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NegativeK
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YouTube Community goes beyond video
They integrated Buzz with Gmail and were probably terrified of doing that again.
GuiA
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Yeah. Well, for this strategy to work, you need your product to not be thoughtless crap, which Buzz was. So that's the hard part - have good taste.
goldfeld
on Sept 14, 2016
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Google's m.o. is not predicated on good taste and foresight but old brute see what sticks--rows of blindsided people throwing--on the wall.
hackaflocka
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Buzz could have been a great idea IMHO if handled properly. What got them in trouble was the underhanded way in which they 'friended' people, exposing mistresses to wives.
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