What is Google+ (Google Plus) and do I need it? Facebook vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn vs. Google+ Unlike, say, the email that keeps piling up in my Inbox, available time for social media is not an ever-expanding commodity.
Which means that even though engaging with readers on social networks is a key part of my job, it's getting close to triage time. If social media isn't a core part of your job, you may be even closer to social media overload and looking to decide where best to put your efforts. Here's what I find to be the strengths and weaknesses of each: Facebook We're having nice success with our Computerworld page, but I can't say my Sharon Machlis author page is doing much for my own personal brand (if you want to help change that, please do give it a "like" ... ). Strengths: Critical mass. Keeping up with family, friends and acquaintances.
Brand promotion. Internal analytics. Ease of engagement. Weaknesses Segmenting your life. Privacy. Data export. Following issues. Bostinnovation: Boston Innovation, Start-ups and Tech News. Google+ Vs. Twitter: A Personal View. As Google+ goes into its second week of life, how’s the service doing?
I could quote some numbers. I will, below! But I wanted to do a personal take contrasting it against another social site that I find essential. Not Facebook. Twitter. Me & Facebook Yes, I have a personal Facebook account. Also, Facebook largely lost my personal attention back at the end of 2009, when yet the latest in privacy changes made me consider closing my account entirely. Occasionally, I post links to things I’ve written to on that page. Me & Twitter In contrast to Facebook, I’m constantly sharing through my Twitter account. (Yes, I know that I could have Facebook stream into many of the same apps that handle Twitter. Whatever the reason, Twitter is my main social network. Google+ vs. Facebook on Privacy: + Ahead On Points — For Now. Google debuted its answer to Facebook Tuesday, dubbed Google+, and the search and online advertising giant is clearly seeking to present it as an alternative to Facebook.
One of Facebook’s clearest weaknesses is its privacy practices, which have come under attack many times for being confusing, ever-mutating and self-serving. Facebook’s privacy controls remain difficult to navigate, despite efforts at simplification. For instance: Try to find the button to turn off having your “Likes” included in ads. And its privacy policy clocks in at nearly 6,000 words. Can Facebook and Google+ Coexist? Like oil and water or like peanut butter and jelly? Google+, the search giant’s new social network, has everyone in the tech industry speculating about whether it’s "the Facebook Killer. " The death of MySpace seems to prove that people have room in their lives for only one social network, one profile page.
After all, how many different places do you need to announce your favorite TV shows? How many different places do you need to share your witty thoughts? On the other hand, Twitter proved that "social" can come in different forms--and 140 characters is more appropriate for some witty thoughts than for others. Of course, Google and Facebook haven't played nice lately, and they probably won't now.
Theory 1: They Can Coexist Independently Though all-out war between the two companies seems imminent (if it hasn't already begun), Google’s executive chairman (and former CEO as of this April) Eric Schmidt thinks that there’s more than enough room for the two companies to exist independently. Infographic: Google+ vs. Facebook. Can't tell how Google+ differs from Facebook?
Check out the most useful infographic we've seen so far outlining the fundamental differences between the two. Editor's note: TechnoBombs, author of the infographic, has updated its chart to correct a couple facts and spelling mistakes. We've re-inserted the new chart below, but here's what's been changed: 1. Google+ vs. Facebook, a verdict. Eric Convey managing editor Email The technology world has been atwitter, if not Tweeting, of late over whether Google Inc.
Google+ vs Facebook Heads On: Who Will Reign The Social Network Era? Twitter vs FB vs Google+ First Night With Google Plus: This is Very Cool. I thought I'd type up some notes after an evening of using Google's new social network, Google Plus.
This is a really big deal, a super ambitious effort involving scores of engineers over months of near total secrecy. (Though some helpful sources and I scooped the core Circles part of all this three months ago.) The service is really, really well done. Will it be good enough? I have no idea, but I have felt drawn to keep using it all night long. Can Google’s Plus One Take On The Facebook Like? This morning Google announced a social bombshell, a new service called +1 that competes directly with the Facebook like button as a signal for determining what content is most relevant to an individual.
Fortunately for Google, it has the world’s largest search engine to integrate this product with immediately, giving publishers a significant reason to implement +1 within their sites. Google accounts for more than 50 percent of incoming traffic on most sites, while Facebook is currently running a distant second in referring traffic (more then 10 percent of our own traffic comes from Facebook). For now, the new product is being offered as an experimental service, although there’s no doubt the company plans on making it a widespread feature.
It’s pretty clear that Google wants to become a whole lot more social and in order to get there, they’re going to take a page directly out of Facebook’s playbook. Why Google Plus is a Big Minus for Investors - Adam Hartung - Growth - Dealing with Market Shifts. Google Plus Differences.