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"One explanation might be G+ international popularity." Another explanation is that it's impossible to sign up for any google product (like gmail) w/o getting
by larrys 14y ago
"One explanation might be G+ international popularity."
Another explanation is that it's impossible to sign up for any google product (like gmail) w/o getting herded into google plus.
- icebraining 14y agoThey aren't counting the number of registrations but hits. Registrations will have a minimal effect on that.
- dredmorbius 14y agoGMail numbers weren't broken out, but YouTube rivals Facebook at ~150m uniques monthly. There's been a lot made of FB (and other social networks) primarily being photo-sharing networks. While I doubt video will ever quite have the same impact (they're deeper but not as casually shared), it probably will grow as a social element, and Google are beautifully positioned in this regard.
- taligent 14y agoYou seem to be implying that video is some new trend to social networks. It isn't. So I fail to see what Google+ brings to the table other than an inbuilt video chat client which has been done so many times over the last decade.
- dredmorbius 14y agoIt's a growing trend, not necessarily new. Phones have video recorders, and quality and proliferation are growing. Again, YouTube's in the pole position, this is its race to lose. Technology, even once widely available, can take a while to take off.