Google made numerous announcements at their Google I/O developer
Google+ has had a knack for creating useful features and a few weeks afterward are being emulated by Facebook. Circles, editable posts, advanced photo viewing and sharing, subscribing, Hangouts were all released first on Google+ then emerged on Facebook. Forget that Google+ emulates Facebook by virtue of being a social network, but it has become so prevalent that full articles are devoted it. Mike Elgan wrote a detailed piece on why Facebook is the new Yahoo in part because it takes all of Google’s good ideas. Well, now it’s Google’s turn to borrow features, this time from a business called Goba.
Goba is a small BtoB tech company in Nashville, TN who provides organizations APIs and platform services that enable them to connect their constituents to
Goba offers an Android and iOS app, a web-based platform, and feature
So did Google+ copy what Goba did? Probably not, but Google+ Events isn’t anything new or unique either. The great thing for Goba is now that Google+ Events is out, I wouldn't be surprised if more organizations, including some big name social players that want some of the Google+ Event action in their own mobile apps come knocking on their door. Aren’t the “new economy” opportunities great?