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There was Facebook Lite that somewhat resembled this (imo) . Maybe google has gotten the 'lite' ingredients just right. Because if they didn't - you know how light mayonnaise tastes like ;-)
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I think one of the main reasons why Google+ is doing so well is that they have taken time to produce a really well designed user interface. Facebook's UI is really poor in comparison. As a user, interaction should come natural and with Google+ it does. This is highlighted by positive interaction from 'non-techy' users. It is actually a pleasure to use. I could happily create and delete circles all day long :)
This one might just be the winner. Time will tell... or maybe it will just find a niche and rest of the world will quickly move on.
Anyone else felt unclear about whose Friends are seeing some comment?
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=inurl%3Aplus.google.co...
Google+ > Twitter > Facebook > MySpace > Friendster
The fact that random peoples' posts on Google+ show up as 'google.com' here and elsewhere is not good for Google's ownership of its messaging. On the other hand, their use of the blogspot.com domain for official news suggests they don't care, but on the other other hand, what is 'googleusercontent.com' if not a separation of what's Google's from what's everyone elses?
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/O/on-the-gripping-hand.html (fun books, as well)
The crazy thing about Google+ is that ordinary people are already actually using it . I have a ton of non-tech savvy friends on it already, and people are making posts that get 5-10 replies. This isn't just "yet another social networking site". I think Google finally managed to pull it off this time, and if they ride the wave of positive sentiment they've gained as a result of Android and other successful ventures as…