Is google plus dead ?

[jamez1515]

<div class="bbWrapper">Recently, I have seen an article on Google Plus. Where they claimed observations compared to facebook, the conversations are 80% more on facebook, 60% high on linked in compared to google plus..<br /> I just want to know whether any one from this group benefited from google plus?</div>

 

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[amp0193]

<div class="bbWrapper">Was it ever alive?</div>

 

[Longinus]

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[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 16059" data-quote="amp0193" data-source="post: 625751" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625751" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625751">amp0193 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Was it ever alive? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Don&#039;t think so.<br /> <br /> Moreover, it proves execution is difficult, even for a trillion dollar company with unlimited resources and traffic. Will all that, they still COULD NOT create something viable.</div>

 

[QDF]

<div class="bbWrapper">Funny enough, Instagram was launched shortly before Google +, and Snapchat was launched shortly after, both with a tiny fraction of the resources and leverage.<br /> <br /> <i>Lesson learned</i>.....even with all the resources in the world, you&#039;re still usually better off creating something new and better (or different) than chasing market share with a knock-off, even with excellent execution.</div>

 

[Chinobey]

<div class="bbWrapper">Can&#039;t remember ever using it or knowing anyone who used it wasn&#039;t it just something that you had to have if you wanted a youtube account?</div>

 

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[Jon L]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 625799" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625799" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625799">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Don&#039;t think so.<br /> <br /> Moreover, it proves execution is difficult, even for a trillion dollar company with unlimited resources and traffic. Will all that, they still COULD NOT create something viable. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>yeah, and they used to promote it from the google search page ... for every single search processed. Try paying for that kind of advertising</div>

 

[Joe Cassandra]

<div class="bbWrapper">I remember when it first came out in 2011 or so. I had just graduated from college and started getting into Gary V.<br /> <br /> Vaynerchuck popped because he was on Twitter in 2006 before most people and built up a following.<br /> <br /> I had naive visions in my head of getting rich and famous like Gary V by being a force on G+. I&#039;d give talks to high school students about G+. I&#039;d write books and hobnob on a yacht with Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. We&#039;d be the &quot;Big 3&quot; of tech.<br /> <br /> I created groups (&quot;circles&quot; as G+ called &#039;em), posted content in them. Messaged everyone in my groups..blah blah.<br /> <br /> <i>What a stupid waste of time...<br /> </i><br /> [I was dumb. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> ]</div>

 

[TheRegalMachine]

<div class="bbWrapper">Google+ was a bust because Google forced it down their users throats. Not a good way to implement a new social media platform by strong arming users from Youtube into using it. I remember there was a huge fuss during that time because people weren&#039;t too keen on being forced to take something they didn&#039;t want or asked for. <br /> Of course the mob died down, signed up as required to keep their Youtube accounts active, but they didn&#039;t forget or forgive Google. so Google+ never took off and was DOA. It now stands as a digital ghost town tacked on to other more useful Google products.<br /> Because you&#039;re the biggest bloke on the block doesn&#039;t mean you can just shove a new product/service on your existing users and expect them to just take it because you say so.<br /> No introduction, zero marketing, not even trying to build a user base around the new platform before hand, just, <br /> &quot;Hey you have to sign up with this NOW or your Youtube account will get deleted. Enjoy. - Google&quot;<br /> For some companies it seems, the bigger they get the less finesse they have.<br /> And it may not hurt their main products but it leaves a lingering stank with a lot of people in the long run.</div>

 

[jamez1515]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 16059" data-quote="amp0193" data-source="post: 625751" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625751" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625751">amp0193 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Was it ever alive? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I saw a statistics yesterday which mentioned Google plus 27 million unique monthly visits and growth rate is 33%.What do you think about it?</div>

 

[broswoodwork]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 49764" data-quote="jamez1515" data-source="post: 626087" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626087" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626087">jamez1515 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> growth rate is 33 </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Aren&#039;t you automatically added to g+ with a gmail signup, or Android phone activation? A good portion of that growth is probably throwaway addresses at Bangladeshi clickfarms.<br /> <br /> What do I know...</div>

 

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[BrooklynHustle]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 49764" data-quote="jamez1515" data-source="post: 625743" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625743" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625743">jamez1515 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Recently, I have seen an article on Google Plus. Where they claimed observations compared to facebook, the conversations are 80% more on facebook, 60% high on linked in compared to google plus..<br /> I just want to know whether any one from this group benefited from google plus? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Definitely dead, but if you are somehow driving business results from the platform, go ahead...</div>

 

[amp0193]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 49764" data-quote="jamez1515" data-source="post: 626087" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626087" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626087">jamez1515 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I saw a statistics yesterday which mentioned Google plus 27 million unique monthly visits and growth rate is 33%.What do you think about it? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I think it&#039;s garbage.</div>

 

[AdamMaxum]

<div class="bbWrapper">The big problem with G+ was the interface and trying to create a social platform within the existing framework of Google the way they did it. People don&#039;t use Google for social. They use it for email and search.</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 49882" data-quote="TheRegalMachine" data-source="post: 625868" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625868" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625868">TheRegalMachine said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Google+ was a bust because Google forced it down their users throats. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> That&#039;s not the only thing they&#039;re forcing down user&#039;s throats...</div>

 

[amp0193]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 626132" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626132" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626132">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That&#039;s not the only thing they&#039;re forcing down user&#039;s throats... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I don&#039;t get it. Can you please elaborate in more detail? <br /> <br /> What else are they forcing down user&#039;s throats?</div>

 

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[luniac]

<div class="bbWrapper">google+ is just not &quot;cool&quot;</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper">I don&#039;t understand why Google isn&#039;t making more of YouTube as a social network.<br /> <br /> Same as Microsoft isn&#039;t making more of Skype as a social network.</div>

 

[ZF Lee]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 626237" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626237" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626237">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t understand why Google isn&#039;t making more of YouTube as a social network.<br /> <br /> Same as Microsoft isn&#039;t making more of Skype as a social network. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I guess they want to be like Amazon lol...always having all the shots at their beck and call....<br /> I know right...it&#039;s strange. Although Youtube is like a separate subsidiary, it&#039;s still a beast on the Internet.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 49764" data-quote="jamez1515" data-source="post: 625743" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=625743" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-625743">jamez1515 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Recently, I have seen an article on Google Plus. Where they claimed observations compared to facebook, the conversations are 80% more on facebook, 60% high on linked in compared to google plus..<br /> I just want to know whether any one from this group benefited from google plus? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Once in a while I find some discussions on PC usage issues on google plus...but it&#039;s once in a while.<br /> I was surprised when I first found the feature...I didn&#039;t need it.</div>

 

[Millenial_Kid5K1]

<div class="bbWrapper">They were foolish to even try. The same network effects that helped Facebook blow up prevented G+ from gaining traction.</div>

 

[Randy Parker]

<div class="bbWrapper">A lot of people are still using Google Plus. Surprisingly, the site was recently updated too. The site will stay more than we all expect!</div>

 

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[Cosepreziose]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 49972" data-quote="Randy Parker" data-source="post: 626601" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626601" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626601">Randy Parker said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> A lot of people are still using Google Plus. Surprisingly, the site was recently updated too. The site will stay more than we all expect! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I love to see a company&#039;s employee popping out of nowhere trying to boost his company&#039;s credibility like we are all a bunch of fools</div>

 

[Max Gambit]

<div class="bbWrapper">Google cofounder Sergey Brin admitted that he should not have been even &quot;marginally&quot; involved in the company&#039;s social network, <a href="http://mashable.com/category/google-plus/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Google+</a>, claiming that he&#039;s &quot;not a very social person.&quot;<br /> &quot;It was probably a mistake,&quot; he said on stage at <i>ReCode</i>&#039;s first Code Conference near Los Angeles, &quot;for me to be working on anything tangentially related to social to begin with.&quot;<br /> Maybe that&#039;s all we need to know!</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 16059" data-quote="amp0193" data-source="post: 626172" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626172" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626172">amp0193 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> What else are they forcing down user&#039;s throats? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Well, lets just say their SERPS aren&#039;t objective results free from SCRIPTED propaganda. I quit using G-search nearly 2 years ago when they started glamorizing people who shouldn&#039;t be glamorized. And don&#039;t get me started on the crap they pulled during the election. It actually belongs in the other thread &quot;when did you realize the system was rigged&quot; -- once again, we have a huge corporation with the ability to influence the minds of the masses, and those masses are generally clueless to what&#039;s being fed to them.</div>

 

[jmusic]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 626672" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=626672" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-626672">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Well, lets just say their SERPS aren&#039;t objective results free from SCRIPTED propaganda. I quit using G-search nearly 2 years ago when they started glamorizing people who shouldn&#039;t be glamorized. And don&#039;t get me started on the crap they pulled during the election. It actually belongs in the other thread &quot;when did you realize the system was rigged&quot; -- once again, we have a huge corporation with the ability to influence the minds of the masses, and those masses are generally clueless to what&#039;s being fed to them. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> True true. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/th5bqaihgx-webp.15755/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/12/12385-d57db2aaad0a9c8edfc70328170147ea.jpg?hash=2ZXcpIebD7" class="bbImage " style="" alt="th5BQAIHGX.webp" title="th5BQAIHGX.webp" width="300" height="180" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> I think I learned about some of Facebook&#039;s shenanigans from another thread around here too...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/24/why-facebook-makes-you-feel-bad-about-yourself/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Why Facebook Makes You Feel Bad About Yourself | TIME.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/28/facebook-manipulated-689003-users-emotions-for-science/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Facebook Manipulated 689,003 Users&#039; Emotions For Science</a><br /> <br /> And of course, the neoliberal WaPo jumps in to defend them...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/07/01/9-answers-about-facebooks-creepy-emotional-manipulation-experiment/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">9 answers about Facebook’s creepy emotional-manipulation experiment</a></div>

 

[Jose L. Nimmons]

<div class="bbWrapper">From this Google Trend visual you can see the initial excitement in 2011 which then fades down to almost nothing.<br /> Ambitious attempt to dethrone a competitor is not necessary, what it needs is to grow organically...</div>

 

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[Fox]

<div class="bbWrapper">Google plus was always something I wandered into and didn&#039;t even know where I was while trying to adjust email settings.</div>

 

[Vigilante]

<div class="bbWrapper">Walmart has a philosophy called &quot;eat what you cook&quot; which loosely translates that Walmart associates should buy the company&#039;s products, use the company&#039;s services, and in general should be promoting what they themselves want to use.<br /> <br /> The clearest sign that Google+ would never be a thing was when it was revealed that Google company executives including some involved in the Google+ project itself... didn&#039;t even have profiles and/or use the platform. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/10/04/google-needs-to-use-google-plus/#JgqjUyLdQZq8" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">If Google&#039;s Management Doesn&#039;t Use Google+, Then Why Should You?</a><br /> <br /> They were all on Facebook.</div>