Rival Social Networks Take Stage at Web 2.0

Google's Vic Gundotra addresses Facebook's 'huge advantage'

In virtually back-to-back sessions Wednesday, executives from Google and Facebook were interviewed on-stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Not surprisingly, the rivalry between the Google +social network and Facebook was a big topic of conversation.

For example Vic Gundotra, who's leading the Google+ initiative, was asked about a statement made by former Facebook president Sean Parker earlier this week—that it will be difficult for Google to overcome Facebook's lead. Gundotra agreed that Facebook has a "huge advantage," and that Google will probably lose if it tries to take on Facebook directly.

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