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Final : THEME 5
An interesting competitive relationship currently forming is the one between the popular social networking site Facebook and the also popular search engine Google. Both seem to be in a race to see who will dominate the public’s activities on the internet. On one hand, we have Facebook. A privately owned social networking site developed within the last decade or so. Its target audience is youths, mostly teenagers, and it can be used to communicate and connect with friends and people all around the world. It is used to hold conversations and share personal experiences, pictures, videos and even audio material. Information is targeted to be shared amongst friends on Facebook. There are groups on the site designed to be used by and connect people who share a specific interest. In this sense, the amount of information and the extent of the information to be found on Facebook is limited. It is not a search engine, it holds information posted by others. If a significant amount of Facebook users are not interested in something you find intriguing, chances are you will not find Facebook to be a big help in learning more about the subject. Google’s sole purpose, on the other hand, is to serve as a search engine. If you need information on just about any topic imaginable, Google is where you should go. It hosts and develops internet-based services and products and it stays in business because of the profits from the numerous advertisements it contains. There is not a link provided by Google that does not have one if not numerous advertisements surrounding the main information. Google provides links to sites that are government-supported as well as pages that have been made by average people. In addition to all of these abilities, Google recently disclosed information stating that it is about to launch a module in Gmail that will allow users to update statuses and share them with friends. Basically, it will be doing everything Facebook can do, and then some. (http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/02/google_vs_facebook_and_twitter.html ) For this reason, I personally feel that Google, if it has not already done so, will emerge as dominant. While Facebook makes use of our personal interests and information to connect us to others and help us find information through methods such as suggestion apps, Google doesn’t find our personal interests relevant when helping us find the information that we need. It provides us with a search box, and produces thousands and thousands of helpful and related results in less than 10 seconds. The latter seems like the best and more appealing strategy of finding information. It’s quick, precise, and to the point; exactly what we need and want due to our cravings for instant and easy results.
An interesting competitive relationship currently forming is the one between the popular social networking site Facebook and the also popular search engine Google. Both seem to be in a race to see who will dominate the public’s activities on the internet. On one hand, we have Facebook. A privately owned social networking site developed within the last decade or so. Its target audience is youths, mostly teenagers, and it can be used to communicate and connect with friends and people all around the world. It is used to hold conversations and share personal experiences, pictures, videos and even audio material. Information is targeted to be shared amongst friends on Facebook. There are groups on the site designed to be used by and connect people who share a specific interest. In this sense, the amount of information and the extent of the information to be found on Facebook is limited. It is not a search engine, it holds information posted by others. If a significant amount of Facebook users are not interested in something you find intriguing, chances are you will not find Facebook to be a big help in learning more about the subject. Google’s sole purpose, on the other hand, is to serve as a search engine. If you need information on just about any topic imaginable, Google is where you should go. It hosts and develops internet-based services and products and it stays in business because of the profits from the numerous advertisements it contains. There is not a link provided by Google that does not have one if not numerous advertisements surrounding the main information. Google provides links to sites that are government-supported as well as pages that have been made by average people. In addition to all of these abilities, Google recently disclosed information stating that it is about to launch a module in Gmail that will allow users to update statuses and share them with friends. Basically, it will be doing everything Facebook can do, and then some. (http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/02/google_vs_facebook_and_twitter.html ) For this reason, I personally feel that Google, if it has not already done so, will emerge as dominant. While Facebook makes use of our personal interests and information to connect us to others and help us find information through methods such as suggestion apps, Google doesn’t find our personal interests relevant when helping us find the information that we need. It provides us with a search box, and produces thousands and thousands of helpful and related results in less than 10 seconds. The latter seems like the best and more appealing strategy of finding information. It’s quick, precise, and to the point; exactly what we need and want due to our cravings for instant and easy results.
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