Is Google creating a social networking site?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters CAIRO) - Google finally provide clarification related rumors will make the traditional social network to rival the popularity of Facebook, Google Me. For this one Google denies this.
"We do not currently working on traditional social networking platform. We do think if the 'social' is the main ingredient but we're thinking more broadly"
"We assessed social networking is just an ingredient rather than a vertical platform," says Google's director of mobile product management, Hugo Barra, as reported by the Telegraph, Friday (12/11/2010).
According to Barra, Google today is currently developing social applications, but not specifically as a new social networking.
Me Rumors about Google's presence has emerged since a long time and throwing the first time from the mouth of the inventor of the news aggregation site Digg.com.
Rumor is the obtainment of reliable sources on Google.
The news itself is quite busy diperbincang people, after Digg founder Kevin Rose's site, which reported Gizmodo, claims to obtain reliable information sources that mention Google Me is a new social networking features of the California-based company.
Therefore, one feature in Gmail, Google Buzz is not so successful, but the service is a type of social networking platforms.
SFWeekly preach, Google Me is expected to be upgraded to feature Google Profiles are now existing
Not long after these rumors appeared, many are questioning the media. Unfortunately, Google's CEO in the UK, Matt Brittin, engga clarify the rumors and speculation.
However, Barra added that social media will be one mobile solution that is being developed by Google. Barra also said that if the name Google Me is not the name they will use. Even he called the name of Google Me 'very bad'.