Google Plus Looses Traction with Consumers

It is all the news today...Google+ lost Unique Users and Engagement on site went down. 

The funniest article is on tech crunch which now re-branded Google+ and Google-

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/27/google-minus/






So a couple observations from myself using Google+...

• The UI is a sad attempt at ripping off the facebook UI
• Circles might help me organize my circle but complicate my life when I already got myself setup on a ubiquitous social network that has achieved mass consumer adoption

So how does google save this?   They can leverage their own network to drive free traffic to Google+ but who cares?   I am on facebook already.  I don't get Google+ and I don't think many people will.  I praise Google for trying to fight off facebook but that battle was lost a few years ago.

Here is my bet.... Google+ fails...

So with social out of google's hands and noone using seach on mobile what's their future?   Times be a changing y0.   Times be a changing

Google's Schmidt Admits Ignoring Social Was A Mistake

I have posted quite alot about how google is going to become increasingly threatened by the position facebook has carved out.   Well....apparently so is Dr Eric Schmidt google's ex CEO.   Schmidt is a smart dude but I do think we can all agree that he missed the boat on this one and has allowed a serious competitor to arise.   Lesson learned google but what now?  Here is a link to the wired article

HTC To Launch A Facebook Smart Phone?!????? Ruh Roh Google

In the words of my beloved Griffin Family...

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

This is awesome.   Brand Republic posted a story on a rumor that is out that HTC will be launching a facebook phone.   This is really going to escalate the battle between Google and Facebook.   Facebook's strategy on mobile thus far has been brilliant.   I think that their mobile interoperability thus far has been one of their greatest drivers of mass adoption and becoming pervasive plumbing to the human social experience.  This is an exciting rumor!