The crazy truth: Google+ can thrive alongside Facebook | Internet & Media - CNET News

Excerpt from a timely Google+ reality check -- I agree that Google+ can thrive alongside Facebook; tbd if there will be room for any other major players, however...

"It's easy to call Facebook the social network of the past. It's harder to build the social network of the future.
To hear Bradley Horowitz tell it, though, Google is well on its way. Google+, he says, lets people share with others in a more natural way than its competitors. Easy privacy controls, an environment free from obtrusive advertising, and highly polished mobile apps combine on Google+ to deliver a next-generation social network, as Horowitz tells it."

The crazy truth: Google+ can thrive alongside Facebook | Internet & Media - CNET News