The reason I think Google+ has a good shot at being successful boils down to the fact that its simply a better product. Not to disparage facebook and all the brilliant people working there, but the fact remains that it was first started by a few people out of a college dorm partly on a whim.
On the other hand, google+ has the might of one of the web's most powerful and innovative companies investing tons of R&D into the psychology and science of human friendships behind it. The fruits of all this research are plain to see in everything from the way it maintains circles to the implementation of hangouts. Ultimately, its just a better product. Not that it guarantees success, but it does a good chance at it.
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The reason I think Google+ has a good shot at being successful boils down to the fact that its simply a better product. Not to disparage facebook and all the brilliant people working there, but the fact remains that it was first started by a few people out of a college dorm partly on a whim.
On the other hand, google+ has the might of one of the web's most powerful and innovative companies investing tons of R&D into the psychology and science of human friendships behind it. The fruits of all this research are plain to see in everything from the way it maintains circles to the implementation of hangouts. Ultimately, its just a better product. Not that it guarantees success, but it does a good chance at it.