Google+ is Growing Like Crazy

Re:Google+ is Growing Like Crazy by jcfrei on Sunday July 10, 2011 @11:47AM (#2747942)

I think calling G+ to be growing like crazy is misleading. Gmail itself has about 200 mio. users - migrating those users to a G+ account shouldnt be that difficult. What's really gonna be interesting is whether G+ will be capable of attracting new users, which are not yet part of google's 'services cloud'.

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Re:Google+ is Growing Like Crazy by lhnz on Sunday July 10, 2011 @12:03PM (#2747965)

True, but I also think it will be interesting to see whether the users that get a Google+ account actually use it. I use Twitter for purpose-less tech/business opinions. I use Facebook rarely to talk to my brother and sister. I use Skype for work conversations. I don't yet see people using this enough for me to want to move to it.

edit; If they created some kind of BBM-type android service that sat on top of Google+ I think it would make me switch my SMS usage because I have a lot of friends that use Android phones...

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Re:Google+ is Growing Like Crazy by jbrkr on Sunday July 10, 2011 @12:59PM (#2748059)

BBM-type android service

You've described Huddle[1], part of the Google+ app for Android.

"Huddle lets you send super-fast messages to the people you care about most."

Presumably, Huddle will be part of the Google+ app on other platforms, too.

[1] https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.app...

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Re:Google+ is Growing Like Crazy by kubrickslair on Sunday July 10, 2011 @12:38PM (#2748025)

It's not just migrating users, its keeping them interested in Google+ as opposed to Facebook.

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