Hello guys, hope y'all are having a smooth afternoon? Anyways, i have something special for you all to read this afternoon. Some days back google launched a new application called Spaces and from my observation no blogger's has reported about it, so i decided to bring it here for you all.
However, at my place of work, i was assigned to write a blog review about the new application which i did and the spirit within me has decided to share it with you all. I'm nice abi? lol Article written by yours truly *wink*
Google is obviously not backing out from social media. It's quite
obvious that the biggest phenomenon on the internet right now is the social
media - platforms that are big enough to be considered bigger (or in more
precise terms, more populated) than many countries of the world. Having such
large user bases have made a number of these social media platforms some of the
most valuable companies on earth. I mean, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat are
testimonies.
Google, the one-time
undisputed web champion launched Google+ to compete on the social media but so
far, it hasn't been so impressive. We suppose the failure of google+ has
prompted Google to launch another social media platform. They call it SPACES.
This article is about Google’s Spaces and
not about the history of social media, so permit me to discuss Spaces more
specifically.
LESS IS MORE
The first
thing you would notice about Spaces, that is if you install and try using it,
is that it is designed to allow a small group or network of people communicate
about whatsoever topic that interests them, in any format they choose. We mean
you could communicate in text, photos, videos, loops, etc. (We guess these
formats are becoming the new languages of the social media).
Spaces is just about you and your select few who are on your
'"space" to talk about your subject, whatever it is. Now its
application transcends student groups tackling a professor’s assignment to a
small start-up discussing marketing and advertising.
VIDEOS, IMAGES, WEBLINK, ANY FORMAT.
Unlike other
platforms that are quite clumsy in integrating different formats and files,
Spaces allows users to discuss in images, videos, web link, loops, etc. We love
twitter but 140 characters is a limitation. Instagram is built for images, so
sharing and opening links is quite difficult. As for Spaces it allows users to
communicate via text, images, videos and links can be easily accessed
CHROME, YOUTUBE
AND GOOGLE SEARCH BUILT IN
The icing on the cake, Spaces comes with
these complimentary features. We don't need to explain the utility of these
features, it’s just comforting to know that you can use these features on your
space without leaving or exiting the app to YouTube a video. You can do this
while on your space "without missing a beat"
That being said
about the features, there are a host of criticisms for Spaces and Google from
the tech community. First it is said that hundreds of platforms like this
already exist, why must google spend its time building another one? Another
observer is of the opinion that why won’t Google just stick to what it knows
best and what works for it- web search? Besides Google has not yet given me a
reason to abandon WhatsApp group chat for spaces- now this comment got us, but
who are we to say?
With over a thousand downloads on Play Store in 24
hours, it’s no doubt
a slow start for spaces but
only time will tell if it will gain traction and momentum over time, probably
enough momentum to give Facebook a good run or it will be yet another futile
attempt by Google to get a slice of the social media- only time will tell!
