Google takes on Facebook

[Chippiewill]

Well, I'd use it, but Google won't let me

It looks to me like they're trying to salvage parts of Wave which worked really well.

[xxMATTGxx]

Some people have been able to sign in on their google account and get access, some people can't. May be worth a shot if you are wanting to use it.

[peteyt]

The big important question I have is simply - what's going to stop Facebook right now taking some of the features and using them.

Before you say its copying, everyone does it. Look at all the browsers that now have stuff such as tabbed browsing, which originated from one browser and was simply copied by others.

I'm not trying to say + won't work, but if facebook can take the good features from it, and keep the members, it could cause a problem.

[xxMATTGxx]

The big important question I have is simply - what's going to stop Facebook right now taking some of the features and using them.

Before you say its copying, everyone does it. Look at all the browsers that now have stuff such as tabbed browsing, which originated from one browser and was simply copied by others.

I'm not trying to say + won't work, but if facebook can take the good features from it, and keep the members, it could cause a problem.

They can copy it if they want, theres already rumours that skype is being integrated onto facebook for some sort of "video chat" already. Some people just don't like facebook and they may like Google+

[HotelUser]

Well, I'd use it, but Google won't let me

It looks to me like they're trying to salvage parts of Wave which worked really well.

If there had been desktop applications for Wave I think I would have liked it better (or maybe there was and I wasn't aware).

[HotelUser]

To add, "Facebook to launch in-browser video chat powered by Skype?"

Wonder what influenced that decision

[peteyt]

They can copy it if they want, theres already rumours that skype is being integrated onto facebook for some sort of "video chat" already. Some people just don't like facebook and they may like Google+

Which will happen with anything. But even if facebook annoyed me, I'd still use it because the majority of people used it. The problem is I could move to Google+, and if the majority of people I talk to don't use it, then it would be pointless. There's also the hassle of operating it, facebook and everything else e.g. Twitter at once, which makes me wonder if Tweetdeck will add google+ in the future.

Some however will just want one social network and I do think its going to be tricky trying to get a lot of Facebook's older audience onto it, due to a lot of them still getting used to new technology. I'll definitely try it though.

[xxMATTGxx]

We will have to see what kind of API's Google will release in the future. I could see them making it possible sharing everything we say on Google+ go onto facebook, twitter and other sites. Although it just needs to fully open up for people to get an account as it's still on a limited invite basis but it is a test field at the moment, hopefully they will add some more features to it.

[HotelUser]

We will have to see what kind of API's Google will release in the future. I could see them making it possible sharing everything we say on Google+ go onto facebook, twitter and other sites. Although it just needs to fully open up for people to get an account as it's still on a limited invite basis but it is a test field at the moment, hopefully they will add some more features to it.

I don't understand why they did that. Surly the whole point is to be the most popular - but I assume they have a plan here anyway

[xxMATTGxx]

I don't understand why they did that. Surly the whole point is to be the most popular - but I assume they have a plan here anyway

Don't they do that with most things they do? Remember when Gmail was invites only? I do see your point though.