1. GOOGLE+
LUISA CALDERON, MAYA BENTELER, REBECCA WRIGHT,
MARIANA PENZINI, ELIZA NG, MICHELLE LANSPA, RICARDO
PARDO, OSCAR GROSSMANN, JUAN C. CALDERON, DIEGO
SANCHEZ
2. How Google + got started…
2004 2007 2009 2010 2011
Google has tried many times to create a social network like Facebook, but failed? Will G+
succeed?
As of November 2011, Google + claimed to have 49 million users
8. • Lack of use • Blocking
• Many • Confusion
inactive Circles • Privacy
users
• Updates
Negative • Pop-ups
Brands • No corporate +1 Button
s pages until
Nov. 2011
Real
Name • Posts lost
Policy • Real time
• Comment
• Video feed Streams limit
• G talk plug- • Banner
• No
in
pseudonyms
• Limited • Webcams
until Sept. 2011 Photos • Picasa
features
• Applications Hangouts
uploads
• Platform • Mobile
• Tablets
There are many pain points on Google +.Some are currently being fixed and some removed by Google. It also provides a Help desk for these problems.Real Name PolicyGoogle + requires people to use their real names, suspended accounts of high profile users like will.i.am.,Inconvenient for artists, performers, singers, actors that are known for their artistic names.Removed on Sept 21 st.Brand ControversyInitially did not allow brands to have a page on Google +,Tied to the Real Name Policy, only personal accounts could be open.November: Launched Google + Pages for brands, companies, groups, etc.Limited Mobile AppLimited feature set and apps, works on Android, NOT on Iphone or IpadsProblems with CirclesIf you block someone, he is still on your extended circles, Circles get confusing after you add many people. People overlapAnother user can “reshare” your private posts and photos and make them public, privacy issues again+1 ButtonDon’t update in your stream, and then disappear once you refresh the stream. Window pop up when you press +1PhotosAlbums in Picasa get automatically uploaded to google +, in mobile applications photos cannot be seenProblems with HangoutsSome users see silhouettes instead of video feedGoogle Talk plug in may crash in MacsSome webcams and mics are not supportedBUT biggest problem of all is that although it has a “critical mass” of users, most of them are inactive users and this is even more painful than any other problem.
SEO Google+1: The +1 button has already spread across many sites, allowing site owners to amplify their content. If Google uses +1 as a core ranking factor in search, most developers would instantly add to ensure their ranking is maintained.
THEY SHOULD INTEGRATE GOOGLE READER WITH GOOGLE + INSTEAD
