TOSS: FACEBOOK IS THE LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, BUT GOOGLE IS MOUNTING A SERIOUS CHALLENGE ON SEVERAL FRONTS. [X] JOINS US FROM THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH MORE.
==REPORTER ON CAMERA==
IT'S NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES AT FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE, BUT IT IS A BIG PART OF THEIR BUSINESSES.
AND NOW GOOGLE-PLUS, THE SEARCH GIANT'S NEW SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, IS CHALLENGING FACEBOOK IN THE ONLINE GAMING ARENA.
GOOGLE-PLUS LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN GAMES THIS WEEK... INCLUDING SUCH POPULAR TITLES AS "ANGRY BIRDS" AND "ZYNGA POKER."
==VIDEO FOOTAGE (ANGRY BIRDS, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE)==
AT FIRST, ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF THE 10-MILLION GOOGLE-PLUS MEMBERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO GAMES...
WHICH WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FROM AN ICON.
THAT'S PART OF GOOGLE'S EFFORT TO MAKE GOOGLE-PLUS LESS CLUTTERED... A COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT FACEBOOK.
AND USERS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT GAMES CLOGGING UP THEIR NEWS FEED... AS GOOGLE SAYS FEEDS WILL STILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON CONVERSATIONS.
GOOGLE IS ALSO TRYING TO ONE-UP FACEBOOK BY WOOING GAME DEVELOPERS WITH HIGHER ROYALTIES.
FACEBOOK LETS DEVELOPERS KEEP 70-PERCENT OF REVENUE FROM IN-GAME TRANSACTIONS, WHILE THEY TAKE A 30-PERCENT CUT.
BUT GOOGLE WILL INITIALLY OFFER DEVELOPERS A 95-PERCENT CUT.
SO IT'S NOW "GAME ON" BETWEEN GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK.
IN NEW YORK, [X].
