Google political hangouts
Jeroen Smeekens, consultant E-Difference
“Google+ offers users little added value compared to Facebook. As long as they have no added value, users will not switch. However, a major asset that Google has is the integration of Google+ with all its products – and in particular search . By forcing Google+ down the throats of users, they increase the chance that people will use it. For the time being, people are still sufficiently attached to Facebook, but the power of Google will be the reason for its eventual success. And when, and IF, that will happen is still the question. In the Netherlands, I do not expect Google+ to attract a huge group of users in the coming year.”
Bianca van de Ketterij, iBianca
Google+ will gradually gain more ground in the Netherlands. Compared to Facebook, however, the social network will only be interesting for a smaller group of people and will remain so. And not only for private use but also for business use, because published content on the site gets priority in the search results and through the link with other Google services. A downside is that new functions are not always immediately active in the Netherlands.
“As a social network, you ask valuable time from the user. I don’t see room for 2 greece telegram data networks next to each other. Mind you: not of the same order in any case. What is the added value of Google+ for the user compared to Facebook? At the moment, the added value for users is still far away. In the eyes of regular users, there is no remarkable advantage; they find a similar second network, with the same friends and organizations, more confusing than enriching and will therefore not adopt it in the short term. Not yet, because in the long term the hub with which you manage the entire online environment (log in, search, entertainment, social interaction) will win the battle. And in that respect, Google+ has the better credentials. I expect that there will come a time when Google will win the war, but for the time being Facebook wins hands down.”