Re:To Figure Out Google’s Priorities, Just Look At Team Larry
by nissimk on Friday April 08, 2011 @12:14PM
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What's the difference between Google +1 and Facebook Like? How are they differentiating their service? Just because the +1 is integrated somehow into search results doesn't really make it better. A community cannot successfully determine the reputation of it's members if their only option is to give it a +1 or a like. If +1 also came with -1 or it morphed to thumbs up/thumbs down, it could become more of a reputation generator for any person or web based entity which I think could be much more useful.
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Re:To Figure Out Google’s Priorities, Just Look At Team Larry
by flyt on Friday April 08, 2011 @04:13PM
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The difference is context within my social network. None of my friends have Google Profiles and are unlikely to reconstruct their graph on Google Profiles. Clicking +1 doesn't have as much social distribution as the Like button because of this fundamental problem. Facebook already has all my friends on it, so clicking a Like button actually has weight.