> Circles, the putative differentiating factor, added more of a burden than a solution to the standard social networking UX. +1 I like what Yishan Wong (ex-Fac

> Circles, the putative differentiating factor, added more of a burden than a solution to the standard social networking UX. +1 I like what Yishan Wong (ex-Facebook executive) said about circles: "if it represents the leading edge of thought regarding social networking within Google ... that seem to indicate that Google's ability to design and deploy a successful social networking product is further behind than previously thought"