G+/Google information everyone should know

[merhawk]

Andy Carvin of NPR spoke with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt for a few minutes. Per the conversation, Schmidt acknowledges/states that "G+ was build primarily as an identity service, so fundamentally, it depends on people using their real names if they're going to build future products that leverage that information."

Identity Service != Social Network, Eric Schmidt. And you're billing G+ as a social network. Just sayin'.

Todd Vierling looked into the Profile Real Name issues. He discovered that these issues are about more than just G+. It looks like the endgame will end up involving most, if not all, of Google Products.

[reposted from my journal]

Comments

[lexicalcrow]

Yeah, I think it's time I backed up everything onto non-Google places, just so I have somewhere to bolt to if I feel the need to get rid of Google. :/ I don't use much bar email and calendar (and lurk on G+), but still.

Google, I like you, generally, but you're beginning to scare me now.