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This doesn't wash. Google Profiles seemed to me to be an "identity service". This seems more likely an identity characteristics service for data mining info abo
by mcantelon 15y ago
This doesn't wash. Google Profiles seemed to me to be an "identity service". This seems more likely an identity characteristics service for data mining info about people.
- yanw 15y agoA profile is too static to be a service, and yes the insistence is on the name in the profile.
- duh_org 15y agoGoogle Profiles _is_ the "identity service" that has tendrils into more than just G+ (and the banstick was swinging long before G+ hit the public). Schmidt just didn't generalize his comments enough to point out that subtle but critical difference. But I did: https://plus.google.com/103653740605668919281/posts/iHugVQvMGig https://plus.google.com/103653740605668919281/posts/iHugVQvM...