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Introducing the Next Big Thing; maybe.
After several years of trying and a few false starts, Google has introduced a social networking option that just might get Facebook’s attention. More to the point, it already has my attention.
Google+ just went live by invitation only, so its full interactive potential has yet to be seen. The responses to the new Google photo sharing applications, however, are coming in steady and positive.
In a review for in the Gadget Lab at Wired.com, Charlie Sorrel opines, “It has been said that the biggest feature of Google Plus is that it’s not Facebook. However, there’s another feature that may be of interest to all you Gadget Lab photo nerds out there: the photo integration. It turns out that G+ is a pretty sweet way to manage and view your shared photos.”
The photo sharing application is one of the most widely used features on Facebook, so perhaps the simplest way to compare Google+ vs. Facebook is by comparing their photo galleries. As you have probably guessed from Charlie’s observation, Facebook no longer looks bulletproof by comparison.
#1 – Facebook vs. Google+ on uploading pictures; Google wins.
You can upload pictures faster on Google Plus. Not remarkably faster, but a little faster. Google doesn’t require you to configure or toggle the pictures before loading them, and in this case a little difference can go a long way. Being able to skip one or two buttons per photo is bound to be a good thing when you’re uploading 150 wedding photos.
#2 – Facebook vs. Google+ on resolution and display; Google wins.
Your pictures will look better on Google Plus. Not a little better, but a whole lot better. Google allows you to upload higher resolution images – up to 2,048 pixels, so whether you are playing around with a new phone camera or you specialize in infrared digital photography, all of your photos will just look better.
Vinny is a friend of mine from Brooklyn. He recently took some pictures of the 4th of July fireworks over the Hudson River and posted them directly to the Google photo gallery from his Android. He was quite pleased with both the resolution and the ease with which the pictures flew from his phone to the website, which brings us to the next point;
#3 – Facebook vs. Google+ on
Android; Google wins.
Not surprisingly, Google plus will play very nicely with your Android. In a few more months, it should play pretty well with a Blackberry or iPhone too. Of course, if you’re the impatient type, this could be a good excuse for you to convert to an Android.
My son Justin is an Android user, and has been slowly convincing me that my iPhone isn’t quite as fun as it used to be. I already plan to make my next phone an Android, so I won’t worry about how long it takes for Google Plus to produce an iPhone app.
#4 – Groups vs Circles; Google’s Circles win
As I’ve already mentioned, photo sharing is one of the most popular features on Facebook, and as you probably know, that’s also the most popular way for people to get into trouble. While Facebook allows you to “friend” people (or not), Google allows you to place people in circles. This enables you to share some images with some friends and other images with others.
Don’t get me wrong – I don’t advocate students hiding their spring break photos from their parents while making them available to an entire college campus. Circles won’t save your reputation if you’re bound and determined to wreck it.
However, circles could keep your office mates from learning too many details about your weekends spent as a Sherlock Holmes re-enactor. That sort of sharing could make for some very awkward staff meetings – or so I’m told.
And So the Fun Begins”¦
Google Plus’s improvements in Google photo sharing will be useful for just about anyone who takes pictures. Whether those photos come from cell phones or cameras with infrared digital capabilities, they’ll look great on Google’s lightbox background. Whether your photos are from your daughter’s birthday party or your last catering gig, you’ll be able to target the correct audience and restrict everyone else.
So, does Facebook really have anything to worry about? It really depends on their response. According to David Seaman from BusinessInsider.com, Google Plus “.. will be a huge success, and Facebook is in trouble – although by no means obsolete.”
The worst thing Facebook can do now is to hunker down and count on brand loyalty to carry them through. The best thing Facebook can do, for themselves and the Internet, is to start upgrading. Of course, Justin and I are hoping Facebook will take the second option, because it promises to be a good time.
Until then, let the Facebook vs. Google+ battle begin.
