Monthly Archives: July 2011

An Average User’s First Google+ Experience: “Ug. This Is Already Too Much Work.”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

Much of the discussion of Google+ has been from the point-of-view of very experienced users and early adopters. In my analysis, I’ve really tried to focus on how a normal user would evaluate Google+, especially someone who was a heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in facebook, google, social networking | 22 Comments

Google should just buy Twitter already. At any price.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve been thinking more about Google+ since my TechCrunch post on the Google circles colliding. Even if you buy the argument that categorizing your friends into buckets offers user value (which I don’t), that is not a defensible feature for … Continue reading →

Posted in facebook, google, twitter | 5 Comments

Selling value, not price

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

I had an interesting Twitter exchange this morning with Milk and Honey Spa in Austin, who recently started following me. Have you run a Groupon or daily deal? No. The economics have never worked out and risk to brand has been … Continue reading →

Posted in groupon, marketing | 2 Comments