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In the end it didn't cost them anything though did it? They gave it a decent shot and ultimately perhaps the only other decision to take was not to try and make
by dageshi 11y ago
In the end it didn't cost them anything though did it? They gave it a decent shot and ultimately perhaps the only other decision to take was not to try and make a social network at all.
- logicallee 11y agoI for one don't think they gave it a decent shot. What I mean is that I, and others, were annoyed by the heavy-handed attempt, and didn't see its value. This is despite the fact that Facebook leaves loads to be desired - even Facebook internal propaganda says "People don't use facebook because they like facebook - they use facebook because they like their friends." Of course, all of my friends are on YouTube or Gmail. But I'm not social networking with them on Google+. Something was missing.
- Karunamon 11y agoOpportunity cost and a lot of good will, but it's hard to measure both of those things.
- withdavidli 11y agoThere's always a cost. Time, effort, losing people that didn't want everything to be connected, exposing privacy (remembered that people weren't aware when G+ names were replacing youtube ones and exposed their comments).
- dredmorbius 11y agoLots of goodwill, brand equity, and trust lost. Particularly among thought leaders and the technorati. The amount of dysfunction revealed by the G+episode is pretty staggering, really. Having Snowden's disclosures hit in the midst of that didn't help either.