Comments on: How Google’s ‘Secret’ Social Network Is Poised To Rule Them All

By: Brian Honey

Brian Honey — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:02:54 +0000

Very interesting video. My email is bhoney@gmail.com. Google Latitude.. will have to look that up.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:38:13 +0000

Hey Jesse,

First post I’ve seen tying in the Google Social view.

In addition to the Apps you mentioned; I think with the release of Google Latitude and Google Friend Connect – they are introducing social by stealth. I can see a shift towards Google Profiles as the “hub” to connect all the social apps.

By: Buscador de Numeros Celulares

Buscador de Numeros Celulares — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:37:33 +0000

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By: Stephen Kennedy

Stephen Kennedy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:42:09 +0000

I think Google’s web services are still quite fragmented and it’s not quite a seamless Social Network. Would like to hear where you think Orkut fits into Google’s overall offering here. Windows Live also ties email (Hotmail) + Messenger + Photo Sharing + Blogging, Mobile together all united with a Windows Live ID (your Hotmail account). So the assertion Google is doing something unique here is off. Yahoo even connect their services, Yahoo Mail, Flickr, Messenger all tied to a Yahoo account. So not clear to me why Google should be the Social Network of choice here, particulary when they’re not the strongest player in Messenger and Email.

Your social hub is important. Services like FriendFeed and potentially Windows Live look like more compelling offerings for managing this. But we’ll see!

By: Michel Monfort

Michel Monfort — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:07:54 +0000

@Anita

If you use Google’s “Offline” option you can work with your emails/calendar offline and even if Google Calendar/Gmail is not working. See http://bit.ly/11SECA for details.

You can also use Google’s apps that includes hosting premium applications for $50 per user per year. This service is nearly never down.

To see Status of all Google Apps LIVE, See http://bit.ly/iIpU9.

Have a good day

Michael.

By: Jesse Newhart

Jesse Newhart — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:09:22 +0000

You could make igoogle a social hub if you were so inclined by adding myspace, facebook, twitter, etc. Gadgets.

By: Sarang

Sarang — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:54:01 +0000

Not sure if I agree how ’social’ igoogle is… but I completely agree about the gmail and google voice.. we’re all part of one big conspiracy! hehe
You do have a strong point though!

By: Anita Cohen-Williams

Anita Cohen-Williams — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:39:37 +0000

I have been using Gmail almost since its beginning. I like the Themes and chat potential, but the Labs section worries me slightly. What if you pick one of those apps and Google decides to drop it? Then what?

Another problem I see is that by relying on Google and Gmail (and all their other apps), what do you do when Gmail drops dead, as it has a lot lately. I find that it is best not to rely only on one service to the extent that Google wants you to rely on them.

By: bobbygzus

bobbygzus — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:35:28 +0000

Man – I just got this from you on Twitter! Great information and now i will consume mass quantities of information from this amazingly informative blog vlog combo! You have inspired me to leave the clients workload for another day and work on my blogs…client crisis’s have had me in a damn chokehold! Love to be a part of your Google Social Net!

Peace and be well

bobbygzus

By: Vincent Lowe

Vincent Lowe — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:32:28 +0000

…great insight. And thanks for spreading the word. Google has been giving us so much good stuff for so long – and now it’s paying off for them and for us all.

Keep having fun.

—v