Google already has a social network, they just don't have a name or homepage for it (those are important). Presumably this would tie right into Profiles, Buzz, and Contacts.
Google can easily build a social network around Android, I'm not sure why they aren't going that route. They know who you contact most, they know how you contact them. They just need a private version of Buzz and integrate it into Contacts and they'd be a major threat to Facebook.
IMHO, gmail (or android) contacts are not "friends" or people one wants to share things with. Gmail could morph into a rolodex, like linkedin, but unlike facebook.
There is an audience for social games, and it doesn't necessarily encompass the whole of someone's social network. Just think about how facebook, after countless reincarnations, created special sections for games. I just hope it's opt-in this time, not force-fed like buzz.
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Googleburgers!
I don't know if I should be afraid of the "I'm feeling lucky" button for that, or if it's incomprehensibly brilliant.
If such a product is being planned, I'm sure it's part of a larger 'social strategy'.
Google can easily build a social network around Android, I'm not sure why they aren't going that route. They know who you contact most, they know how you contact them. They just need a private version of Buzz and integrate it into Contacts and they'd be a major threat to Facebook.