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Google and Facebook are at war. This is old news. They both want to be the center of the Internet — but there can be only one center. For a while, it looked like things were quickly shifting Facebook’s way after years of dominance by Google.
The Social Sharing War Is Fully On
Google+ looks like Google’s best effort yet in social media. To get a handle on industry reaction to Google+, we did a quick survey over the Fourth of July weekend of 451 GigaOM readers on Google+’s chances for success, its competitive weapons and its likely impact on other social companies. In a new research note at GigaOM Pro (subscription required), we analyze the results. Why does asking GigaOM’s readership make sense? Because, as we suspected, they’re radically early adopters, as the 69 percent of respondents that said they’ve tried Google+ shows. Source: GigaOM Pro
The competitive prospects of Google+
Is Google Plus Causing Facebook & Twitter Usage to Decline?
I admit: it's taken me a while to warm up to Google Plus . Several of our team were early enthusiasts, one or two suggesting that it may even replace their use of Facebook or Twitter. That got me wondering: how many Google Plus users are spending less time on Facebook and/or Twitter? I surveyed people on Google Plus about it and also did a bit of unscientific research.
Google+ vs Twitter
Google+ vs Facebook
Google’s social network, Google+, is late. Facebook has a big lead, having ousted MySpace, which in turn deposed Friendster, the site that started us all on this path towards recreating our social fabric as a network of connected personal nodes. Facebook is an excellent tool for sharing music — usually in the form of Google’s YouTube videos — but even the developer of the top music app on Facebook says it doesn’t do enough, musicwise . And when we canvassed the top 20 Facebook music apps , we were shocked by what we found. The list of the most popular music apps on this, the most popular social network, included werevertumorro and Shane Dawson TV , which aren’t even music apps; they merely alert fans when one of those videobloggers throws up another video on YouTube. Google+ may have a tough time making a dent in the popularity of Facebook.
5 Ways Google+ Could Steal Music Fans From Facebook
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Google+ by now. There’s been lots of coverage about its new features like Circles, Sparks and Hangouts, but there’s one thing I haven’t seen mentioned: Google snuck in a pretty savvy checkin service. If Google+ takes off, it could be a worthy competitor to foursquare and (especially) Facebook Places. Google Check-ins, as they appear to be calling it, shows up front and center in the mobile app. It’s actually featured more prominently than the “share” button that sits next to it.
Did Google just sneak a foursquare competitor under our noses?
Note: If you are a photographer and on Google+, leave a link to your Google+ url in the comments. I’ve spent the past two days playing around in Google’s new social network Google+. Thanks to Brian Rose who works in Google photos for the invite! A lot of people have asked me if I have invites to send out. I don’t right now, but I suspect that I will in the near future.
