Microsoft Social Media Site Accidentally Revealed 134
BogenDorpher writes "Looks like Microsoft is trying to steal the spotlight from Google — a new social media site from the company was accidentally revealed. The site, branded 'Tulalip,' was not functional, and it was taken down shortly after its discovery. It appears to be a 'social search' service. Microsoft says it went live by accident, and was simply an 'internal design project.'"
Re:The best thing you can say about google+ (Score:4, Interesting)
No one there? Forgetting the tech people, there are some big name celebrities on G+, ones who are on the cutting edge, like Ashton Kutcher. There are other celebs on their, like Kanye and Soulja Boy (though they are not big posters).
The question is, what happens with someone like Lady Gaga joins? For Twitter, it was Oprah. Facebook is different, though, because it's more of a friend-to-friend. And I think G+ is more Twitter-ish (start putting big names in your Following circle, and it is a VERY busy place), and so yes, it may be small now, but it will explode.
10 million users in 2 weeks for an invite only service is crazy growth! And the moment a Lady Gaga or Obama goes on there, private or public, that will be acknowledgement that this phenom is real.
I personally use it like an addict, though more like Twitter than Facebook. It has enough friend-to-friend, though, that I don't need Facebook and can still post to family and friends without switching networks. As the noise grows in public, I'll back off a bit, just like I did on twitter, and keep to a closer circle of followers and friends, but still engaging publicly.
The best thing I can say about G+ is that if you want to use it like Facebook, you can. Like Twitter, you can. Like neither, you can. It's really what you make of it.