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Can Google plus beat the well-know Facebook ?

Google Inc said to release the complete version of Google plus, a social networking site., can it beat the all time best social networking site Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg?

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    Matthieu Miossec 100+

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    Aug 24 2011: They have angry birds now, that's about the only reason I use google+. The rest of the time I use facebook.

  • Cheyenne Lin

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    Aug 24 2011: I highly doubt it. Google is taking over everything nowadays so facebook must prevail. However one can always have two accounts.

  • Rodger Cuddington

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    Jul 30 2011: Can't see any big waterfall effect coming sometime soon but if they can gain a big enough media impact through adoption by those with influence as already stated then yes it may gain some ground it does look interesting as for taking the market share that is a big ask as FB is quite well dug in even though they say it appears broken, I think its a healthy thing to have the competition but then that was not the question.
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    Lance Brown

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    Jul 28 2011: If Google+ is able rapidly improve it to keep its new / current users happy it stands a chance of gaining a significant place alongside Facebook.

    Here's a list of examples of how I think each social network fills its own niches...

    LinkedIn - Professional relationships, self promotion (with anyone / everyone)

    Twitter - Broadcasting / Sharing your thoughts and interests, public announcements, news (with anyone / everyone)

    Facebook - Sharing with ALL people who have an interest in YOU. Linking to all your interests. Managing significant and public events. Communicating with groups of people you don't know but share a specific interest in.

    ...and so this allows Google+ to take the place of...
    Google+ - Communicating and sharing within small defined groups. Including within businesses (a friends circle for each business project anyone?).

    So I expect find chat for person to person and with close groups of friends reducing in Facebook and migrating to Google+. However Facebook will remain where we go to share to all the people who know/care about us or share a specific interest with. It will be where we announce things of significance we want all our friends and acquittance to know. Facebook will be the environment that links all your connections and interests (including to business) and will be the common denominator used by the most number of people. It will be the glue to make the social web and social apps work because everyone's a user.

    Facebook will sit at a level between Twitter (broadcast to all) and Google+ (targeted communications) where you are only broadcasting to people who have an interesting in you.
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    Matthieu Miossec 100+

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    Jul 26 2011: No, the reason why facebook rose over other social networks is that it managed to fill the whole social network niche. That niche is now taken. Some people will start using Google+ out of protest against facebook, but the tipping point will never be reached, however broken facebook seems at times.
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    Alexander Shand

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    Jul 26 2011: It depends on whether it gains a celebrity following or not.
    Alos, if it allows normal people to become a small speck of involvement in the life of a film star or football player then it will be the next big thing!

  • Vishal Balasubramanian

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    Jul 25 2011: but mark will have some plans to stop the current uprising..
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    Chris Aldon 20+

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    Jul 24 2011: Yes, I think people are always ready to jump onto the next bandwagon
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