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0 pointscpeterso7y ago0 comments

It seems like Google could have successfully built a "shadow social network" by incrementally integrating their popular services like Gmail, Inbox, Reader, YouTube, Hangouts, and chat into one portal. OTOH, Buzz tried to inject social sharing into Gmail and there was a big user backlash.

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Doctor_Fegg7y ago

Absolutely - always thought this. I fail to see why Google+ was a discreet product at all.

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minikomi7y ago

This is essentially what LINE did - gradually added small social features and then expanded into separate apps with LINE social network integration.

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