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What Do You Think of Google+?

Mark Glaser

by Mark Glaser, July 1, 2011

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Every few months, a new social network is born, and the cycle begins again. It starts with the emails: "Joe Blow wants you to join his network!" "Jane Blow wants you to join her network!" Then you check it out. Huh. It looks like all the other social networks, except that no one's there yet. Then you have to build your profile, all over again. Add friends. Categorize them. Upload pictures. And never return.

The question is: Will Google+ end this vicious cycle? Does it have the right stuff to draw us in, keep us there and not let us go? Whether you have an invite or could care less, be sure to vote in our poll below and share your more detailed thoughts about it in the comments below. Will this be the social network to end all social networks?


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