Google settles shareholder lawsuit over its 2018 decision not to reveal data breach with its now defunct Google+ social network
Another app closure. Google Hangouts will be shut down in November this year, as conversations are moved onto Google Chat
Last twitch of the corpse that is Google+ (Google Plus) revealed, as enterprise-focused spin-off Currents is to be wound down
Blast from the past. Lawsuit payouts for data breach begin to flow to users of Google's failed social networking experiment…
American users of the defunct Google Plus can claim $12 as part of a lawsuit settlement, but have until 8…
Search engine giant axes yet another social network only available in New York, to help people find group activities for…
Other products retired this spring include Inbox by Gmail, the Goo.gl URL shortener and older Pixel smartphones
Users will be unable to create new Google+ content from 4 February, with full shutdown set for 2 April
Goodbye Facebook rival. Google decides to accelerate its “sunsetting” of Google+ after discovery of developer bug
Google 'hangouts' its social network experiment, leaving consumers with less than a year before switch off
Proofpoint SocialPatrol also helps to manage social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.
Not retiring it after all. Search engine revamps social network platform to focus on interests rather than people
Hacker collective names and shames 1,000 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan
Users can now choose whether or not to register
Google's shakeup of its products continues as it drops some much loved features for Google+ and Google Maps
Google+ Hangouts iOS users can now make free phone calls to any phone in the USA and Canada
The API for the Google+ Android app has been updated to give users more flexibility for their accounts
Google is to offer users of Gmail, Google+ and Google Calender the ability to utilise voice searches
The first software update for Google Glass has been issued that includes a number of new features
Google is facing criticism from an unlikely source, after its chief Internet evangelist said it was wrong over user IDs
Google has opened up its Google+ sign-in feature to allow seamless access to third party iOS and Android apps
Files on Google Drive can now be shared directly with the world via the Google+ social networking platform
Small businesses continue to adopt social networking platforms, with Google+ proving surprisingly popular
Google has acquired office productivity applications geared towards the mobile computing sector
Youtube users can now promote their Google+ accounts as part of a tighter integration with the social network
Google+ users have overwhelmingly given a collective thumbs down to personalised search results
Google has released a new version of Google Earth that includes seamless integration with Google+
Google continues to be being taken to task by Facebook, Twitter and MySpace over its personalised search
Google+ has reached 90 million users as the search engine giant revealed it has missed its financial targets
Nearly 50 million US visitors used the social network in December, up 55 percent from the 30 million in November
