Just an aside: I'm having fun imagining a single-click "move from Facebook to Google+" link going viral. I don't know if it's technically possible. But consider the people who browse while signed into Facebook. Add the ability to export your Facebook data (not 100% sure this is possible). Doesn't seem too far-fetched that Google could cobble something together. Also when I click and move everything over perhaps my friends would be informed/spammed about the move with the option to move themselves. It's "Facebook-magedon"!!
Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
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Re: Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
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Re: Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
#63Does it require a public Google Profile, like Buzz now does? To me, the answer to that question would be important indicator of how much Google+ emphasizes privacy.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I actually own the domain NewCircles.com and was working on an idea very similar to what Google has done here (including group video chat) but with emphasis on users finding and joining NEW circles instead of just organizing existing friends into circles. Think Meetup mashed with Facebook with a dash of Chatroulette. After this announcement I'm not sure if I should continue working on my project...
No comment on whether you should continue, but this would be a poor reason to give up.
It increases the likelihood of google acquiring you if you do it well, if anything.
Re: Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
#65The "keep me posted" form produces a 500 error. Not off to an auspicious start.
When this happened to me, I noticed there was a 'en-gb' in the URL. I switched it to 'en-us' and it worked.
Re: Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
MySpace wasn't prepared for Facebook, and ignored it until about 2009 when it was too late. People saw their friends on Facebook, so they stopped using MySpace (hence the network effect I mentioned earlier). Facebook /will/ fight for its social dominance, but (generally speaking) there is a site out there that they don't know about and won't be prepared for (aka "the next Facebook")
> but there is a site out there that they don’t know about and won't be prepared for. Care to illucidate us?
I think he means that there is always a competitor on the horizon.