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The head of Google+, Vic Gundotra announced he is leaving Google which has caused all kinds of speculation about what will happen to G+ going forward.
Speculation is also just beginning about how this could affect Google+ Local.
TechCrunch did what I think is a hugely overblown story yesterday.
I'm too out of it (5 Weeks in....Bronchitis>> Pneumonia>> Partially collapsed lung>> 4 new meds) to add much commentary, but I'll copy some thoughts I posted last night during what I think was a 1/2 way lucid moment.
That TechCrunch article was brought up at a Google community I'm involved in.
A moderator at that group said: "although it's certainly a topic to follow in general, it doesn't relate directly to local search, so I'm afraid we'll have to remove it"
I replied:
So again no way is G+ OR Local going away. G+ has become the heart and soul of Google it ain't goin' anywhere and neither is Local!
But with new leadership comes changes and no one really knows how this will shake out. Could be some exciting new direction will come from this so it could be good news, instead of the negativity that TC painted.
Here are a couple more balanced articles with more of just the facts we know and less speculation. I'll add more as I find it, or you add anything you stumble across in your journeys as well.
Google scaling back Google+ efforts, dropping integration requirement for its other products
<a href="http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2014/04/head-of-google-vic-gundotra-leaving.html">Head of Google+, Vic Gundotra leaving Google | Google Plus Daily</a>
<a href="http://9to5google.com/2014/04/24/google-boss-vic-gundotra-is-leaving-the-company/">And Then, Google+ boss Vic Gundotra leaves the company after 8 years for parts unknown</a>
Thoughts???
Speculation is also just beginning about how this could affect Google+ Local.
TechCrunch did what I think is a hugely overblown story yesterday.
<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/google-is-walking-dead/">Google+ Is Walking Dead | TechCrunch</a>
What we’re hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a product, but a platform — essentially ending its competition with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter...
We’ve heard Google has not yet decided what to do with the teams not going to Android, and that Google+ is not “officially” dead, more like walking dead: “When you fire the top dog and take away all resources it is what it is.” It will take copious amounts of work for it to un-zombie, if that’s even a possibility.
It’s not clear, according to our sources’ intel, where the rest of the employees will go, but the assumption is that Larry Page will follow Mark Zuckerberg’s lead at Facebook and send the bulk of them to mobile roles.
I'm too out of it (5 Weeks in....Bronchitis>> Pneumonia>> Partially collapsed lung>> 4 new meds) to add much commentary, but I'll copy some thoughts I posted last night during what I think was a 1/2 way lucid moment.
That TechCrunch article was brought up at a Google community I'm involved in.
A moderator at that group said: "although it's certainly a topic to follow in general, it doesn't relate directly to local search, so I'm afraid we'll have to remove it"
I replied:
The way I see it local is now G+. Everything is interwoven so, I don't really understand how this could be seen as not relevant for local. I mean, I'm not really buying it [the TC storyline], but still think it's related enough to be discussed and am glad you brought it up.
It scared me for a brief second, but then I decided it seems greatly overblown. But I do know that often when there is a shakeup in one division at G it can have a ripple effect on other departments. We are so in bed with G+ now, it does give me just a little bit of uncertainty about what changes if any could affect local.
To be clear, no way do I think local is going away as someone mentioned, I just think big changes can sometimes stall new updates and features that are maybe in the works or cause policies to change.
So again no way is G+ OR Local going away. G+ has become the heart and soul of Google it ain't goin' anywhere and neither is Local!
But with new leadership comes changes and no one really knows how this will shake out. Could be some exciting new direction will come from this so it could be good news, instead of the negativity that TC painted.
Here are a couple more balanced articles with more of just the facts we know and less speculation. I'll add more as I find it, or you add anything you stumble across in your journeys as well.
Google scaling back Google+ efforts, dropping integration requirement for its other products
<a href="http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2014/04/head-of-google-vic-gundotra-leaving.html">Head of Google+, Vic Gundotra leaving Google | Google Plus Daily</a>
<a href="http://9to5google.com/2014/04/24/google-boss-vic-gundotra-is-leaving-the-company/">And Then, Google+ boss Vic Gundotra leaves the company after 8 years for parts unknown</a>
Thoughts???