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Wow, huge improvement! Is the cover photo new too? (I haven't checked out G+ in a while.. - copied from FB?!) Looks more "fun" in any case, which is good. (Not saying they have to go completely spastic but this is a good mix)

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As far as I know, Path had done the cover photo thing before Facebook.

What's the "cover photo thing"?

The thing where you get to set a widescreen photo at the top of the profile page. Your profile pic is overlay-ed on top of it.

The cover photo is to social networks as extra blades are to razors. Features are being stockpiled as if these companies were caught up in an arms race. It seems platform won't risk being caught without equivalencies, without questioning the worth of mimicking in the first place.

I'd like to see more confidence shown by social networks. Who's forging ahead when they're all chasing each other's tails?

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