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Google+ v Facebook

Google has tried several times, without much success, to take on and master social networking.

Inside Google+ — How the Search Giant Plans to Go Social | Epicenter 

http://www.wired.com/business/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/ <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37309" title="gplus_stream" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/business/2011/06/gplus_stream.jpg" alt="" width="660" height="383" /> Google, the world’s largest search company, is formally making its pitch to become a major force in social networking.

Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google’s Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network

For Release: 03/30/2011 Google Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz, in 2010. The agency alleges the practices violate the FTC Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm