With the limited release of Google+ now available, everyone is wondering if it will mean the end of Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Linked-In and even Email. According to a recent article in BNET, Everything You Need to Know About Google +, when asked about the end of Email the response was “No. Everyone hates it. Few can work without it!”
The general consensus for the other social networking media is that while Google+ probably won’t unseat the others, it will grow into a strong competitive player.
Google+ is a new social networking service integrating may of the features of Facebook and Twitter, but with a much needed innovation – Circles. This new feature allows you to share information, pictures, links and videos with your contacts categorized into groups or “Circles”. You don’t have to share everything with everyone! For an extensive guide on everything you need to know see Mashable’s Google+: The Complete Guide
Email, as we currently know it, has been around since the early 1970′s and as the article states – few businesses can work without it! The challenge for email is creating ways to enhance the features of email mangement to be friendly and integrate with these new social services.
Every time a new way to communicate, whether social media, texting, skype, etc., comes along, many people start to consider whether email will become extinct. I agree with BNET… we may hate it, but we cannot work without it. Great link to the G+ guide.