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What need is Google+ filling? The few people I know that are interested in it are interested in it for very specific reasons, like Circles (one feature that cou
by EponymousCoward 15y ago
What need is Google+ filling? The few people I know that are interested in it are interested in it for very specific reasons, like Circles (one feature that could easily be copped) or that they have something against Facebook. Yes it has a lovely design but why should I spend attention on it when 98% of my friends are on Facebook? I still maintain that the mesh of relationships on Facebook is more valuable and more defensible than an index of the web.
- phamilton 15y agoIt give me one less site I need to check. Going to facebook.com is psychologically saying "I want to waste time". Going to gmail.com is saying "I plan to be productive" (not always, but often so). G+ brings social out of the time-wasting world and into the productive world. Now with Circles I can post a programming question to my "Hackers Circle". I can ask my fellow engineering students about the latest homework assignment. I could ask my "Coworkers" Circle if anyone can cover my shift. Facebook is entertainment. Google+ is productivity. Yammer is dead in the water when G+ for Google Apps comes out. They aren't apples to oranges, G+ and Facebook, but perhaps Gala to Granny Smith. A great snack and a great pie. They can substitute for each other if needed, but each do far better in their designed task.