Who’re Many 50 Million Google Additionally People ?
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October 10, 2011 by Kenney Jacob Category: Tech Tags: google plus, social networking |
The rise of Google + has been unprecedented. It took only 16 days for the social network to reach over 10 million users, and it has now been estimated that there are over 50 million users on Google +. But where are these users coming from? Who are they, and will they continue to use the service as a replacement for Facebook and Twitter? Facebook was originally started for college students and so a large part of their early numbers came from college dorms. Google + has actually seen a decline in the number of users that claim to be college students, according to a recent study by Experian Hitwise. Could it be that many of those students are just so connected on Facebook and used to its interface that they dont know what purpose Google + has? After all, when Facebook was started social media was fairly new. Sure, there was Myspace but that wasnt for everyone. And with Facebook just passing the 800 million user mark, its pretty much a part of our everyday lives. Many people who use Facebook and Twitter on a regular basis will find it a very difficult transition to go over to Google + if their friends are still on the other networks, and this is an uphill battle that Google seems dedicated to take on. But only after the numbers cool down and we can actually see who is really using the service will we know if it is a viable competition for the other social networks.
Right now, Google + is the shiny new object in the room that everybody wants, but the service is really only a big success if people use it. Sign-ups are great for padding the stats and making your company look good, but only if they stay and use the network will it count for anything. And in a world where Facebook has become a verb and liking comments and pictures has become a part of our daily routine, it will be hard for anyone to completely change the game so early on.
Right now, the techy geeks are all over Google + and writing their rave reviews, and if this is the only demographic that Google intended to reach they should be very happy. But we all know Google wants to take over the world, right? So this battle will be an interesting one to watch. Jon writes for a website that reviews the best identity theft protection services with articles on Lifelock reviews and other companies as well. Related PostsPower and its Source Google 2.0 The User Improved Google Get FIFA Worldcup 2010 scores live on your mobile I Got Bit by the Twitter Bug What is Actually Web 2.0 Share This One Response to Who Are Those 50 Million Google Plus Users ?
Basically this is what I understood of Plus it is basically a platform for personalizing your search results. This is what Google wants to do next time you search for something the people in your circles recommendations will appear first ie trusted sources hence a higher chance you will click on the result. Also Plus seems to be a convergence point of all of Googles products your photos, music (Music has not yet be introduced outside US), Calender, Blogger, mail and what not Comment by JMJ October 10, 2011 @ 9:14 pm Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.
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