Google is introducing a new app. Today the company announced Spaces, an app for Android, iOS, and the web that's designed to make it easier to share, well, stuff from the web in group conversations. "Sharing things typically involves hopping between apps to copy and paste links," Luke Wroblewski, the product director for Spaces, wrote in a blog post. "Group conversations often don’t stay on topic, and things get lost in endless threads that you can’t easily get back to when you need them."
To avoid all that hopping around, Spaces comes with built-in Google Search, YouTube, and Chrome — so you'll never really have to exit the app to check out whatever other people in the conversation are referencing. In terms of interface, Spaces looks partly like your everyday messaging app, but also sees some influence from Google+. But to be clear, anyone can be invited to a space, according to Google. "You can create a space with just one tap for any topic and invite anyone via messaging, email, a social network, or whatever way you like," Wroblewski said.
"With Spaces, it's simple to find and share articles, videos and images without leaving the app, since Google Search , YouTube , and Chrome come built in.
Google foresees the app being used for things like book clubs, study groups, discussing TV shows, or planning weekend trips. It’s somewhat reminiscent of Pinterest, but with a specific focus on small group conversations and activities.
You can invitee people to join a space through your messaging platform of choice, as well as email or social media. There’s also a search feature built in so you can easily find older shared posts with a tiring out your thumb with scrolling.
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