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腾讯微博在愚人节凌晨开发了部分用户内测。同时,腾讯提示去imqq官网上下载最新的QQ2010 beta3版,这个版本就是用于捆版腾讯微博。于是大家惊呼:腾讯真的后发制人了。
而腾讯此举跟不久前Google推出自己的SNS服务Google Buzz有着非常相似之处。
首先,他们都是将一个不成熟的产品捆绑在自己最经典的产品上,通过捆绑来偷用户。Google Buzz捆版在Gmail上,还自动follow了Gmail联系人,出现一开始就有上百个follower的情况;腾讯这次也是拿自己的王牌QQ来做赌注。
其次,两家都在SNS上做得很差。Google收购的Jaiku和orkut, 完全不及对手twitter和facebook。腾讯更是有滔滔的前车之鉴。
最后,两家都在捆绑上取得成功。Google用一个Gmail就捆绑了Google日历,Google文档,Google Reader等一系列Google产品。腾讯就不要说了,几乎所有的产品都与QQ捆绑推销,而且大部分都是山寨。腾讯的成功没有别的路数,抄袭别人的产品,自己加工一下,捆绑QQ推出,凭借自己广大的QQ用户硬是从竞争对手中抢过一点市场份额。
Google Buzz推出也有不少时间了。但早已不及刚开始时的火爆聊天室之势。很多人不喜欢在自己工作用的Gmail里安放一个大广播。同时,Google Buzz混乱的时间性与信息流,让用户对Google Buzz产生鸡肋的感觉,最终只好把Buzz标签隐藏了事。
而腾讯微博更是给人一种困惑。如果有QQ可以聊天,那有必要在微博上对话吗?特别是当你在腾讯微博上follow了几百人时,你上个QQ就要被一堆垃圾信息流压死,那我们干嘛还上QQ?
微博捆绑QQ几乎是一个悖论:腾讯微博要是成功,就要QQ付出信息量过载的代价,甚至有可能导致部分用户就此告别隐身挂QQ的习惯,造成微博活跃,QQ用户量流失的局面;如果保持QQ的稳定,让用户去选择是否在QQ上开启微博功能,等于是放任自流,无形中打击了微博。
Google Buzz就是选择了后者,用户可以在Gmail里关闭Buzz,或者是隐藏Buzz标签。在无形中Buzz的人气就此而止了。而腾讯这次想要拿自己的王牌作赌注,几乎是没有双赢的局面。
腾讯微博捆绑QQ更透露出安全隐私问题。我们都知道现在国内的微博都是要做审查的。现在如果腾讯上做审查,被和谐的用户不但是失去了自己的微博,还暴露了自己的联系方式。甚至有可能因微博上多次发表不和谐的言论导致自己的QQ被重点监控的危局。中国GFW都可以去攻击不和谐人士的gmail,怎么可能做不到连自家的QQ都监控不了?在这种大环境下,IT公司想搞什么创新,简直是在过愚人节。
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Google Buzz should get out of Gmail
After a couple of days using Google Buzz, I start to think Buzz is not so nice. I already have facebook and twitter in international SNS, plus Renren (Chinese facebook) and a lot of Chinese twitters, but I never think Buzz is good enough to replace them.
It is disaster to follow some famous guys on Internet. Concider about China having been blocking facebook and twitter, so there is no place to speak freely and safely except Google Buzz. Ten of thousands Chinese Gmail users gather in those famous guys’ Buzz and show their feelings about everything. Usually one Buzz can get more than 400 comments, and most of all have no value for me.
After two days, I am getting tired of Buzz keeping showing the updates. There is one good thing abour Buzz is to turn it off in Gmail, but I still want to keep it, so I just hide it in case of interrpution.
Even though , Buzz still is a good product in SNS. But it just shouldn’t be in Gmail, a lot people use their Gmail to contact their customer and college who don’t need a social network in their email.
The future of Buzz is hard to predict. It may be the next Oukut or Jaiku. It may cost Gmail being blocked in Mainland China, as Gmail is already blocked in Iran. But it is a nice try for Google, keeping Internet moving forward.
Link: my Google Buzz/Google profile
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