Comments on: Google’s Social Media Strategy: Trial & Error http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html SEO Blog & Search Engine Marketing News Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pascal Van Hecke http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76557 Pascal Van Hecke Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:32:52 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76557 Your quote: "You are also meant to see the tweets of your Twitter friends but I don’t yet. Google Social Search might turn big but it’s still nascent and confusing. I added several services to my Google profile to no avail. I can’t see my friends’ tweets or bookmarks." Not so much their tweets, but rather the content they have claimed on their google profile. Check out this screenshot of results in my social search: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascal/4049654480/ I see blogposts from people I follow on Twitter. That's because I claimed my Twitter account in my Google profile, I follow them on Twitter, and they claimed both their blog posts and their twitter account on their Google profiles. If just one of those conditions hasn't been met, it doesn't work. Your quote:

“You are also meant to see the tweets of your Twitter friends but I don’t yet. Google Social Search might turn big but it’s still nascent and confusing. I added several services to my Google profile to no avail. I can’t see my friends’ tweets or bookmarks.”

Not so much their tweets, but rather the content they have claimed on their google profile. Check out this screenshot of results in my social search: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascal/4049654480/

I see blogposts from people I follow on Twitter. That’s because I claimed my Twitter account in my Google profile, I follow them on Twitter, and they claimed both their blog posts and their twitter account on their Google profiles.

If just one of those conditions hasn’t been met, it doesn’t work.

]]> By: Dave Harru http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76544 Dave Harru Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:25:08 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76544 Hey Tad, thanks for the mention. It seems VERY strange to me how Google really doesn't seem to 'get' social. This latest move is an interesting one, but it's nowhere near ready for prime time IMO. As with many of their new stuff, I can see the potential, but will they polish it? And will there really be wide adoption for it? For starters, most lay people I know don't even know that 'Search Options' are there... maybe if it was more prominent like the main verticals (Image, BLog etc..). But as it is, I have my doubts it would see wide enough adoption for me as a marketer to care about it ultimately. Time will tell... Talk soon guys... I hope things are well with you!! Hey Tad, thanks for the mention. It seems VERY strange to me how Google really doesn’t seem to ‘get’ social. This latest move is an interesting one, but it’s nowhere near ready for prime time IMO. As with many of their new stuff, I can see the potential, but will they polish it? And will there really be wide adoption for it?

For starters, most lay people I know don’t even know that ‘Search Options’ are there… maybe if it was more prominent like the main verticals (Image, BLog etc..). But as it is, I have my doubts it would see wide enough adoption for me as a marketer to care about it ultimately. Time will tell…

Talk soon guys… I hope things are well with you!!

]]> By: Tad Chef http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76541 Tad Chef Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:16:16 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76541 Hey Jack: Orkut is big in Brazil though. John: It's too complicated and counterintuitive right now. Very alpha in short. In case they don't abandon it after launch like they did with most other services it won't succeed. Kevin: I have no idea who you are speaking about but I guess British soccer fans will understand. :-) Hey Jack: Orkut is big in Brazil though.

John: It’s too complicated and counterintuitive right now. Very alpha in short. In case they don’t abandon it after launch like they did with most other services it won’t succeed.

Kevin: I have no idea who you are speaking about but I guess British soccer fans will understand. :-)

]]> By: Kevin Gibbons http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76535 Kevin Gibbons Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:42:54 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76535 Slightly strange football analogy, but it's a bit like Alex Ferguson's transfer strategy for Man United - throw enough money at anything which seems like a good idea and eventually he even gets a few signings right amongst all the duds! For every Veron/Anderson/Forlan/Poborsky there is a Rooney. You can afford to try things like that to strengthen further when you're at the top, hopefully learning from the few mistakes along the way (hopefully not in Man United's case!). Slightly strange football analogy, but it’s a bit like Alex Ferguson’s transfer strategy for Man United – throw enough money at anything which seems like a good idea and eventually he even gets a few signings right amongst all the duds! For every Veron/Anderson/Forlan/Poborsky there is a Rooney.

You can afford to try things like that to strengthen further when you’re at the top, hopefully learning from the few mistakes along the way (hopefully not in Man United’s case!).

]]> By: John Elder - the seoFool! http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76531 John Elder - the seoFool! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:16:54 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76531 Hi, I signed up for the Google Social Search experiment today too. I already have a Google profile so I thought I'd be good to go. I'm with you, it took me a good half hour or hour to figure out what Google Social Search was...and when I finally DID figure it out, I was like "that's it?!" I promptly withdrew from the "experiment". Maybe if they work on it a bit, they can add value...but as it is, I can't imagine anyone really using the thing. It's a good idea, it just isn't quite implemented correctly. Hi,

I signed up for the Google Social Search experiment today too. I already have a Google profile so I thought I’d be good to go.

I’m with you, it took me a good half hour or hour to figure out what Google Social Search was…and when I finally DID figure it out, I was like “that’s it?!”

I promptly withdrew from the “experiment”.

Maybe if they work on it a bit, they can add value…but as it is, I can’t imagine anyone really using the thing. It’s a good idea, it just isn’t quite implemented correctly.

]]> By: Jack McCullough http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/googles-social-media-strategy-trial-error.html/comment-page-1#comment-76530 Jack McCullough Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:41:29 +0000 http://www.seoptimise.com/?p=3055#comment-76530 You left out Orkut, perhaps their biggest waste of time in the social arena. You left out Orkut, perhaps their biggest waste of time in the social arena.

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