What does Sheryl Sandberg think about former employer Google’s latest foray into social networking?
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” she said. “Google+ is flattering.”
During an interview with Business Insider editor-in-chief and CEO Henry Blodget at the news site’s Ignition conference Thursday, Facebook COO Sandberg said that while there may be increased competition, Facebook thinks it can find success with a tight focus on building social technology and “ruthlessly” prioritizing.
While Blodget observed that Facebook has appeared Google-like in its attempts to launch (and then, subsequently, close) trendy products, such as Groupon-type daily deals and Foursquare-esque check-ins, Sandberg said Facebook and Google couldn’t be more far apart.
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