Google to challenge Facebook with new social networking service ‘Google Me’ ?

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The web has erupted with a wave of rumors about a new social networking service created by web giant Google. Bloggers are saying the service (which is tentatively called “Google Me”) will be in direct competition with Facebook. But is it really a rumor or Google, known for its direct competition behavior and aggressive style of promotion, is working with closed door for its upcoming portal ?

In one of the previous post “Was it Microsoft who established Facebook” it has been clear how Microsoft beaten Google at the time of establishing its presence in Social networking and Google left with shocked with just one night move of Microsoft at that particular time. With nothing in hand and nothing to say, Google tightly clipped itself at that particular time but I am sure Google already started working towards launch of its own Social Networking site which is coming out now with a name of “Google Me”

The rumor went viral after Digg founder Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) reportedly tweeted, “Ok, umm, huge rumor: Google to launch facebook competitor very soon “Google Me,” very credible source” on June 28.

Rose has since deleted the message but others closely involved with Google have stepped in to add fuel to the rumor fire.

According to TechCrunch, Former Facebook CTO Adam D’Angelo has confirmed the rumor. D’Angelo shared his thoughts on question-and-answer site Quora (a company which D’Angelo founded) saying, “Here is what I’ve pieced together from some reliable sources: This is not a rumor. This is a real project. There are a large number of people working on it. I am completely confident about this.”

“They realized that Buzz wasn’t enough and that they need to build out a full, first-class social network. They are modeling it off of Facebook.”

“Unlike previous attempts (before Buzz at least), this is a high-priority project within Google.
They had assumed that Facebook’s growth would slow as it grew, and that Facebook wouldn’t be able to have too much leverage over them, but then it just didn’t stop, and now they are really scared.”

“This obviously has the potential to be huge, and Facebook needs a strong competitor. But even if Google has an amazing site in the pipeline, creating the next Facebook is going to be easier said than done,” said TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid on the Google vs Facebook social networking battle.

Search Engine Land’s Greg Sterling pondered, “Will ‘Google Me’ Be A Worthy Facebook Challenger Or Will It Be DOA?” A valid question after Google’s previous social networking endeavors, Google Buzz and Orkut garnered lack-luster responses and low consumer retention – especially when compared to Facebook’s 400 million active user base.

Inside Facebook, readers seemed happy about the news. One user commented, “great news ..i hope google kill facebook and make the largest social media in the world.” Another posted, “I hope they succeed up to a point where they provide balance. It would be unhealthy for the market for one player to be dominant and in fact that becomes like Microsoft and now Apple, but balance is good.”

Search Engine Land’s readers were not so optimistic about the service, “Let’s face it, this will probably go the same way as Google Wave and Buzz,” read one comment on the site, “Facebook is far too ingrained into everyday life that I doubt very much we will see any social networking site challenge it for some time, if ever.”

When asked for comment on “Google Me” a spokesperson from Google told Relaxnews, “We do not comment on rumor or speculation.”

4 COMMENTS

  1. Yep Amit,

    But if you see somoe latest moves from Google i.e. Wave has been re-launched s Apache Wave, Failed acquisition attempt of Groupon, launch of mobile OS and Desktop OS – Chrome are some of the initiatives which Google is trying to surround Fcebook. However, it would be interesting to see how all these efforts turn up to google.

    AMIT

  2. well Google always try to test their hands on social media, however it won’t be bad if I say Google needs to hire facebook to create a social networking business for them. All recent experiments didn’t yield much for them lol, like Buzz, Wave, Orkut (50-50). 🙂

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