I’m Waiting for Google’s Version of Facebook

By Daniel Miessler on October 14th, 2007: Tagged as Social | Web 2.0

MySpace this. LinkedIn that. Facebook is the best…etc.

Like others, I think Facebook is cool but is waiting to be obsoleted. I’m waiting for Google’s offering, which should be out in November.

They tend to be more open with their stuff…because they can, and because their entire suite of products benefits from each individual product’s ability to interoperate. What does Facebook benefit from being able to export your data out of the application? Right.

Google wins here hands-down. Making all your own information available isn’t just something they happen to do; it’s part of their mission statement. Google’s just making people look silly at this point.:

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  • Orkut is still trapped in the friendster era, which is really a shame because it had an excellent userbase in the months after its beta release.


    I'm hoping they just use Orkut as a learning experience, and then do a migration over to the superior technology ( i.e. Yahoo Photos -> Flickr, Orkut -> Goobook(?) ).

  • They'll have a mission getting everyone to convert; Facebook has reached "critical mass" where enough users are there that they won't want to leave unless there's a very good reason.


    If you have a network with all your friends on, and a network which is better but not used by anyone you know, which will you stick with?

  • Google already has Orkut - why would they go to the trouble of creating a new system?

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