Google V/S Facebook: Is Google Chasing Tail Lights?

So, Once again Google has entered into social networking game with what is termed as the facebook killer, Google + has already seen more than 10 million signups in the first 2 week of it’s launch. Google’s new social networking platform is released as an “Invite Only” which is a popular marketing strategy to urge users to join while it is still in the testing phase.

Google V/S Facebook

Though this new release of Google is termed as Facebook killer and it no doubt takes it’s cue from the Facebook, yet it is all about Google saving and enhancing it’s core franchise, i.e Google Search, and today search is not just about pages but people and their perception of the relevance of information. Google’s realization though late in coming has finally got the point clear that it needs social, location and other signals to enhance it’s search platform. It needs to understand the relationship among these variables in order to make it’s search better.

However, with over 1 billion people already registering on Google+, it is definitely going to give Facebook a run for it’s money. Also with a notification bar present across all the Google powered sites it is hard to miss a red notification on the top right corner, so in short there is no escaping Google+ . Google already has more users than Facebook, over one billion. They aren’t going to suddenly leave bin droves; they’re just going to spend more time on all the sites in Google’s network. And that big notifications box in the top right of all Google sites is the reason why.

If we compare Facebook and Google+ head on then Google + has some pluses and some minuses, here are to list out a few:

•  Google+ does has a better privacy feature with concept of circles but it lacks facebook in many features but that could be due to it is still the beta version.
• Google+ filters out any crappy application as of now but at the same time it does not offer anything unique to a Facebook user who does not care much about privacy.
• Google+ uses Google chat to enable chatting which is definitely a big Plus over Facebook

This is clearly just the start, though. Once Google Plus becomes stable and more widely used, the company will attempt to compete with Facebook where it matters most by building an entire social platform. The notifications are just one indicator of what can be expected in future.

Evolution of Social Media

The New Nexus S – Powered by Google’s Gingerbread

The first android phone was out in the market in late 2008. In just over the years, the Android technology has spread to over 100 different devices and more than 3,00,000 Android devices are active worldwide. Their sales are increasing at a very rapid pace.

Google is out with its new Android platform Version 2.3. This one is named Gingerbread. This version promises better text input, power management and increased speed. Apart from this, Gingerbread also scores well in other areas as well.

Nexus S- The New Android Phone from Google

The next Android device from Nexus is the new Nexus S. It is powered by Gingerbread platform. Nexus S is the first device which is based on the Gingerbread platform. Nexus S provides you with what we can call as a “Pure Google” experience. This smart phone features a 4 inch contour display which is designed to comfortably fit in the palm of the hand. The 1GHz processor ensures that all the applications run fast on the gadget. The internal memory of 16GB takes care of all your phone memory needs.



Gingerbread is the fastest versions of Android till date and it has a great potential in it. It has got a lot of improvements when compared to its previous version, like user interface refinements, Internet (VoIP/SIP) calling, NFC support, and gyroscope sensor support and improved copy/paste functionality.

Nexus S Phone from Google

There are lots of online stores which are selling Nexus S at highly competitive prices. This phone is worth the cost. With so much to offer, there is absolutely no competition to this phone.       
Another noticeable thing about the Gingerbread platform is that it supports NFC or Near Field Technology. For those of you who don’t know about NFC, it is a sort range handheld technology used to supply the data with the device objects which have got NFC interface in them. If reports are to be believed the Gingerbread platform is going to become open source software in next couple of years.