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Google+, as a login integration scheme and a way to unify policies across services, made sense. As a social network? Not so much. Google is a great company but

Google+, as a login integration scheme and a way to unify policies across services, made sense. As a social network? Not so much. Google is a great company but community building isn't a core strength they have. Also...is anyone else surprised by the 1,000 - 1,200 employee numbers for Google+?

tommi 13y ago
> Also...is anyone else surprised by the 1,000 - 1,200 employee numbers for Google+? Yes. I don't believe it. Here's some random numbers (head counts in teams) - Core 50 - Ops 20 - Web 50 - Android 50 - Other mobile platforms 50 - Integrations to other products 150 - Technical writers, support etc 30 That's still only 400 employees. How would you allocate 1,200 employees to Google+?
- a3n 13y ago
  Maybe some employees got counted more than once because of overlapping circles.
  - mikecb 13y ago
    I laughed.
- VikingCoder 13y ago
  Hmm, here's some more random numbers: - Smiley faces: 642 employees - Frowney faces: 557 employees - Miley Cyrus collages : 1 employee If I add them up, I do indeed get 1,200 employees. I wonder why your random numbers and mine differ so much? EDIT: I'm not surprised there are 1,000 people on Google+, and I would wager you that that's not counting ANY Core, Ops, or Web ("Web" in the traditional sense). You're also forgetting to count Auto-Awesome Photos, Auto-Awesome Videos, the ability to search UNTAGGED images that have been uploaded to Google+ Photos... Those are fairly ambitious on their own.
gdulli 13y ago
"Also...is anyone else surprised by the 1,000 - 1,200 employee numbers for Google+?" Yes. Even more so in the context of the supposed freedom Google employees have to work on the team/product of their choosing. Though I only know that anecdotally and it may have been one of those benefits that got phased out as it conflicted with business reality.

tommi 13y ago

> Also...is anyone else surprised by the 1,000 - 1,200 employee numbers for Google+? Yes. I don't believe it. Here's some random numbers (head counts in teams) - Core 50 - Ops 20 - Web 50 - Android 50 - Other mobile platforms 50 - Integrations to other products 150 - Technical writers, support etc 30 That's still only 400 employees. How would you allocate 1,200 employees to Google+?

a3n 13y ago
Maybe some employees got counted more than once because of overlapping circles.
- mikecb 13y ago
  I laughed.
VikingCoder 13y ago
Hmm, here's some more random numbers: - Smiley faces: 642 employees - Frowney faces: 557 employees - Miley Cyrus collages : 1 employee If I add them up, I do indeed get 1,200 employees. I wonder why your random numbers and mine differ so much? EDIT: I'm not surprised there are 1,000 people on Google+, and I would wager you that that's not counting ANY Core, Ops, or Web ("Web" in the traditional sense). You're also forgetting to count Auto-Awesome Photos, Auto-Awesome Videos, the ability to search UNTAGGED images that have been uploaded to Google+ Photos... Those are fairly ambitious on their own.

gdulli 13y ago

"Also...is anyone else surprised by the 1,000 - 1,200 employee numbers for Google+?" Yes. Even more so in the context of the supposed freedom Google employees have to work on the team/product of their choosing. Though I only know that anecdotally and it may have been one of those benefits that got phased out as it conflicted with business reality.