Google Plus started out growing faster than any social network has so far. But longer term, new social platform has loads of potential, being able to compete with Facebook is starting to look like a dream.
We're kicking off our upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here. 
While it was expected that Google would use Gmail accounts as the center of users’ social graphs, the new Google Buzz makes it pretty obvious. Will Facebook eliminate Twitter or Facebook with this new service? Definitely not, however it’s clear that the new product is aimed squarely at Facebook. With Gmail, Calendar, and a location aware stream, Google is on the offensive.
Read the rest of this entry on Social Times»
