Posted on May 28, 2009 - by Nate
Will Google Wave Kill Facebook?
Google Wave is being introduced and will shortly take the place of email, gchat, and lifestreaming. But the biggest looming question is, will Google Wave be a Facebook killer?
I love Google apps. They are super useful, including Google Reader, Gmail, and iGoogle are great. I’m using Google Chrome as we speak. Google Wave is the next best integration of all three with it’s Google Wave application.
Google is positioning the new app as a kind conversation and collaboration system. It’s as logical as the jump was from mail to email, telephone to chat, or blogging to microblogging. Wave is described by Google as “equal parts conversation and document, where people can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.” It sounds to me like a bit of social networking that may end up being a nice competitor for our Friends at Facebook.
Create a Wave, add people to it, toss in some gadgets, feeds, and photos, and mix with a rich text editor. You’ll see new content in near-real time as your friends add it, and you can even hit the rewind button and watch your Wave evolve from scratch. Wave’s power will come from its extensibility and ability to integrate with existing activity sources like GMail, Facebook, and Twitter.
Wave is built on HTML5 and the Google Web Toolkit. What’s more, the team plans to make the source code powering Wave open source to encourage developer involvement in the project’s continued growth and evolution. If you’d like to get involved, head over to the Wave Developer Blog for API information and a look at what you can build with Wave.
These are at least 4 reasons why Google Wave Will Kill Facebook:
1. Google is Google. Have you seen the Compete.com #s for Facebook vs. Google? Facebook may be gaining, but Google already has a base of Gmail subscribers worldwide that could trump the monkey.
2. Facebook doesn’t have search. Imagine what the Google search algorithm mixed with Wave will do?
3. Google’s revenues dwarf Facebook. More money for diversification? I guess Facebook did just get the influx from Russia…
4. Facebook has apps, Google has applications. Think about it. Facebook is a good networking center, but I’m sorry Google just has too many applications that have more useful applications than Facebook.
These are some of my thoughts. What do you think? Will Facebook be killed by Google Wave?
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May 29, 2009
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Google Wave is exactly what I wish Facebook and MySpace would be and offers a lot more interactivity done in Google’s simple and easy to use interface. Just like Facebook/MySpace killed off regular e-mail in just a few years, I think once Wave is released it will become the next best thing on the internet.
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May 29, 2009
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Well I have never been a huge believer in the potential of Facebook to make profits. People see Google make a fortune online and think it is easy. It is not. But it seems to me the market for wave is not that close to that for Facebook. I do really like all these things Google is trying.
And I do not agree with those that sees their lack of finding more big profits in these efforts is a sign of failure. They can keep trying and I believe they will find some that will make money over time. I still believe YouTube will be a big winner - even though many criticize Google now for the purchase.
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May 29, 2009
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“Wave’s power will come from its extensibility and ability to integrate with existing activity sources like GMail, Facebook, and Twitter.”
Huh. Says it all right there — migrate your stuff over to Wave and use it there. FB killer, especially in light of FB’s snail’s-pace web development speed and design rigidity.
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May 29, 2009
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Snail pace web dev indeed. I guess the money from Russia might help with the speed…I mean they did win the cold war and all…oh wait…
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May 29, 2009
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It sure looks useful - that is why I think it will NOT kill facebook. My take on facebook is that its primary purpose is to socialize with productivity not being considered at all.
I use Google docs, notebooks, gmail, picasa, chat, analytics and almost everything else they create for various projects but I have never used facebook for anything other than basic messaging or socializing.
I guess I think that the utilitarian nature of Wave will prevent the masses from joining. I’ll be using it though! Can’t wait!
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June 1, 2009
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Wave will allow you to communicate and share in using any paradigm - broadcast (like twitter), user & group centric (like facebook), and more. I am most excited about how it will help increase productivity, when collaborating and working with others. Conversation/Topic/Project centric communication is the way forward.
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June 2, 2009
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Im excited finally a a place where you can combine social networking and business productivity in real time.
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June 4, 2009
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finally a wave of change which will vanish all the obstacles and show the real power of The “G” Team.
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June 21, 2009
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Google mail is very strong advertisement place for facebook style services, but many of google services are almost failed. For example knol will not kill wiki if google do not ban wiki from the search…
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July 15, 2009
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I think it will be difficult to kill facebook for sure, its already so huge, i know google has alot of influence on people in general and are attempting world domination, with android, chrome os, wave, city tours and the rest, but i think facebook is already well established and will share a good piece of the pie
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August 13, 2009
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Waiting Google Wave.. it is serious.. and hope it reduce facebook moda…. I am using facebook and with their new interface it is so hectic and I am lost with my page and profile… and also facebook is beginning to turn a lot for childs… hehehe
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September 22, 2009
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Zuckerberg better take up the next Facebook acquisition offer before Wave comes out later this year, because Wave definitely is the Facebook killer. It’s about time a legitimate Internet company develops something that provides an added value to productivity, unlike these monkey media hype riding apps like Facebook and Twitter.
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“…Facebook may be gaining, but Google already has a base of Gmail subscribers worldwide that could trump the monkey.”
Ok, so Google will advertise its brand Google wave through emarketing campaigns, and everyone who already is on Facebook and spent time building their relationships, groups, fan pages, etc will immediately drop Facebook to switch to Google Wave? I doubt it.
“Facebook doesn’t have search. Imagine what the Google search algorithm mixed with Wave will do?”
What does search have anything to do with this? People spend relatively little time on search, and most of their time on websites. The only value search engines offer are to FIND websites. People engaged in a social network environment are not interested in search during their “network” time, they want to network.
“Google’s revenues dwarf Facebook. More money for diversification? I guess Facebook did just get the influx from Russia…”
Too bad Facebook already has the market, thus any investment on a “me too business” will be useless. It’s going to be nearly impossible to win over faithful Facebook members, unless Google offers something completely different. Threaded, and real time emails sound cool, but quite honestly, this is nothing but a more advanced function. This isn’t an innovative business idea as a whole. How will the overall picture of Google Wave be different than Facebook?
“Facebook has apps, Google has applications. Think about it. Facebook is a good networking center, but I’m sorry Google just has too many applications that have more useful applications than Facebook.”
Like what? The only useful application aside from search is Google Adwords, and Adsense. Ok, even if that statement was true, that Google has better applications. Facebook’s apps are FUN. Google’s apps are for business. Do you honestly think that people will leave Facebook for Google’s boring business applications?
I honestly don’t think Google Wave will kill Facebook, because Facebook is a market leader already. Google may have more capital, but Google’s strength lies in searching for data, and advertising other people’s innovations. Facebook’s strength is that it has built is brand, and already has the market for general social networking. The only way Google Wave will kill Facebook, is if Google Wave serves a greater purpose than Facebook. The whole idea of a business is to address a need. Facebook solved this need quite well (connecting with friends in networks). Can Google really solve this same exact need even better? Or should Google look to address a different need?
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October 23, 2009
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I think facebook is for social acivity. It seems like from what I have seen so far Wave is more of a productivity tool. Google I feel has diversified away from search and inherintly this bring google down a notch. Does anybody realize how search is lagging today? Search via google sucks. Google searches a mile wide but only an inch deep. Other search algorithm’s search a mile wide and a mile deep then analzye the best results from there. I feel like google gets to much “instant” credit for just being google. F google in my opinion. However Wave does look interesting and promising. could just be short term hype. time will tell i guess
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Wow. I am just waiting to be released of Google Wave. It gonna b rock. Facebook is still popular. Wave have to work harder and should introduce unique feature to get attention of users. All the best Google Wave
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Will up to now, I don’t think so. My first experience with Facebook was great; I put my e-mail address and wops I got a lot of friends and invitations on my inbox. Unfortunately, Regarding Google wave, I spent two weeks begging invitations on different sites, and luckily and at the end I got it. The bad news that I can make no Invitations and now I’m alone with many applications I have no one to use it with.
As I noted in Internet application, the simplicity is the key, Wave is great but Google needs a lot of work to pass to non-professional users, If the non-professional user is the target of this application!
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