5 Tech CompaniesGoogle+ Could Put Out ofBusiness

When two giants end up fighting
the earth shakes. It can lead to a
lot of upheaval and there can be
a few unexpected casualties. In
the tech world these giants are
Facebook and Google with is
new social product Google Plus.
Google Plus seems to have been
created with a lot of care and a
single-minded focus on a goal.
That goal being to get Google a
popular and first class social
product.
Google Plus is powered and
made more potent thanks to all
their various products. Here are
5 online services or companies
that could be seriously hurt in
the future with the rise of
Google+.
#1. Skype
Skype was bought recently by
Microsoft , and it is a good video
chatting client.
Google Plus has something called
Hangouts. This allows group
video chatting for free. This
stands in stark contrast with
Skype which charges for group
video chatting.
Skype is backed by Microsoft
and unless Microsoft does
something spectacular, there is a
good chance that Google+ will
gobble up Skype users slowly
but surely.
#2. Yahoo
Yahoo it might be argued is
going downhill considering they
have gone from being a $100
billion company down to $22
Billion over the last decade . But
its demise could be hasten with
Google Plus which might
challenge their popular services
like Flickr.
Picasa never took off but now as
part of Google+, it has got a new
lifeline and might dislodge Flickr.
With a coming together of all
Google Products in Google+,
might simply be too much for
Yahoo to survive.
#3. Linked In
Linked In is a professional
network and has great
advantage over Facebook and
other social networks because in
it’s niche there is none like it.
Linked In is a must for anyone
who is a professional as it
becomes your professional
social network.
Google+ and its rise is also
promoting the idea of Google
Profiles. Not many people took
interest in creating Google
Profiles but it automatically
comes to the fore with Google
Plus.
If Google+ becomes a place for
putting up professional resumes,
then there is a good chance it
might challenge Linked In over
the next few years.
#4. Twitter
Twitter is a gold-mine of real-
time reactions from literally
millions of people around the
world. It has become a news
source for many. The big plus
for it is that is so easy to use
with mobile phone, which has
driven its growth exponentially.
Google+ is also targeting mobile
users aggressively and also
follows the Twitter model of
separation of following and
followers (unlike Facebook
where both contacts have to
accept each other as ‘Friends’).
The early rise of Google+ might
not wean away people from
Facebook as much as it could
from Twitter.
#5. Facebook
The big fish of social network,
Facebook may not become
extinct or may not be defeated
by Google Plus anytime soon. But
last year, Facebook has tried to
branch out into messaging. This
was feared to be Gmail killer and
Google must have felt nervous.
With Google+, the issue is settled.
Gmail will not be threatened by
Facebook as it will have to keep
improving essentially as a social
product to stave off competition
from Google+.
This might be good news as
Facebook was taking its users
for granted with privacy and
design changes. Next time with
Google+ around, it might be that
easy at all. Also competition is
always good for the end users,
that is us.
What are you views on Google
Plus? Will it seriously challenge
these companies? Do drop in
your comments.