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Sysman replied

7 July 2011, 12:42
Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post

Is it a Facebook assasin ?

Will it die like GoogleWave ?

Time will tell.

An interesting development on the Skype front, Ballmer may have demonstrated some nous here:

Microsoft's Skype deal was about Facebook

It is starting to look like Microsoft's move to buy Skype was an inspired bit of footwork which gets Vole its feet well and truly under the table of the world's biggest social not-working company, and in an alliance against Google.

Facebook has announced that it has integrated Video Calling with Skype and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that what clinched the deal was that Microsoft now owned the company.

The social networking wars hot up...
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NickFitz replied

7 July 2011, 12:29
This chap doesn't seem to have got the hang of it yet
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PAH replied

7 July 2011, 12:15
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Yes, from the 1st August all private profiles will be closed, but there are still ways to protect your privacy

Yes, put fake details on in the first place.

BTW, I haven't checked recently, but if my CUK profile has a birth date entered I guarantee you it won't be the correct one (I never put my correct birth date in anything that allows me not to), so apologies for missing any suprise birthday parties.
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SimonMac replied

7 July 2011, 11:54
Yes, from the 1st August all private profiles will be closed, but there are still ways to protect your privacy
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PAH replied

7 July 2011, 11:52
Is it Google+ that is going to force you to have public profiles soon, with all private profiles being automatically deleted after a certain date?

If so, I can't see how Google will be any better than Facebook for privacy issues and putting the user before their own meglomania plans.

I'm a bit suprised no-ones come up with a browser based p2p alternative that retains control with the user and also provides as much privacy or anonymity as they desire.

These centralised goliath solutions are always going to be open to abuse by the site owners, where they will be tempted to put a price on your private/personal information. So for that reason I'm out.
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eek replied

7 July 2011, 07:33
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

I haven't even joined Facebook yet.

I haven't either. I have a google+ account because it makes it easier to share links with others but that's it and the gplus account because I like having a consistent online name and I don't have the correct twitter one.
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TimberWolf replied

7 July 2011, 07:25
I haven't even joined Facebook yet.
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NickFitz replied

6 July 2011, 23:28
Originally posted by Bunk View Post

No surprise there, he used to work for Google

So what? I used to work for Yahoo! but I can still tell the difference between Y!Crap and Y!Cool
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realityhack replied

6 July 2011, 21:43
Originally posted by eek View Post

Anyone got their short url yet from gplus.to?

I have now. Thanks eek!
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eek replied

6 July 2011, 19:58
Anyone got their short url yet from gplus.to?
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SueEllen replied

6 July 2011, 19:46
Originally posted by Bunk View Post

No surprise there, he used to work for Google

Shame you can only share the article by facebook, twitter or email.....
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SueEllen replied

6 July 2011, 19:44
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It appears to be some sort of "recommend this page" button

It is.

Google +1 Button
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Bunk replied

6 July 2011, 19:11
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

This chap seems to be impressed: Google+ is Awesome. Facebook Maimed, Twitter Mortally Wounded?

No surprise there, he used to work for Google
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NickFitz replied

6 July 2011, 18:33
This chap seems to be impressed: Google+ is Awesome. Facebook Maimed, Twitter Mortally Wounded?
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doodab replied

6 July 2011, 18:09
Originally posted by k2p2 View Post

Nope - think the +1 is something different. Kind of like facebook like, but separate from google + I think.

It appears to be some sort of "recommend this page" button
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