DISQUS

Sam · 2 years ago

Actually, Google does in fact have a profile page, just click on the user name!!

Scott Karp · 2 years ago

Sam

I didn't see any reviews in ones I tried other than those pulled from other sites. Do you have an example?

Neil · 2 years ago

"And it’s a weakness that can be exploited."

By Mark Zuckerberg?

You know I really should get sponsorship from those guys.

Sam · 2 years ago

Here's an example:
http://www.google.com/reviews/search?hl=en&...

Greg Gershman · 2 years ago

Interesting; I wonder if the inherent smaller-ness of sites like Yelp gives them some kind of usability advantage over something huge like Yahoo or Google; although Yahoo has attempted in the past to create some kind of social aspect across all the various facets of their site, there isn't the same sense of community that a smaller site has. Google the same. There are some counter-examples, such as MySpace, but they might not count as the application itself helps to create a smaller social context within the whole.

Zec · 2 years ago

There will be community when they add mobile dimension...

Mark Scrimshire · 2 years ago

Scott, I agree with your assessment of Google. In fact I wrote about Google as Web 1.9 a year ago (http://ekive.blogspot.com/2006/07/google-as-web...). Google may be a master of the technological but they have a long way to go in understanding the elements necessary to build a vibrant and compelling community.