I wonder if any of you are thinking the same: I have this feeling Google may be trying to rebrand itself in the...
I wonder if any of you are thinking the same: I have this feeling Google may be trying to rebrand itself in the social media sector. They very well may release a community-based app that's not really looked at as a "traditional" social media platform - maybe Google Communities. Why would they nix G+ when even Myspace is still around?
I know, maybe a pipe dream but I was just wondering if anyone else had that idea and if that would be something you would jump on?
I know, maybe a pipe dream but I was just wondering if anyone else had that idea and if that would be something you would jump on?
This is a great community by the way...
ReplyDeleteSounds like hope rather than a Google strategy. MySpace was in and of itself a company, g+ never was...
ReplyDeleteThis being said, yes, it's hard to imagine Google simply abandoning the social information, so they'll find a way to see the info... But this might be by facilitating others, rather than creating their own platform.
One can dream, but I don't hold out much hope. Google has not proven itself particularly benevolent on this front, and the current user base has little reason to trust the company. Me, I plan to stick it out till the bitter end, carrying on with group photo themes and projects as long as there are other photographers here to play. If Google were to surprise us with a new social platform, I'd probably investigate it, but not invest much time, effort or emotional attachment in it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many would trust Google enough to step in...
ReplyDeleteI have seen rumours but a) would it be as polished as G+, and b) would anyone use it if they felt they'd been shafted by Google?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't use another Google platform.
ReplyDeleteGoogle, at this point, needs to be broken up, its way too big with way too much into way too many pots.
ReplyDeleteIf that's what Google intends, they picked a strange way to go about it: screwing over the dedicated users of G+. Why would anyone trust Google again? They've pulled this crap way too many times!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone still trust in Google social tools? They are quitting social and I doubt the have learned enough to successfully enter enterprise. Microsoft is back.
ReplyDeleteMySpace is still around, but it's anything but a remnant of its former self and nothing remotely resembling a social network. It's just a music discovery platform, at best.
ReplyDeleteG+ on the other hand... well, as Peter said above, it's a pretty weird way to go about it, and dare I say, stupid.
Any sane company would have a migration path if they had a new model - and announced the new before closing the old.
ReplyDeleteIf any thing the fact they might try and create something new is a good reason to delete accounts when quitting so they lose data they could otherwise import.
All great points, but many have said Google isn't thinking clearly to begin with so it could still happen.
ReplyDeleteBrad Borland I could imagine a rebrand. The closing of the Tango platform and invention of ARCore was a similar thing. I think further we should read clearly..."consumer version"
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