Another Try by Google to Take On Facebook

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. Full Story »

Posted by Kristin Gorski - via Mark Glaser, New York Times (Most Emailed), Google News (Sci/Tech), Johan Jessen (t), Malorie Jae Lucich (t), Jeremy Caplan (t), Wil Kristin (t), urmi das (t), Fig (t)

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Ryan Borja
3.4
by Ryan Borja - Jun. 30, 2011

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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