buzz? Yes, I think I'm perceived as a target user. Tried it, quit it. 2. How is Google Buzz better than Facebook? It's not. 3. What advantages does Google Buzz have over Facebook? That it lives in Gmail, but that's still not compelling. 4. What advantages does Facebook have over…

behave.... no threats please

Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by NiftyIon »

Vindexus wrote: post #18
sz wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's already in Gmail.

Judging from my group of friends, most people who use Facebook do not use Gmail. I'm not sure how well this transfers to the rest of the world, but for almost all of my Facebook friends, none of them will hear of Buzz through Gmail.

Doesn't hold over in my group of friends. We're on the young end of the spectrum (16-19 years old), but among people our age in our area (east coast, near DC but in Maryland), I feel like two assumptions that are commonly made and are usually right are a) everyone has a Facebook account and b) everyone has a Gmail account, except for the 1 out of 100 people with a Yahoo account.

I mean, I might be exaggerating, but among my friends I can name at max 10 people who don't have a Gmail and a Facebook. I'm guessing that the true proportion lies somewhere between the extreme situations we're in.

Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by waterlesscloud »

jasonmcalacanis wrote: post #21
dasil003 wrote: post #12

God I feel like I'm being trolled here, but I'll bite. Let's assume Google Buzz is undeniably better than Facebook. Let's also assume no one is really invested in the 90% of Facebook functionality that Google Buzz doesn't address. Hell, let's assume any user who tries Google Buzz will instantly declare eternal allegiance to Larry and Sergey and immediately delete their Facebook account. Even with all those dramatical…

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. http://bit.ly/daBl66 100+ people like it. ~200 comments from quality people. This is game over for Facebook for everyone who doesn't play Farmville. I've never seen pickup like that, and that is with just 2,000 followers. I have 25k followers on my fanpage on Facebook and 5k on my normal facebook page. in fact, i've never seen pickup…

I'll buy that Buzz might create a new niche. Or rather, fill the niche that FriendFeed was aiming at.

But that's not the same niche as Twitter, and it's certainly not the same niche as Facebook.

Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by aswanson »

jasonmcalacanis wrote: post #21
dasil003 wrote: post #12

God I feel like I'm being trolled here, but I'll bite. Let's assume Google Buzz is undeniably better than Facebook. Let's also assume no one is really invested in the 90% of Facebook functionality that Google Buzz doesn't address. Hell, let's assume any user who tries Google Buzz will instantly declare eternal allegiance to Larry and Sergey and immediately delete their Facebook account. Even with all those dramatical…

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. http://bit.ly/daBl66 100+ people like it. ~200 comments from quality people. This is game over for Facebook for everyone who doesn't play Farmville. I've never seen pickup like that, and that is with just 2,000 followers. I have 25k followers on my fanpage on Facebook and 5k on my normal facebook page. in fact, i've never seen pickup…

this really is unprecedented: the reach of email with the power of social networking

My Android phone email alerts me every time someone comments, likes, or writes on my page on FB. This is not unprecedented.

Re: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

jasonmcalacanis wrote: post #21
dasil003 wrote: post #12

God I feel like I'm being trolled here, but I'll bite. Let's assume Google Buzz is undeniably better than Facebook. Let's also assume no one is really invested in the 90% of Facebook functionality that Google Buzz doesn't address. Hell, let's assume any user who tries Google Buzz will instantly declare eternal allegiance to Larry and Sergey and immediately delete their Facebook account. Even with all those dramatical…

Look at the sick amount on activity on this thread.... and this is day one of Buzz. http://bit.ly/daBl66 100+ people like it. ~200 comments from quality people. This is game over for Facebook for everyone who doesn't play Farmville. I've never seen pickup like that, and that is with just 2,000 followers. I have 25k followers on my fanpage on Facebook and 5k on my normal facebook page. in fact, i've never seen pickup…

well alerts are one thing, but having your address book become your social networking instantly AND having your social network updates threaded into email?!?! that's hot.

don't know of anyone ever doing that...

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