Comments on: Facebook is facing the music — is Google calling the tune? http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/26/facebook-google-calling-tune/ Where media and technology meet Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: lakawak http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/26/facebook-google-calling-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-390271 lakawak Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:02:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=28940#comment-390271 Surprisingly successful? Really? 4 weeks of sign ups (but no actual users) and then 5 weeks of FALLING traffic (and hardly any new sign ups) is successful? Facebook it not in the slightest bit worried about Google+. Since June 29, they have signed up MORE new users than Google+ has. They had the best month EVER in July. And Facebook's popularity is INCREASING while Google+'s is already spiraling downward. Enough with these paid for advertisements for Google+. Surprisingly successful? Really? 4 weeks of sign ups (but no actual users) and then 5 weeks of FALLING traffic (and hardly any new sign ups) is successful?

Facebook it not in the slightest bit worried about Google+. Since June 29, they have signed up MORE new users than Google+ has. They had the best month EVER in July. And Facebook’s popularity is INCREASING while Google+’s is already spiraling downward.

Enough with these paid for advertisements for Google+.

]]> By: jeltez42 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/26/facebook-google-calling-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-390270 jeltez42 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:16:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=28940#comment-390270 Who is the lessor of two evils? Google makes its money on selling your personal information that you may or may not have willingly given them. For that reason, I would never ever use Google+, nor will I use Android OS. I also refuse to use Google maps, search and will only use Google Earth on a public computer. Facebook, is well, a joke too. I do not need or want to share my life with the outside world. Any sharing with family and friends will be done directly. I also have grave security concerns about Facebook after my son's business page got hacked. Social networking is a fad that will leave us. Buy Facebook's stock, only for a very short term investment if at all. Who is the lessor of two evils? Google makes its money on selling your personal information that you may or may not have willingly given them. For that reason, I would never ever use Google+, nor will I use Android OS. I also refuse to use Google maps, search and will only use Google Earth on a public computer.

Facebook, is well, a joke too. I do not need or want to share my life with the outside world. Any sharing with family and friends will be done directly. I also have grave security concerns about Facebook after my son’s business page got hacked.

Social networking is a fad that will leave us. Buy Facebook’s stock, only for a very short term investment if at all.

]]> By: damienmargo http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/26/facebook-google-calling-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-390268 damienmargo Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:58:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=28940#comment-390268 Facebook is a prime example of humans doing things because they can, not because they should. Sadly, there is powerful technology under all those layers of blatant disrespect. Facebook and Google+ are both fresh booze that need many years in an oak barrel to learn the meaning of smoothness. Facebook is a prime example of humans doing things because they can, not because they should. Sadly, there is powerful technology under all those layers of blatant disrespect. Facebook and Google+ are both fresh booze that need many years in an oak barrel to learn the meaning of smoothness.

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