"I use Google for #1, Facebook for #2, and several other sites for #3." I think this is the crux of the issue, not that Google thinks social is the end-all ans

"I use Google for #1, Facebook for #2, and several other sites for #3." I think this is the crux of the issue, not that Google thinks social is the end-all answer to everything -- similarly, something like Wolfram Alpha isn't trying to solve the "which restaurant nearby should my friends and I hit tonight?" type of questions. Rather, it's more that Google wants you to be able to approach its products with ANY question or ANY search problem, and it can answer it. Now the problem is whether or not they can pull that off, or you really need independent separate tools/services for each little question to answer.