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Google is speeding up Google+ shut down after a security bug
Google is speeding up Google+ shut down after a security bug
Google revealed two months ago that it was time to shut down their social media platform Google+. For years Google+ has been considered a ...... 11 Dec 2018
Google finally calls it quits – Google+ shutting down
Google finally calls it quits – Google+ shutting down
Google's effort to steal some of Facebook's audience was introduces now seven years ago. Since it's inception Google+ has evolved quite a bit ...... 09 Oct 2018 - 1 comment
YouTube and Google+ break up
YouTube and Google+ break up
Google is continuing to remove the Google+ requirements that made the social network a necessity to use across Google services. 28 Jul 2015 - 2 comments
Google confirms: Google+ is being broken up
Google confirms: Google+ is being broken up
As suggested last week by Google SVP Sundar Pichai, Google has confirmed it will be breaking its Google+ social network into two different entities. 03 Mar 2015
Google+ primed for spinoffs with Photos and Hangouts likely to go first
Google+ primed for spinoffs with Photos and Hangouts likely to go first
Google SVP and head of Android and Chrome has said today that some popular products may soon breakaway from Google+, starting with Hangouts and Photos. 28 Feb 2015
Google+ is here to stay, says new social media boss
Google+ is here to stay, says new social media boss
New Google head of social media Dave Besbris has denounced rumors that Google+ could be getting downsized in light of the abrupt departure of former boss Vic Gundotra. 11 Oct 2014 - 5 comments
Google no longer makes Google+ registration mandatory for new accounts
Google no longer makes Google+ registration mandatory for new accounts
Google has listened to the people and made Google+ registration no longer mandatory for new accounts. 21 Sep 2014 - 4 comments
Google+ social network no longer requires you to use your real name
Google+ social network no longer requires you to use your real name
In 2011, when Google launched its Google+ social network, the search giant angered many users by requiring that the page include their real name. 16 Jul 2014 - 3 comments
Vic Gundotra, head of Google+, is leaving the company
Vic Gundotra, head of Google+, is leaving the company
Longtime Google executive and Google+ boss Vic Gundotra has confirmed he is leaving the company. 24 Apr 2014 - 1 comment
     

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