This is just the beginning (A Facebook employee who worked on Google+ speaks)

http://www.thinkoutsidein.com/blog/2011/07/just-the-beginning/

by AndrewDucker • 15 years ago

42 9 15 years ago

hsmyers• 15 years ago

Given the title, not at all what I expected. He keeps hitting home on 'this is just the beginning' and I can't think of a phrase that is more correct for our time. I likewise agree very strongly with prediction as a fools game. Sir Clarke said it long ago and if he couldn't, does anyone really think the folks who have followed could or can? I quote the great Wiki quoting Sir Arthur:

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

learc83• 15 years ago

Sir Clarke is technically incorrect. It's either Sir Arthur Clarke or Sir Arthur.

rwolf• 15 years ago

You mean "who worked on Google+," not "who works on Google+." I was all excited to read a story about double agents!

ckenst• 15 years ago

Agreed!

AndrewDucker• 15 years ago

Sorry, mistype. And now I can't edit the title, so far as I can tell.

drivebyacct2• 15 years ago

Not only is the title inaccurate (It's a Facebook employee that previously worked on Google+), but it implies some inside knowledge of Google+ and that more features or something are coming. Not really impressed and the content was rather lacking too.

Hisoka• 15 years ago

No need to be overdramatic about this... I doubt the average mom is worried in the middle of the night about what circle a friend belongs to. .

flocial• 15 years ago

Title says it ALL

mkramlich• 15 years ago

Almost no substance to the article.

This is just the beginning (A Facebook employee who worked on Google+ speaks)

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