Comments on: Help Me Interview Vic Gundotra, SVP, Google (And Win Free Tix to Web 2)

By: Nails

Nails — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:10:00 +0000

Yeah that would also be my favorite question that i would like to hear!

By: Russ Mann

Russ Mann — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:23:11 +0000

Google already has an incredibly valuable, viral and active social community right beneath their noses- it’s called YouTube. Why doesnt Google+ make more use and immediate integration of that community! Look at all the comments, the videos that get shared, and it is the #2 search engine in the world! How does YouTube rank in terms of comments and engagements? If Facebook is the world’s largest personal photo repository and YouTube is the world’s largest personal video repository- seems like they could do a lot more with that. Curious as to why Google keeps trying to reinvent the wheel when in fact they already have a great engine for social growth and what plans are for integrating that community in particular.

By: Supercopter

Supercopter — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:00:53 +0000

Main Question:

Vic, you seemed really thrilled when you introduced Google Wave at the Google I/O 2009. What parts of Wave's technology could, or will, be integrated into Google+?

Is there a possibility we'll see a Collaboration "side-app" (like Games or Hangouts) added into Google+? Wave-based or not, is the possibility to write posts collaboratively, with chosen users or Circle(s), something we can expect in G+?

Possible follow-on Question:

What about those 3 examples of Wave integration uses cases:

• Don't you think live-typing could enhance G comments (and avoid duplicates)?

• What about the ability to respond to (under) a specific comment (tree style or indented responses)?

• Is the integration of gadgets (from Wave or Shared Spaces) on your roadmap? i.e. will we see pools, brainstorms, maps or code snippets embedded in G+ posts?

By: Rob Hof

Rob Hof — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:33:29 +0000

Facebook clearly is positioning itself as the 21st century platform for brand marketing, far more than as a rival to largely direct-response-oriented search advertising. What will Google+’s value proposition be for brand marketers–or is it instead just another way to provide data for Google’s existing ad platform?

By: Mike Elgan

Mike Elgan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:30:45 +0000

Controversy has broken out about the growth of Google+ after the doors have been opened.

What are the traffic numbers before the public beta vs now?

How many people have signed up for Google+?

By: Fred Vogelstein

Fred Vogelstein — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:56:43 +0000

You were at Microsoft during a similar point in its history. What’s different about Google?

By: moya watson

moya watson — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:57:17 +0000

To be honest, Google+ turned me off from the start -- not because of any of Vic's team's development but because of the rollout influencer party dynamics. I understand that there are many women behind the creation of Google+ -- why then were the chief invited influencers men? Why was Google+ widely reported to have only 10% women signed on -- at least according to the early stats? Related: does this matter to Vic?
See eg: http://crueltobekind.org/no-more-than-10-women-on-google-plus-920

By: AfraidOf Google

AfraidOf Google — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:26:10 +0000

How soon will Google+ hijack all of Google's rankings with content from Google+?

http://www.seobook.com/google-eats-their-organic-search-results

http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2011/10/30-ways-to-act-like-google-to-beat-the-monopolist-at-seo-and-beyond.html

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:15:13 +0000

Is social (Google+, FB) simply the reinvention of search? If you take an aesthetic look at the page that is displayed to users for Google search results, it seems outdated.

Why doesn't Google change its search results page to resemble Apple's App Store (with slight variations)? It wouldn't require making a separate app, for mobile devices, or formatting Google differently for them. It would simply be Google; universal.

I would argue that Google search results may be partially responsible for stifling innovation (at this point in time- obviously not in the grand scheme of things).

Startups, small business, etc. don't stand much of a chance when it comes to appearing in the first page of results (for searches that pertain to highly sought after keywords).

If an App Store approach was taken with search it would stir the pot a bit... And it might be better...

For example, results (in App Store form) could display the startup of the week, staff favorites, trending now, etc.

By: leanne waldal

leanne waldal — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:25:17 +0000

Mobile is where it’s at. I primarily use g+ and other social networks on a droid or iphone or xoom or galaxy, not a laptop or desktop (I’m typing this comment on my droid3). Why doesn’t g+ have full functionality on those platforms? When will it? The current user experience of g+ on any mobile platform, smartphone or tablet, lacks the experience if I use a web browser on a laptop or desktop.