Remember Google Buzz? What about Orkut, or Google Wave?
Google has tried several times, without much success, to take on Facebook and master social networking. Now it is making its biggest effort yet.
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A clearly written feature piece on the new Google+ social network. Grounds information about this product in a review of its past, not-so-successful iterations. The reporter shows her knowledge about this area of the tech business by outlining the other competitors and factors any roll-out is up against and writes with authority.
Mr. Gundotra and Mr. Horowitz said they took pains to mimic people’s relationships in real life and eliminate the social awkwardness that things like friend requests and ... More »
Good that the writer was able to trace Google's past failed attempts at social networking without being too critical because she offered some fresh insights on why the business model for the Google+ Project looks promising. The article was also carefully balanced with insights from major competitor Facebook and how the new project to be rolled out soon will impact other smaller start-ups. As a technology news, it offers just the right amount of balance and some analysis (through the interviews with different sectors).
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