Google+ is cooling off, and with only a minor amount of rest, we now we have a new entrant, UMeNow, who is vowing to Kill Facebook, and dismisses Google+ as a competitor. Well, Hi dee hi Mr. Hanky.
The Google + Conundrum
What baffles me most is, how is it Google can sell they are a better steward of our information than Facebook? Do you really trust Google more than Facebook?
Let’s see…on the Facebook side, we have Zuckerberg, who has pretty much proven that, while an honest capitalist (which is fine and dandy, I am a business owner myself), he is more focused on the user experience than stacking up columns of Billions. Google, on the other hand, likes to talk about “not doing evil” but then exploiting everything they learn about you.
I don’t think Google+ is going to cause anyone to turn over a new leaf over there, do you?
The UMeNow Folly
OK, so there is a group of people out there who are pretty sure someone is out to get them. Perfect social network for them! I am sure these folks have so much pull among their friends they will cause things to tip toward UMeNow. Not a chance.
The reason Facebook has been so successful is because it does what it is supposed to do. Offer a permanenet residence for everyone online. Now you can move three times a year, change jobs and mobile phone numbers as often and your friends can still find you. That is important.
So do we need to make everyone scour 5 different locations to find us when one is perfectly good? I think not again.
UPDATE: Facebook just added new more granular controls to sharing. It appears now almost everyone else is now comfortable with the changes. Except for those in the witness protection program.
