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Actually, Vic's message has been fairly consistent on this. He's always held that the goal of G+ is to integrate social features across the entire product line,
by deelowe 14y ago
Actually, Vic's message has been fairly consistent on this. He's always held that the goal of G+ is to integrate social features across the entire product line, not create another social network.
- ryanhuff 14y agoWhether its a top-down or bottom-up approach, the end goal is the same, right? Corral everybody into a Google universe, where Google (and its customers) can more effectively target you with tailored information (ads, etc) by tracking your interactions with friends, web sites, etc. Isn't that also what Facebook promises to its customers?
- deelowe 14y agoJust because they both operate in the same domain doesn't mean they are the same thing. Vic has maintained that the strategy with G+ is to integrate social features into the Google product line not build another facebook, myspace, orkut, etc.. clone. And he's specifically said many times that the strategy is much larger than simply competing with facebook. The point is, G+ was never billed as a facebook killer. The OP who stated that is reiterating the media talking points (and pretending these are the words of Google execs). Vic's message has been consistent and concise. Does some G+ features overlap with FB? Sure, but the stated goal was never to build a facebook killer.