Google+ vs Facebook: The Comparison
Abstract: Social networks are
a varyingly popular tool used to connect with friends, colleagues and/or
family. Recently, Facebook has been at the top of the social network food
chain, with Bebo and MySpace decreasing in users and the huge increase of users
joining Facebook in such a short time. Google have just recently launched
Google+, a social networking site. This is not the first time that Google have
attempted to break into the social networking scene but it is possible that
these failed attempts may have taught them something. As Facebook’s user base
is extremely diverse, spreading across different countries, races, ages,
professions, and interests, to name a few, this network is a good model to
compare new rival Google+ to. Google+ has set out to do the same things as
Facebook but better to try and steal away some of that high power and necessity
that Facebook has gained. Facebook has News feed, Google has Stream. Facebook
has Lists, Google has circles. Facebook has like’s, Google has +1. Facebook
accounts for 10% of overall internet usage. This paper will look at various
comparables between the two social networks and analyse the better
functionality, design and ease of use. It will then conclude a verdict on which
is the better social network to use overall.
Author: Kevin Curran, Scott
Morrison, Stephen Mc Cauley
Journal Code: jptkomputergg120062