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And how many of those 50% have actually tried Google+? At date I believe Google+ has around 30 million users and Facebook has 800 million+ How is this study p

And how many of those 50% have actually tried Google+? At date I believe Google+ has around 30 million users and Facebook has 800 million+ How is this study possibly even close to relevant? I joined Google+ about 2 weeks ago and haven't even gotten used to their interface! I am so damn tired of nonsense surveys without any form of significant or scientific basis. Also; I believe that 70% of all Google+ users and Facebook users are likely to join iFriends.com (surveyed from Apple users)

bad_user 15y ago
And how many of those 50% have actually tried Google+? Not that I agree with these results, as I doubt that the sample chosen was significant. But you should really do some reading on how statistics work.
- SODaniel 15y ago
  I didn't mean to refute the actual statistics. I merely wanted to point out that the entire 'survey' carries the same value as 'News of the World' journalism. Asking a user base whether or not they would be willing to trade object A with Object B without any experience of the alternative is useless. If CNN asked 1,000 people if they would vote for Barack Obama or 'A better President' it would likely show that he would loose the next election.
VladRussian 15y ago
>How is this study possibly even close to relevant? i don't think it is. It just reflects sentiment and pent-up dissatisfaction with the arrogance of the monopolist. I.e. world needs a viable alternative and _hopes/believes_ that Goggle finally has delivered. If i were on Facebook and have a chance to switch to G+ - i'd. ( i'm not on Facebook or G+ or any other social network, except LinkedIn which is just more convenient contacts database than looking everywhere for email addresses for references )
nnyn 15y ago
The poll actually determined that the ~50% of those sampled who would make the switch are kids who have their parents added on Facebook.
fragsworth 15y ago
> Also; I believe that 70% of all Google+ users and Facebook users are likely to join iFriends.com (surveyed from Apple users) For a moment I thought "What? When did I miss Apple coming out with their own social network?" and so I checked iFriends.com; all I have to say is I wasn't really surprised at what I saw.
- SODaniel 15y ago
  Well that will surely teach me to check the ramdom URL's I type. Was merely making a lighthearted comment on the irony of choosing a user type and asking them aimed questions. Disclaimer; Not an ifriends.com user and never will be. Seems like a cheap adultfriendfinder affiliate. And a crappy one at that.
- fununclebob 15y ago
  Jesus Christ, at least warn us about the NSFW! I barely had time to close it after seeing the title.

bad_user 15y ago

And how many of those 50% have actually tried Google+? Not that I agree with these results, as I doubt that the sample chosen was significant. But you should really do some reading on how statistics work.

SODaniel 15y ago
I didn't mean to refute the actual statistics. I merely wanted to point out that the entire 'survey' carries the same value as 'News of the World' journalism. Asking a user base whether or not they would be willing to trade object A with Object B without any experience of the alternative is useless. If CNN asked 1,000 people if they would vote for Barack Obama or 'A better President' it would likely show that he would loose the next election.

VladRussian 15y ago

>How is this study possibly even close to relevant? i don't think it is. It just reflects sentiment and pent-up dissatisfaction with the arrogance of the monopolist. I.e. world needs a viable alternative and _hopes/believes_ that Goggle finally has delivered. If i were on Facebook and have a chance to switch to G+ - i'd. ( i'm not on Facebook or G+ or any other social network, except LinkedIn which is just more convenient contacts database than looking everywhere for email addresses for references )

nnyn 15y ago

The poll actually determined that the ~50% of those sampled who would make the switch are kids who have their parents added on Facebook.

fragsworth 15y ago

> Also; I believe that 70% of all Google+ users and Facebook users are likely to join iFriends.com (surveyed from Apple users) For a moment I thought "What? When did I miss Apple coming out with their own social network?" and so I checked iFriends.com; all I have to say is I wasn't really surprised at what I saw.

SODaniel 15y ago
Well that will surely teach me to check the ramdom URL's I type. Was merely making a lighthearted comment on the irony of choosing a user type and asking them aimed questions. Disclaimer; Not an ifriends.com user and never will be. Seems like a cheap adultfriendfinder affiliate. And a crappy one at that.
fununclebob 15y ago
Jesus Christ, at least warn us about the NSFW! I barely had time to close it after seeing the title.