Google experimenting with social network elements

Posted on Wednesday, December 08 2010 @ 14:56 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
TechCrunch found a screenshot of Google's latest experiment to implement social networking elements. There have been some rumors about this but it's still unknown whether these features will be rolled out to the general public. Google does a lot of experimenting and many of these tests get canned.
As you can see, it’s a toolbar that exists along the top of Google’s properties — in this case, Google News. There’s a Share button, a place for a Google account icon, and a Google username. Next to it is a numerical count — it’s not clear what this is for just yet. (Maybe a share count?) And next to that is an options menu.

Also note the big red “CONFIDENTIAL!” label. Yes, the person who shared this clearly wasn’t supposed to.




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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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