Linked and Loaded » Search http://www.linkedandloaded.com Blog covering New Media, Web 2.0 and Social Media Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Google vs. Facebook http://www.linkedandloaded.com/2010/08/09/google-vs-facebook/ http://www.linkedandloaded.com/2010/08/09/google-vs-facebook/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:02:09 +0000 Staff http://www.linkedandloaded.com/?p=225 The battle between Google and Facebook is heating up. Google is working on “Google Me” – a social network alternative to Facebook. This article explains some of the perceived threats. It really boils down to a battle between two of the biggest titans on the web, and the decisions of these two companies will have huge implications on how we use it going forward.

Google has already had a dud with Google Buzz, and it seems clear that they don’t understand the concept of social networking. They understand math and algorithms, but they seem to have little understanding of how humans interact with one another. They seem to avoid human input at all costs, always trying to solve problems with an algorithm.

We’ve seen this with some of the heavy-handed tactics used by Google with users of services like Google Adsense. If Google perceives a problem with an account, that account is shut down automatically, and the user is forced to endure a bureaucratic as they implore Google to restore their account.

If Google wants to compete in the social network space, they will need a team that understands this very different environment.

Meanwhile, Facebook is reportedly on “lockdown” as Zuckerberg rallies his team to deal with the coming threat.

]]> http://www.linkedandloaded.com/2010/08/09/google-vs-facebook/feed/ 0 Google search tips http://www.linkedandloaded.com/2010/04/12/google-search-tips/ http://www.linkedandloaded.com/2010/04/12/google-search-tips/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:16:23 +0000 Staff http://www.linkedandloaded.com/?p=105 I found some good tips on this list. Get more Google search tips here and here.

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It’s very handy, and it’s nice coup for Bing over Google.

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