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I think you are over thinking it and jumping to conclusions by asking if Scoble was a paid participant. Google+ was an invite only system originally so the aud

by jyap 15y ago

I think you are over thinking it and jumping to conclusions by asking if Scoble was a paid participant. Google+ was an invite only system originally so the audience grew through Google employees and alpha geeks. Google employees 'ranting' on the platform they created makes sense. Facebook employees use their own platform as well. Eating your own dog food.

ameen 15y ago
My question stems from the fact that there was a conscious decision to give out invites to people producing content (Bloggers/Photographers/etc.) and there could've been some cajoling (monetary or otherwise) in some cases to get them over to a new product. Scoble and Trey Radcliffe (just two examples I know of) attracted huge amounts of traffic to Google+, a lot more after the public launch. G+ as a new product was under pressure to attract traffic/users as it could've possibly impacted employee morale. Also this is something other companies could learn from.