Google 'obsessed' with chasing Facebook

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1 pointdevgutt2 comments

What is the real reason for this, other than display ads and (maybe) attention? Are the founders pissed that Zuckerberg might end up richer than them? Is it for "copying"?

I guess it's because everyone used to think that the social aspect will have such a huge impact on search that it will disrupt and replace Google's search model.

But I think they were wrong. The social aspect is a minor aspect at best regarding search, and it should be just one of Google's hundreds of other search signals, not 50% of the search algorithm.

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