Google or facebook or twitter?

Discussion in 'SEO, Traffic and Revenue' started by cpvr, May 25, 2011.

  1. cpvr

    cpvr Regular Member

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2009
    Messages:
    3,219
    Likes Received:
    823
    Google has been trying to tap social networking for a while now, but currently Facebook runs the social networking game, as does Twitter.

    So, which company do you prefer and why?
     
  2. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    6,744
    Likes Received:
    1,132
    Well facebook for me as I have mentioned many times, but what has Google been doing in the social networking scene? Does it have a social networking site?
     
  3. Rankin

    Rankin Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2011
    Messages:
    127
    Likes Received:
    21
    I prefer Facebook because it keeps me in touch with my friends as I don't have MSN anymore. And didn't Google buy Bebo?
     
  4. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    6,744
    Likes Received:
    1,132
  5. cpvr

    cpvr Regular Member

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2009
    Messages:
    3,219
    Likes Received:
    823
    Google tried to buy Skype, but Microsoft bought them out.
     
  6. Sefrotox

    Sefrotox Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 26, 2011
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    9
    Really? I didn't know that. But still though, how does that compare really to Facebook and Twitter? Skype seems more like a tool just as Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo IM, etc.

    But to answer your question, I don't use really any of them. I'm not really into it. I do use Skype though.
     
  7. Rankin

    Rankin Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2011
    Messages:
    127
    Likes Received:
    21
  8. lucasbytegenius

    lucasbytegenius Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2011
    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    50
    Well I use Facebook, and I've been more into Twitter lately for my news.
    I think if Google really improved Orkut overall it would be more successful, though it doesn't stand much of a chance against Facebook.
    Wise move on Google's part to have Buzz pull your tweets from Twitter in my opinion.
     
  9. StevenF50

    StevenF50 Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2010
    Messages:
    98
    Likes Received:
    17
    Twitter has been my favourite because I use social networks to mainly promote and I've mastered how to use Twitter to promote now.
     
  10. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2010
    Messages:
    6,744
    Likes Received:
    1,132
    Twitter is a great tool, and its pretty easy to learn how to use it for the benefit of your website.
     
  11. lucasbytegenius

    lucasbytegenius Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2011
    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    50
    Yes, Twitter is awesome. Plus it's much easier to implement a tweet button with them, there's a lot of work to do with Facebook to get it the way I want it.
     
    Kaiser likes this.
  12. Marc

    Marc Checkmate - Game Over

    Joined:
    May 28, 2010
    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    74
    I've ignored the Google+ "sign up link" up to this date.
    Between Twitter and FaceBook, I'm going to have to say FaceBook wins, hands down. Twitter is a good alternative, but FaceBook is where all of the social activities are at, ;)
    Twitter, eh.. :whistle:
     
  13. dyrer

    dyrer Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 9, 2011
    Messages:
    19
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Greece
    I prefer Google+ and is more simple no ads ;)
     
  14. Carlos

    Carlos Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 20, 2003
    Messages:
    751
    Likes Received:
    251
    Location:
    California
    You do know that they'll eventually put ads in the future, right? Brands want to buy space for their Google+ pages, the only reason why it's not working right now is because they want to find a good place and good location to put "ads." In fact, currently, there are promoted ads in rotation for some users. I have seen this myself already.

    I like how Facebook implemented their "ads."
     
    dyrer likes this.
  15. dyrer

    dyrer Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 9, 2011
    Messages:
    19
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Greece
    But still G+ is for techies and not for kids etc ;)
     
  16. Brandon

    Brandon Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 1, 2009
    Messages:
    6,602
    Likes Received:
    1,707
    Location:
    Topeka, Kansas
    First Name:
    Brandon
    I don't hold much faith in G+ to be honest, I think it'll vanish in time just like Google Wave did not to long ago. Who knows, they may stumble across something amazing but I'm not holding my breath.
    I use Facebook for close friends and family, that's it.
    I use Twitter for everything.. Talking with friends, family and marketing myself. I have a few Twitter accounts that I've gathered over the last couple years. They bring a decent amount of traffic to my network.
     
    cpvr likes this.
  17. Carlos

    Carlos Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 20, 2003
    Messages:
    751
    Likes Received:
    251
    Location:
    California
    I hold faith in G+ because the technology seems hard-coded into the whole google system. It's on the main page, it's on parts of the search engine itself, it's got a bunch of pages in the help section. I mean, google seems so invested in this, than they did with Wave. Or iGoogle, for that matter.
     
    cpvr likes this.
  18. bauss

    bauss Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 16, 2012
    Messages:
    335
    Likes Received:
    74
    For me it's Facebook, because google+ ain't popular enough yet, and twitter is full of bots.
     
  19. cpvr

    cpvr Regular Member

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2009
    Messages:
    3,219
    Likes Received:
    823
    They should intergrate[sp?] into the gmail service as well. Google + could make a nice run, but it needs more features - in terms of competing against Facebook, or they could directly tap Facebook's market by advertising on their site as well. Only time will tell though, once more people flock over to G+ and tell their friends, it'll create a catch-22.

    Google wave sucked, I didn't even use that.
     
  20. Flexin

    Flexin Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 17, 2012
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    3
    I use all three of them. They all have their pros and cons. And now with a forum I use all three to try to promote my site. The site is still pretty new but Twitter was leading the three in traffic sent to my site. Yesterday, facebook took the lead.

    For me facebook is great for keeping in touch with family.

    Twitter is great for following celebrity's and so on.

    Google+ is great for tech right now.

    What I like is the new features that came in because of Google+. The competition is good for us.

    James
     

Share This Page