Google+ was released to the public 6 weeks ago, and its initial growth spurt has had everyone talking. A natural bone of contention with the release of Google’s new platform is whether it’s a genuinecontenderfor Facebook’s social networking crown. We’re not here to reignite that debate (though do feel free to get involved in the comments below), but it seems someone has a lot of passion for this wholeGoogle+ vs. Facebookthing.
A creative interactive agency that specializes in visual storytelling has been hard at work creating these lively sketches. Chris Cassidy fromJESS3said:
“Some of our designers went to work visualizing what a real-world battle would look like if Google+ and Facebook were anthropomorphized.”
Here are are some of the “works in progress” that they’veconjured up:
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So does this mean the creatives behind these believe Google+ is about to out-muscle Facebook? Not anytime soon. Jesse Thomas, Executive Creative Director at JESS3,said:
“I don’t believe that Google+ is anywhere near replacing Facebook presently. It does represent a serious push by the search giant to re-enter the ring, in what is likely to be an extended battle between the two heavyweights for the social media belt.”
Story byPaul Sawers
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