Google has planned to Kill Facebook and Twitter with a roaring news of integrating status updates in Gmail. Isn’t that Big. I think its gonna be deciding factor for the future of all the three biggies. The things which is feel can affect Google, Facebook & Twitter are as follows.
Let’s look at the Brighter Side First
- One more social feature for users - Options, options & more options for the users.
- Gmail will supposedly make a stream of “social media and status updates” within its Web-based interface.
- List of status updates with all activities will be streamed to “post and view messages about their day-to-day happenings.”
- Users can select who see’s your profile updates & few more powers with that.
Dark End for Google
- Orkut – The Google’s Social networking Website has never made a huge fan base other than in Brazil & India.
- The SideWiki Feature ( Another Social Feature ) of Google also can’t grab that much interest in users.
- The Fan base of Facebook & Twitter is immense and strong enough to be loosing any interest in them, if Google doesn’t Sync those with the Status Updates on these sites, They will be in trouble. I think it will be bye bye for Google in social networking again.
- And what happened to the Big hyped Google Wave. Is it Dead yet or is it rising till now.
Well we are going to find about all these things in a day or two. As Google has invited Media for some ball room action. Yet Another release that will be hyped greatly for sure.
In Short, its a GOOG version of twitter but let’s see what’s is in the store for all Gmail, Facebook & Twitter Users.
There are Tons of Discussions around the web and here are few I grabbed.
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February 9, 2010 at 5:40 pm
For me as an Gmail user, it is much easier to have it all in the same interface. It is not so long ago people used msn and was happy with it. Now everyone use Facebook talk, these things change fast.
I am curious about the privacy aspect for the updates. I have a log of emails contacts which I do not want to give any status updates to.
February 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I don’t use Gmail. I have a Google account though, so I wonder how that will work. I was just thinking the other day – what ever happened to Google Wave? Nobody(I follow)talks about it anymore on Twitter.
I think that Google is going to come out with something in every arena and just dump what doesn’t work after a couple of years. Right now I am loving the Chrome browser and I never thought I would switch at first.
Thanks for the heads-up on this one.
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February 10, 2010 at 1:01 am
Google needs to think twice before jumping into this deep and large ocean, the facebook and twitter may prove to be like the glacier in water, and google might have to lose their present reputation too.
February 10, 2010 at 1:40 am
I doubt it will be successful cos’ the two social media have strong followers. Google would be an add-on to the social media.
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February 10, 2010 at 6:00 am
I dont think it will kill either Facebook or Twitter. Just add to the whole social media scene
February 10, 2010 at 6:45 am
i don’t think that google will succeed in that facebook and twitter are strong enough to remain.
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February 10, 2010 at 3:28 pm
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February 10, 2010 at 11:57 pm
I think google will not kill the buzz facebook and twitter as a center reported today. every social networking has its own mass.
like friendster that still has many fans despite facebook.
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February 11, 2010 at 12:45 am
Very interesting idea, i am seeing here different commands also thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see what you write about. Go for it!
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February 11, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Twitter is muck like being killed sooner or later but Facebook is quite different
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June 10, 2010 at 3:24 pm
but i think facebook is better on the next
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