Kevin Rose, creator of Digg.com, has tweeted that he heard from a "very credible source" that Google is planning on announcing their own Facebook rival, called "Google Me." The tweet sparked some controversy and the tweet has since been removed.
Now, Adam D'Angelo, creator of the Q&A service Quora, has provided more details on Google Me, claiming that it is indeed real and is going to be a direct competitor with Facebook.
Here is what I’ve pieced together from some reliable sources:
- This is not a rumor. This is a real project. There are a large number of people working on it. I am completely confident about this.
- They realized that Buzz wasn’t enough and that they need to build out a full, first-class social network. They are modeling it off of Facebook.
- Unlike previous attempts (before Buzz at least), this is a high-priority project within Google.
- They had assumed that Facebook’s growth would slow as it grew, and that Facebook wouldn’t be able to have too much leverage over them, but then it just didn’t stop, and now they are really scared.
You can read the entire thread here.
We'll keep you posted on how this all turns out.
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[...] the social entertainment market have picked up some steam over the past month, with rumors of a social network from the Internet giant, as well as an online gaming [...]