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Google Trying to Lure Celebs to Google+

Posted by samzenpus on from the time-to-play-endorsementville dept.

alphadogg writes "Part of the buzz this week about Google+ is that Google is reportedly working to lure celebrities such as Lady Gaga to its new social network service with verified accounts. Not sure if tech big shots beyond Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg count as celebrities, but the list of the technology industry's biggest names using Google+ is on the rise. Dell chief Michael Dell – yes, the real Michael Dell — has grabbed headlines for his early enthusiasm for Google+ and interest in using it as a newfangled customer support and interaction tool. Open source movers and shakers like Linus Torvalds, Miguel de Icaza are also posting away."

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  1. Re:Lady Gaga? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, having people who other people care about use your social network is a clear sign of desperation and not completely standard marketing.

    You're dumb, I suggest not breathing anymore.

  2. Re:Lady Gaga? by Baseclass · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I just canceled my Facebook account (member since 2006), I will not be giving up my personal information to the king of data collection. No thank you.
    Yes, Google is my default search engine but googleanalytics, recaptcha and googleapi are blocked.

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  3. Geek celebrities by Ruke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Both Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day are pretty active users of Google+. I know that these people aren't going to draw in your everyday user, but I'm sure entertained by Wesley Crusher posting videos of cats on the internet.

  4. Re:Lady Gaga? by Baseclass · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Social networking offers up far more information than name and gender my friend.

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