Google Trying to Lure Celebs to Google+ 198
alphadogg writes "Part of the buzz this week about Google+ is that Google is reportedly working to lure celebrities such as Lady Gaga to its new social network service with verified accounts. Not sure if tech big shots beyond Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg count as celebrities, but the list of the technology industry's biggest names using Google+ is on the rise. Dell chief Michael Dell – yes, the real Michael Dell — has grabbed headlines for his early enthusiasm for Google+ and interest in using it as a newfangled customer support and interaction tool. Open source movers and shakers like Linus Torvalds, Miguel de Icaza are also posting away."
Mark Shuttleworth (Score:5, Funny)
If they can get Mark Shuttleworth on board, they'll have Google+ replacing Thunderbird in Ubuntu by the next release...
Pointless bets (Score:5, Funny)
Proven Strategy (Score:4, Funny)
It worked for Scientology after all.
Does this mean Google is finally evil, though?
Re:Mark Shuttleworth (Score:4, Funny)
Isn't he going to replace the Linux Kernel in Ubuntu with Skype, too?
Re:Here's an idea (Score:4, Funny)
Then you get sent an unsolicited invite. Check your inbox.