Ever since Facebook and Twitter got the spotlight in the
social world, Google has been trying it’s best to fight off the competition
with some stupid decisions, which included Wave, Google Buzz and now recently
Google+.
Google has been putting forward some pretty tricky tactics
to promote it; like overhauling its search results to include only results from
Google+, while omitting facebook and twitter. This coerces users into being
members of Google+ if they want their friends to find them in Google search.
This move has been openly
criticized by twitter and even a ‘Don’t be evil’ bookmarklet directed towards
Google was released by facebook,twitter and myspace.
And when Google decided to integrate image editing features
into plus, we all thought it was a good mark, but later when they decided to
bring down picnik along with it, we realized how serious Google was about putting
their feet into the social space.
The search giant has been known for its unique approach to
service and app development, but when it comes to social networking, they
simply don’t get it right. Maybe it is the timing that matters. Facebook came
when the time was right for it to get the spotlight, but was Google+ a bit too
late to reach the social-station? Or will G+ change the world of social
networking and grant Google the throne which now obviously belongs to facebook?
Let’s wait and see.
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