When I heard that Eric Schmidt was stepping down I couldn't help but be reminded of the "free ice cream" video from a few months earlier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbg8IOfdbA0). I wonder if that video hit a nerve. It should have, because this is the way a lot of people are perceiving Google these days. And I think that perception is primarily the reason Google hasn't been very successful in their social offerings.
Considering that Facebook has comparable (potential) privacy issues, I don't think people are avoiding Google because of such concerns. Its simply a matter of superior execution from Facebook on social.
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When I heard that Eric Schmidt was stepping down I couldn't help but be reminded of the "free ice cream" video from a few months earlier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbg8IOfdbA0). I wonder if that video hit a nerve. It should have, because this is the way a lot of people are perceiving Google these days. And I think that perception is primarily the reason Google hasn't been very successful in their social offerings.
Considering that Facebook has comparable (potential) privacy issues, I don't think people are avoiding Google because of such concerns. Its simply a matter of superior execution from Facebook on social.