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"In December 2007, Reader linked up with Google Talk (the chat feature in Gmail) to display shared streams from friends. Within the context of feed reading, it
by tannerbrockwell 6y ago
"In December 2007, Reader linked up with Google Talk (the chat feature in Gmail) to display shared streams from friends. Within the context of feed reading, it fomented something of a Neolithic Revolution. Foragers, hitherto gathering headlines on a crude and solitary basis, became farmers, cultivating streams of information for their neighbors. Sharing increased 25% overnight." [1]
[1]: https://www.buzzfeed.com/robf4/googles-lost-social-network https://www.buzzfeed.com/robf4/googles-lost-social-network
- nl 6y agoWhat they didn't point out there was that feature was a disaster for many users. There was no separation of the chat friends and the people that you followed. I've still got random people in my address books from that debacle.