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I'd say: (almost) none of these. GMail is a utility. Same with Earth, Maps (we're talking about social components for users, not for developers), Blogger (Tumb
by dotcoma 16y ago
I'd say: (almost) none of these.
GMail is a utility. Same with Earth, Maps (we're talking about social components for users, not for developers), Blogger (Tumblr, that is based on a social component!), Groups, Reader and Talk.
Social sharing in YouTube is extremely limited. I save my YouTube favourite videos on delicious, just to give you an idea, and never receive more than one suggestion a month about a video from the community.
Knol is a failure.
Orkut is strong only in Brazil (and India, perhaps) and is largely the (free) Brazilian AdultFriendFinder (you dive deep into it, and then you tell me).
- GiraffeNecktie 16y agoYouTube for me is only social in the sense that the videos I like get fed to my Facebook stream. I have no connection with my friends or family from within Youtube and the quality of comments is so dreadful it makes me feel like I don't want any presence there whatsoever.
- tansey 16y agoInteresting point about Orkut. I wonder if there is a Google Dating in the works. It seems to fit their mission of organizing and helping people search-- one of the most important search tasks in most people's lives actually. It's also inherently a panda task since you have a clear, stated objective that you want to accomplish and then move on.
- nl 16y agoLove to see "I'm feeling Lucky" on that site.