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Showing posts with label Google Plus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google Plus. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 July 2011

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

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Want A Google Plus Invite?

Google Plus is one tool which is bound to create a lot of interest and cursorily among the net users. This social networking platform is a great idea by the company. This is the reason why you will find a lot of people craving for Google Plus invite.
The “share” and “like” buttons in Facebook has been a hit among the net users. Also, these have helped in generating a large amount of money through ad revenues. Google has kept this in mind and have introduced the Google+ button in it. As of now, Google is just thriving on the hype and thus it has sent Google Plus invite to only a limited number of people, so that they can just try and provide their feedback about this great platform. The interface as well as the security features of this social network platform is being considered as better than Facebook. The developer of Google Plus has spent a lot of time and effort in making You Tube videos and spreading awareness about this platform.

The enhanced video conversation application is another thing which is making people goes mad for Google Plus invite. The third party applications that are there on majority of the other social networking websites make them vulnerable to hackers who can then sneak into anyone’s account. However, Google Plus developers have taken this fact into account and thus they are developing applications by themselves.

Finding out Google Plus invite is not as easy as it seem. A friend of your will send it to you, if he or she himself has it. However, with only a limited user accounts to be created for this great social networking platform, you need to wait for some time before you get your hands on Google Plus.





Saturday, 2 July 2011

The All New Google Plus Is Here

So the wait is finally over. Google Plus is out to in the market. This big scale social bookmarking of Google is surely going to impress the net users. Now you need to click on each link which is displayed in the search engine results, as Google Plus will help you in refining your searches. This platform is already possessing a serious threat to other social networking website including Facebook, Orkut, hi5 etc. The logic behind this platform is very simple, the website which has more plus 1s has got better quality of content than those having less plus 1s. With time, Google plus will surely enhance the user interface experience. Google has also learnt from its past mistakes, i.e. Buzz and Wave and the developers are ensuring that the same steps are not repeated with Plus this time. With lots of potential stored in this great platform, you should definitely try your hands on it.

Privacy concerns are of utmost importance when it comes to social networking sites. It has got many options which will help you to deal with this issue and like Facebook and other networking sites, it gas got a block feature also. Google Plus is supported by almost all the internet browsers including Mozilla, Firefox, Chrome, IE 8 etc. Since it is on a trail as of now, only a handful of Gmail users have got an invite for this great social networking platform. The date of launch is still not out yet, however you will not have to wait for much time for this great social networking tool to get online.


So the time has finally come to move on from monotonous social networking websites. With some amazing features offered by Google Plus, it is surely going to create a buzz in the market. Also, if reports are to be believed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also created account in Google Plus.