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This seems to assume that Facebook is just going to be sitting on their hands and watching from the sidelines... Google+ seems very nice, but from an average u

This seems to assume that Facebook is just going to be sitting on their hands and watching from the sidelines... Google+ seems very nice, but from an average user's perspective, does it offer enough benefit to warrant moving away from where the vast majority of your social graph lives? I'd say probably not. It'd be like choosing between a party with decent music where you know 20 people and a party with pretty good music where you know 2 people. Most will choose to stay at the first party.

mattdeboard 15y ago
For me and many others, Facebook has blown it. I want to be the steward of my own data. I want greater, easier, more granular control over with whom I associate or communicate online. Unless G+ has an epic fumble, they've got my eyeballs. Even if G+ goes belly-up tomorrow, I'm still done with Facebook. If G+ doesn't grab a huge marketshare, it's shown the NEXT Zuckerberg how to build a social network without forcing "privacy is no longer a social norm" down users' throats. Facebook's days are numbered, IMO. Google has successfully exploited Facebook's weaknesses in such a way that I think everyone is kind of facepalming and saying, "Of COURSE! Why didn't I think of that?"
- btilly 15y ago
  You are hardly alone. A year ago in a consumer satisfaction survey, Facebook ranked below the airlines. There is no reason to believe they are better liked today. I have to believe that a company that is that disliked by its customer base is vulnerable.
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