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0 pointsjoebadmo15y ago0 comments

I'm still holding out hope that an open, federated web is Google's ultimate play. They've demonstrated (Wave, Buzz) that they're willing to sink resources into it. Maybe they think if they can get enough traction, they can force the other social networks to open up.

A guy can dream, can't he?

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michaelchisari15y ago· 2 in thread

I think, if anyone's going to do it, Google's much more likely than Facebook, that's for sure.

They still have a big incentive not to, though.

joebadmoOP15y ago

Didn't they have just as much incentive not to when they released buzz and wave?

michaelchisari15y ago

Buzz and Wave were different beasts in a lot of ways, although they're all in the "social" category.

My question is, why wasn't this federated from the outset? Could have made even bigger headlines if they were like "Hey, Facebook, here's you connect your users to ours. [link to wiki/doc/etc]"

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