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It is abundantly clear Google is trying to build a community with Google+. Namely, they are trying to build Facebook's community. Real names, clean content, and

It is abundantly clear Google is trying to build a community with Google+. Namely, they are trying to build Facebook's community. Real names, clean content, and so on. Siegler's prominent, so if he crossed the line, he is going to get slapped. You can argue if Google should do that (obviously no, but whatever) or the reasons for why they are doing that, but it is what they are doing. What interests me is if it will work. Facebook got their community somewhat naturally. Yes, there has been policing, but for the most part college students liked their own little club and felt safe when it started. They wanted to put their real names on there and wanted to keep the place somewhat clean (mostly cause Facebook was practically a dating site to many). So will it work for Google+? Sadly, I think yes. There will be a blogfit over this, a bunch of tech geeks will post flipping the bird shots on Google+, but the sense that Google+ is a place with decorum will probably prevail. But it is much more artificial and forced, which I think is the real problem behind all of Google+. There is a certain intangible that makes social networks tick, and places like Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter found it. Google+ is more like a place that ticks cause there is a team of doctors heavily monitoring a pacemaker more than anything.

vectorpush 15y ago
There is a certain intangible that makes social networks tick, and places like Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter found it. Google+ is more like a place that ticks cause there is a team of doctors heavily monitoring a pacemaker more than anything. Great analogy. You notice this especially because the aforementioned predecessors evolved around their communities, feeling them out over time and catering to them and their interests as the community broadened. G+ is akin to a social network android built from scratch to be superior, and even though it might be, people can still see the wires sticking out.

vectorpush 15y ago

There is a certain intangible that makes social networks tick, and places like Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter found it. Google+ is more like a place that ticks cause there is a team of doctors heavily monitoring a pacemaker more than anything. Great analogy. You notice this especially because the aforementioned predecessors evolved around their communities, feeling them out over time and catering to them and their interests as the community broadened. G+ is akin to a social network android built from scratch to be superior, and even though it might be, people can still see the wires sticking out.