Google+ Vs. Facebook: What The Social Networks Have In Common

This hasn't been Google's best year for social. First, word got out about an internal memo in which a senior exec warned that the company was behind in social networking and needed to catch up fast. Later, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged that the company had "screwed up" when it came to social and the threat from Facebook.

So, when Google unveiled Google+ this week, all eyes were on the search giant's new social network.

So far, it's only available to certain users but we were able to take a look. Our verdict? It looks interesting, it looks simple, it looks...quite familiar.

Check out this slideshow to see the similarities between Google+ and Facebook, then see 9 things you need to know about Google+

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Google's personal profile page has all your basic social networking features: a picture, your job, where you went to school, a list of friends, general interests. Basically, it's there to tell others what you're all about. Its "about" section offers a bit more room for creativity than Facebook's, with sections for you to enter "bragging rights" (like "have 3 kids"), a short introduction to yourself, and your nickname.

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Google's personal profile page has all your basic social networking features: a picture, your job, where you went to school, a list of friends, general interests. Basically, it's there to tell others what you're all about. Its "about" section offers a bit more room for creativity than Facebook's, with sections for you to enter "bragging rights" (like "have 3 kids"), a short introduction to yourself, and your nickname.

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[Rania299]

10:24 AM on 07/28/2011

Great article, thanks for sharing! Something else Google+ and facebook have in common can be found in the surprising results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index!
http://blog.hudsonhorizons.com/Article/Google-Plus-vs-Facebook-Surprising-Customer-Satisfaction-Results.htm

[Victor Stanescu]

01:54 PM on 07/18/2011

Google+ is the "new Facebook", it's directly aim as a competitor to take the first place of social networking.

Google has started a full scale assault on Facebook and they're not looking to take any prisoners.
More about this on Google turning sociable and NOT nice: http://www.vectorash.ro/google-sociable-and-not-nice/

[scodal]

12:28 PM on 07/16/2011

If you're really looking to find out the differences between Google Plus and Facebook, check out this comparison chart I made last night! I must have proofread it 50 times before putting it live. I look forward to everyones constructive criticism! I'm seeing so much misinformation around the internet! It's time to put this topic to rest!

http://blog.scodal.com/2011/07/16/google-plus-vs-facebook/

[amarchugg]

07:30 PM on 07/15/2011

I love Google+ already.

[bloglink]

03:51 PM on 07/15/2011

I think facebook and google have their own thing happening.
For years I used ICQ and it had apprx 300 million users back in the 90's. ICQ had video chat and file sharing capabilities built in whereas facebook does not.

enzo testa
http://www.bloglink.ca

[scodal]

12:28 PM on 07/16/2011

I totally agree!

[RC Brown]

04:42 AM on 07/02/2011

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[Hector YoHec Mota]

11:45 PM on 07/01/2011

Lol this is funny. Google had been used to COMPLETE domination until facebook came along. Someday soon it will be Facebook that may need to move over for someone else...By the way If anyone here needs some really cool and funny ones status updates then these are guaranteed to get you many likes.
http://tips21.com/most-liked-facebook-status.html

I’m not weird, I’m limited edition ….

[jabreal00]

04:20 PM on 07/01/2011

Not interested. Buzz and Wave were failures. Unless it offers some unique experience why would I migrate over from Facebook? It just seems like an imitation.

[boscharun]

10:08 AM on 07/01/2011

Google released an invite session just like they did for wave and others. But seems they have blocked that also now. Just the same old publicity stunt.

Wondering what will happen to plus... guess it will go into the same drain as wave. On top of it, Google's page rank algorithm has ranked Google to be behind Facebook.
Good luck to google. I don't think it can do serious damage to facebook. After all, how can you pluck out an entire society existing in facebook by making something similar??

Another related info. Google seems to have gone down in page rank and is now trailing facebook. What a surprice when google is trying to launch a competition to facebook.
http://www.skipser.toolsbysk.com/p/2/p/google-confession---facebook-is-better-than-google.html

What a surprise on the week when plus is launched :)

[Unshriven]

08:24 AM on 07/01/2011

I'm reminded of a song. http://youtu.be/Fpn_xu81ySo

[ahad sarkar]

08:10 AM on 07/01/2011

This Post has been COPIED from my Site....
http://ihackuall.blogspot.com/2011/06/social-network-google-plus-vs-facebook.html

[Tony Tsey]

03:14 AM on 07/01/2011

Whatever happened to Diaspora ?

[Chris Banuchi]

01:07 AM on 07/01/2011

At this point in time, I can't see myself budging from my Facebook/Twitter home.

[ahad sarkar]

08:12 AM on 07/01/2011

Guyz This Post has been COPIED from my Site....
http://iha­ckuall.blo­gspot.com/­2011/06/so­cial-netwo­rk-google-­plus-vs-fa­cebook.htm­l

[Fletch55]

07:08 PM on 06/30/2011

I hope it kills facebook then implodes and kills itsself. i really hate the social sites and the loosers on them. its a fad that needs to hurry and be over too many idiots, stalkers, pedophiles, and loosers using facebook as is.

[ProudToBeVeryLiberal]

06:56 PM on 06/30/2011

What they have in common? They're both fronts for corporations to spy on you, to sell you stuff and to bIackmail you in case you cause trouble...