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Whlle Lech pundlLs are wldelv pralslna Cooale's new lus producL l've found Lhe one feaLure LhaL could
Lake awav from lacebook where lL's mosL domlnanL 1lme on Lhe slLe

lacebook users are known for sLavlna on Lhe slLe for over half an hour a dav someLhlna no oLher slLe
could compeLe wlLh unLll now
1o be honesL mv auL reacLlon afLer uslna Cooale lus was lnlLlallv Whv on earLh would anvbodv swlLch
Lo Lhls from lacebook?"
Powever when l loaded up Cooale llnance as l do everv mornlna l suddenlv reallzed LhaL l was asklna
Lhe wrona quesLlon 1he reallLv ls LhaL users wont hove the option of not usino 6ooo/e P/us
Cooale alreadv has more users Lhan lacebook over one bllllon 1hev aren'L aolna Lo suddenlv leave
lacebook ln droves Lhev're [usL aolna Lo spend more Llme on all Lhe slLes ln Cooale's neLwork 1haL bla
noLlflcaLlons box ln Lhe Lop rlahL of all Cooale slLes ls Lhe reason whv
As l'm browslna around Cooalepowered slLes Lhere's occaslonallv a red noLlflcaLlon alerL LhaL pops up
and lmmedlaLelv arabs mv aLLenLlon Soon enouah l'm cllcklna Lhrouah Lhe varlous noLlflcaLlons and
seelna whaL mv frlends have shared and who has recenLlv beaun sharlna wlLh me


lL's a noLsosubLle LacLlc bv Cooale Lo qulcklv lncrease Lhe amounL of Llme vou end up spendlna on
Cooale properLles lL's also an easv wav Lo lmmedlaLelv add soclal dlscoverv Lo all of Cooale's producLs
1he noLlflcaLlons box ls also someLhlna LhaL Cooale could leveraae Lo sLeal one of lacebook's mosL
valuable asseLs developers
SomeLhlna llke 30 percenL or more of all lacebook users' Llme on Lhe slLe ls from appllcaLlons Whlle
Zvnaa whlch ls reporLedlv flllna Lo ao publlc Lhls week has bullL a mulLlbllllon dollar buslness on Lop of
Lhe plaLform lL has llLLle lovalLv Lo Lhe companv
1he prlmarv reason ls LhaL lacebook ls now Laklna a 30 percenL cuL of everv aame developer's buslness
8v conLrasL Cooale whlch brlnas ln over $30 bllllon ln revenue each vear could easllv afford Lo leL
developers keep all Lhe monev Lhev aeneraLe
Add ln Lhe facL LhaL Cooale also has Lhe fasLesL arowlna moblle dlsLrlbuLlon channel of anv companv
(Androld) and vou suddenlv reallze Lhe power LhaL Lhe search alanL has Lo woo developers
no Cooale lus ls noL a lacebook klller" buL desplLe Lhe companv's numerous falled aLLempLs aL
aeLLlna lnLo soclal medla Lhe new lus producL alves users no oLher opLlon buL Lo accepL Lhe facL LhaL
Cooale ls becomlna exacLlv LhaL soclal
1hls ls clearlv [usL Lhe sLarL Lhouah Cnce Cooale lus becomes sLable and more wldelv used Lhe
companv wlll aLLempL Lo compeLe wlLh lacebook where lL maLLers mosL bv bulldlna an enLlre soclal
plaLform 1he noLlflcaLlons are [usL one lndlcaLor of whaL lavs ahead
8eaders have vou Lrled Cooale lus veL do vou Lhlnk lL has Lhe poLenLlal Lo cuL lnLo vour use of
lacebook?