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For a great example of this, G+, millions wasted in a copy of Facebook that never worked.

• LoSboccacc 9y ago
  The google failure was aiming at the current facebook user that were committed instead of the 13+ demographic entering the social net without anchors. That and hangout mobile sucked balls at the beginning and for quite a long time after
• quadrangle 9y ago
  FWIW, they did pose a competitive threat to Facebook, forcing FB to add features like choosing which groups of "friends" to show a particular post and letting people see public posts of people who aren't bidirectionally connected. If Facebook had refused to adapt at all, G+ might have grown more significant.