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Google+ had a chance to compete with Facebook
- meatmanek 15y agoThis turns into a redirect loop on the iPad as it tries to send you to the touch version, then the article, then the touch version, then the article...
- ryandvm 15y agoThe iPad is dead!
- papaver 15y agohow do these useless articles make it to the front page of hn..... sigh...
- jzawodn 15y agoAs soon as I find the down vote button, I'll cast my... oh, wait. Damnit!
- tintin 15y agoBecause you commented and now it is an active entry. But you are right. It is a useless article. I think a lot of companies will like the professional look of Google+ over Facebook. Companies will also like that there page is connected to search, maps, products and so on.
- ricefield 15y agoA bit of a premature judgment wouldn't you say..? Sensationalist media at its best.
- venturebros 15y agoGoogle+ needs to add their nearby feature to the web version. They need a stand out feature and that is it.
- Leynos 15y agoThe central premise, that Google+ suffered for lack of brand pages seems flawed to me. I suspect that like me, people use Google+ to read posts by other people, not to be advertised to. Google+ has users making interesting posts in abundance. As an example, see how many Google+ posts have been shared on HN versus Facebook posts. What Google+ has given me is what I wanted all along - asymetrical following without the limitations of Twitter and without the need for someone to create a brand page before following them becomes acceptible.
- ddw 15y agoI think I'm going to start collecting these "Google+ is dead!" articles. It'll be fun to look back at them someday.