UPDATE: This article was posted long time back when Microsoft accidentally revealed a secret social networking website Tulalip. Very soon Microsoft removed the page but now after a few months, its back with a new name So.cl.
It's been a few days, Google launched its social networking website "Google+" and now Microsoft has accidentally revealed its secret social network project "Tulalip".
Microsoft Research team is working on a secret project codenamed "Tulalip" which seems a social network similar to Google+, Facebook or Twitter.
The project can be accessed using following link:
As the domain name suggests, the project sounds a social network. Microsoft has now removed the page and put following message:
Thanks for stopping by.
Socl.com is an internal design project from a team in Microsoft Research which was mistakenly published to the web.
We didn't mean to, honest.
But you can take a look at the original thing using following screenshot taken by Fusible when the site was live:
As you can see in the above screenshot, it allowed you to sign in using your Facebook or Twitter account as well.
SOCL.com domain name sounds cool for Social network. What do you think? Was it a mistake or was intentionally done? Do you think Microsoft is trying to compete with Google+? Please post your opinion in comment...
This article was posted by VG in following section: Internet.
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leomate
Yeah, more competition in Social network provider :D
Madis
Yeah... Microsoft and Google have tried it before(Buzz, Orkut, Wave from Google, something you posted from Microsoft)... and failed. But now I think Microsoft will fail again and maybe Google takes it over. Or... some unknown takes it over? IDK.
Yvidhiatama
Yesterday Google, now Microsoft, who's next????
darkprop
"accidentally"...
EGA
hhhm I think its not accidentally, but it kind of strategic or something we don't know but honestly I don't mind there are lots of social network :D we'll have many places for hang out :lol
j_veen
The War Of Social Networks...lol
@VG>> did u manage to sign up??
Kyle
@darkprop,
LOL
@all
LOL
Rtyh-12
Microsoft, the copycat. First with IE, then with that Chrome OS competitor, then this.
SRV
All accidents that result in instant publicity need strategic planning.
Well I feel Google+ might just work for Google this time around after the failure of Buzz.Can't say the same for MS.
action
Social netoworking competition is kinda scary - nobody's going to be in one place at once now. If everyone's got a social network, then half your friends will be here while the other half are there.. what do you do?